Review and Approval Process
Use review handoffs before publishing important changes on ArtInStack.
Blog review and approval uses post status plus inline comments in the post editor. Authors submit; editors comment on highlighted text or request changes; owners or editors publish when threads are resolved.
For Pages (site builder), use Draft / Publish on the page editor—there is no inline comment mode on pages today. Coordinate page rewrites through Posts-style process in your team chat or use Projects comments for visual assets.
Post status workflow
| Status | Meaning | Typical next step |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | Author writing; inline review comments disabled | Submit for Review or Publish (if allowed) |
| Needs review | Waiting on editor | Editor uses Comment mode or Request Changes / Approve & Publish |
| Changes requested | Editor sent back for fixes | Author edits, resolves comments, re-submits |
| Published | Live on site | Comments still available for post-publish edits |
Prerequisites
Author: Dashboard → Posts → Edit Post → Submit for Review
Reviewer: same editor + Comment mode (toolbar bubble) + Comments sidebar
See also: Collaborative editing workflow
Implementation steps
- Author sets post to Draft, finishes body copy, clicks Submit for Review.
- Reviewer opens the post, enables Comment mode, highlights issues, adds threaded comments.
- Reviewer clicks Request Changes (or author sees open threads) when rework is needed.
- Author addresses feedback, marks threads Resolve in the Comments sidebar, re-submits.
- Reviewer clicks Approve & Publish when satisfied (or author with publish rights publishes directly).
- Preview the public URL in a private window.
- For sensitive campaign pages built in Pages, run a parallel draft → owner publish check outside inline comments.
What you'll see
Reviewers see Awaiting Review badge when they are authors; editors see Request Changes and Approve & Publish when status is Needs review. Highlighted passages and sidebar threads stay in sync.
Verifying your setup
- At least one post moved through Needs review with an inline comment.
- Publish action matches role permissions on Teams.
- Public post matches approved content.