What is publishing?
Publish documents directly from Scribeist without copying and pasting them into another editor.
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
- Dev.to
- Hashnode
- Beehiiv
- Micro.blog
- HubSpot
Setting up publishing
Open Account Settings → Integrations, choose a publishing platform, and enter the requested credentials.
Connection instructions for every platform →
Publishing connection limits:
Note
Publishing connections are shared across your workspaces. You can connect multiple supported platforms, with one active connection per platform.
To change an account or site: Disconnect the current platform, then connect the replacement.
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 the options offered by that platform, such as draft or published status, tags, categories, or publication.
- 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
- Supported SEO details and tags for the selected platform
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, edit the post on the publishing platform or send the updated document from Scribeist again.
Deleting posts
Deleting in Scribeist does not delete the published post. Remove it through the publishing platform.
Troubleshooting:
Connection failed
Solutions:
- Verify site URL is correct
- Check Application Password or API Key
- Confirm your platform account and plan support API publishing
- Ensure the WordPress REST API is enabled when using WordPress
- Check that security or hosting rules are not blocking the connection
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
Tags/categories not showing
Solutions:
- Make sure they exist on the publishing platform
- Refresh your workspace in the browser
Before publishing checklist:
- Review content for errors ✓
- SEO details reviewed ✓
- Slug and meta description optimized ✓
- Images optimized ✓
- Tags/categories selected ✓
- Draft vs Publish chosen ✓