How to Save a Blog Post as a Draft and Publish Later

How to save a blog post as a draft

How to create, edit, and manage draft blog posts in the Presence® Platform.

Important: This feature is only available on desktop. It is not accessible through the Luxury Presence Mobile App.

Overview

The draft feature lets you save blog posts in progress without them appearing on your live website. Drafts are only visible to you in the Presence® Platform — visitors won't see them until you publish.

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How to save a new blog post as a draft

When you create a new blog post, it defaults to Published mode. You need to switch it to Draft before saving.

1. Navigate to the Presence® Platform.
2. In the left-hand menu, click Content to expand the submenu, then select Blog Posts.
3. Click Add New in the top-right corner.
4. Fill in your blog details — title, author, post body, featured image, and SEO settings.
5. In the top-right corner, click the green Published button to open the status menu.
6. Select Draft from the dropdown.
7. Click Create to save.

Your post is now saved as a draft and won't appear on your live website.

Important: You must click Create to save the draft — navigating away without saving will lose your work.

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How to find your saved drafts

1. Navigate to the Presence® Platform.
2. In the left-hand menu, click Content to expand the submenu, then select Blog Posts.
3. Look for posts with a gray Draft label in the list, or use the search bar to find a specific draft by title.

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How to edit a saved draft

1. Navigate to Content → Blog Posts and click on the draft post.
2. Make your edits.
3. Click Update to save your changes.

The post will remain a draft until you change the status to Published.

Note: For editing a post that's already live rather than a draft, see How to edit a published blog post.

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How to publish a draft

When you're ready to make the post live:

1. Navigate to Content → Blog Posts and click on the draft post.
2. Make any final edits.
3. In the top-right corner, click the gray Draft button.
4. Select Published from the dropdown.
5. Click Publish.

The post will appear on your live website immediately.

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How to schedule a draft to publish automatically

To publish a post at a future date and time instead of immediately:

1. Open the draft post.
2. Set the Publish Date field to your desired future date and time.
3. Click the gray Draft button and select Published from the dropdown.
4. Click Publish.

The post will go live automatically at the scheduled date and time without any additional action required. See How to change a blog post's publishing date for more on how the date field affects sort order and SEO.

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How to convert a published post back to a draft

If you need to temporarily remove a post from your live website:

1. Navigate to Content → Blog Posts and click on the published post.
2. In the top-right corner, click the green Published button.
3. Select Draft from the dropdown.
4. Click Update.

The post is removed from your live website and saved as a draft. Re-publish it at any time by changing the status back to Published.

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Tips for working with drafts

• Save as a draft as soon as you start writing — don't wait until you're finished. Create the post, switch to Draft, and click Create to save your progress
• Use descriptive titles even for drafts — makes them easier to find in the list later
• Use drafts for seasonal content — write holiday or market update posts in advance and schedule them for the right date
• Review with fresh eyes — save a post as a draft, let it sit for a day, then review before publishing

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Troubleshooting: can't find a saved draft

• Scroll through the blog posts list — look for the gray Draft label
• Use the search bar — search for keywords from the post title
• Verify you saved it — you must click Create when first saving, or Update for subsequent saves. Navigating away without clicking either will lose your work

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