Once your article is edited, optimized, and ready to go, Content Studio gives you two ways to get it published: direct integration with WordPress or manual export for any other content management system.

Publishing to WordPress

If your website runs on WordPress, you can publish articles directly from Content Studio without leaving the platform. This is the fastest path from draft to live page.

Connecting Your WordPress Site (One-Time Setup)

Before your first publish, you'll need to connect your WordPress site to Content Studio.

  1. Open any completed article in the Content Studio editor.

  2. Click the Publish to WordPress button.

  3. Enter your WordPress site URL (e.g., https://yourdomain.com).

  4. Provide your WordPress credentials for authentication.

  5. Click Connect to establish the link.

This is a one-time setup. Once connected, your WordPress site will be available for all future articles.

Important: The WordPress account you connect must have sufficient permissions to create and publish posts. An Editor or Administrator role is recommended.

Publishing an Article

With your site connected, publishing takes just a few clicks:

  1. Open the article you want to publish in the Content Studio editor.

  2. Click Publish to WordPress.

  3. Select your connected WordPress site (if you have multiple sites connected).

  4. Choose a category and add tags to organize the post within your WordPress site.

  5. Select the publish status:

    • Draft — Saves the post as a draft in WordPress for further review before going live. This is the safer option if you want to preview the article on your actual site first.

    • Published — Makes the post live immediately.

  6. Click Publish to send the article to your WordPress site.

The article will appear in your WordPress dashboard with all formatting, headings, and links preserved.

Tip: Publishing as a Draft first lets you preview the article in your WordPress theme, check formatting, add featured images, and make final adjustments before going live. This extra step is especially worthwhile for important or high-visibility content.

Manual Publishing (Other CMS Platforms)

If your site doesn't run on WordPress — whether you use Shopify, Squarespace, Webflow, HubSpot, Ghost, or any other platform — you can copy your article content from Content Studio and paste it into your CMS.

Steps for Manual Publishing

  1. Copy your article content from the Content Studio editor using the copy function.

  2. Paste into your CMS editor. Most modern CMS platforms will preserve basic formatting (headings, bold, links) when pasting rich text.

  3. Check formatting. Review the pasted content to make sure headings, links, lists, and other formatting transferred correctly. Some platforms may require minor adjustments.

  4. Add images. Upload and insert images at the locations suggested by Content Studio (if you enabled image placement suggestions during generation). Write descriptive alt text for each image.

  5. Configure SEO settings. Add the title tag and meta description from Content Studio into your CMS's SEO fields. Most platforms have dedicated fields for these, often through built-in SEO tools or plugins.

  6. Add schema markup if applicable. If your article includes an FAQ section, consider adding FAQ schema to enable rich results in Google.

  7. Preview the article in your CMS to check appearance, formatting, and link functionality.

  8. Publish when everything looks correct.

Post-Publication Checklist

Regardless of which publishing method you use, run through this checklist after your article goes live:

  1. Visit the live page and read through the entire article. Check for formatting issues, broken links, and missing images.

  2. Test all links — both internal links to your own pages and external citations. Make sure every link goes where it should.

  3. Check mobile appearance. View the article on a phone or use your browser's responsive design mode. Ensure headings, images, and formatting work well on smaller screens.

  4. Verify SEO metadata. Use your browser's "View Source" function or an SEO browser extension to confirm the title tag and meta description are correctly in place.

  5. Submit the URL to Google Search Console for faster indexing (optional but recommended for important content).

Practical Next Steps

With your article published, the work isn't over — the best content strategies involve ongoing optimization and planning. See Content Strategy Tips for guidance on building a content calendar, refreshing existing content, and optimizing for featured snippets.

To monitor how your published article performs in search results over time, add its target keywords to LinkRocket's Rank Tracking tool.

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