Publishing

What is publishing?

Publish your blog posts directly to WordPress or Ghost from Scribeist. Your content, images, and SEO settings transfer automatically—no copy-pasting required.

Note

Available in: Blog workspaces (technically available in all workspaces, but optimized for Blog)

Supported platforms:

WordPress - Self-hosted or WordPress.com
Ghost - Self-hosted or Ghost.com

Setting up publishing:

WordPress:

To connect:

Workspace Settings → Publishing → WordPress
Enter site URL and Application Password
Click "Connect"

Getting an Application Password: WordPress admin → Users → Profile → Application Passwords → Create new

Requirements: WordPress site with REST API enabled, Admin or Editor access

Ghost:

To connect:

Workspace Settings → Publishing → Ghost
Enter site URL and Admin API Key
Click "Connect"

Getting an Admin API Key: Ghost Admin → Settings → Integrations → Add custom integration → Copy Admin API Key

Publishing connection limits:

Note

Publishing connections are shared across all workspaces. You can connect to both WordPress and Ghost simultaneously, but only one site per platform at a time.

To change sites: Disconnect current platform → Connect to new site

Learn more in Workspace Settings →

Publishing a post:

To publish a blog post:

Open your blog post.
Click the three dots in the top-right corner of the workspace.
Select Publish.
- If a publisher is already connected, choose it from the dropdown.
- If no publisher is connected, follow the prompts to connect one, then repeat the steps above.
Choose your publishing options:
- Draft or Publish (publish immediately)
- Select tags and categories (pulled from your platform)
Click Send.

What gets published

Content:

Full blog post text with formatting
Heading structure (H1, H2, H3)
Links

Images:

Uploaded to platform's media library
Embedded in published post

SEO:

Slug (URL)
Meta description
Keywords (as tags, if selected)

Tip

We recommend sending posts as Drafts first to confirm formatting and layout match your site's theme. Once you've tested a few posts and are confident everything displays correctly, you can consider publishing directly.

Managing published posts

Once a post is sent to your publishing platform, it can no longer be edited directly from Scribeist. Changes made to the document in Scribeist will not automatically update the live post on your site.

To make updates, you can either edit the post directly on your publishing platform or resend the updated version from Scribeist.

Coming soon

In a future update, you’ll be able to update and sync published posts directly from Scribeist.

Verify site URL is correct
Check Application Password or API Key
Ensure REST API is enabled (WordPress)
Contact hosting provider if connection is blocked
Disable security plugins temporarily to test

Publishing failed

Solutions:

Check connection status in Workspace Settings
Verify you have publishing permissions
Ensure tags/categories exist on platform first
Try publishing as draft first

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