1. Choose a format
Each format has its own editor, required details, access model, and publication states. Start with the format that fits the work you are making.
| Format | Primary use |
|---|---|
| Posts | Updates, optional media or video, and polls |
| Articles | Structured long-form blocks |
| Newsletters | Opted-in email delivery |
| Full & short video | Uploaded visual media |
| Audio & video podcasts | Series and episodes |
| Courses | Ordered chapters and lessons |
| Digital products | Direct-purchase or subscription downloads |
2. Written content
Posts
The post editor supports written updates with optional media or creator-video selection and audience polls. Save a draft, configure the audience settings, publish now, or schedule a future time. Eligible community posts can also enter an approval or moderation state.
Articles
The article block editor supports headings, paragraphs, lists, images with captions, creator videos, tables, code, delimiters, embeds, and sections. Articles can keep a draft, use a thumbnail, publish now or later, configure comments and tips, and credit Stage admins or guest-author records.
Newsletters
Newsletters use article-backed writing with separate email settings and delivery. The workflow requires newsletter capability and opted-in recipients, supports scheduling, and reports queued, sending, completed, no-recipient, or failure outcomes separately from content publication.
3. Video & podcasts
Full and short videos are uploaded with published intent. You can configure their channel, title, description, thumbnail, interactions, and optional schedule. The item remains visible in Studio while playback is processing; the audience player waits for ready media and Studio surfaces a failed state when processing cannot complete.
Podcast series support audio or video, description, artwork, category, language, and credited Stage or guest authors. Episodes add title, description, optional episode and season numbers, thumbnail, comments, tips, scheduling, and the same media-readiness boundary.
4. Courses & products
Courses
Configure the course overview, pricing, access, and ordered chapters. The current lesson picker exposes Article, Video, Audio, PDF Viewer, Resource, Code Example, and Embed. Lessons can be published or unpublished, optionally opened as a public preview, and configured for student comments. Uploaded lesson media still has to become ready.
Digital products
Product setup includes a title, rich description, thumbnail, showcase media, downloadable files, what-is-inside and specification fields, credited authors, optional public sales count, fixed pricing and coupons, or subscription-plan access.
5. AI-assisted writing
Assisted drafting is available for posts, articles, and newsletters when the Stage has the applicable AI capability and credits. Use it to start or refine written work, then review, edit, and publish the result yourself. It is not an AI production workflow for videos, podcasts, courses, or digital products.
6. Publication states
Different formats use different readiness and delivery states. A single generic publish checklist would be misleading.
- Editorial
- Posts, articles, and newsletters can be drafts, published now, or scheduled.
- Media
- Videos and podcast episodes use published intent, can be scheduled, and remain creator-visible while playback becomes ready or fails.
- Courses and products
- These stay unpublished or published according to their configured requirements rather than a generic editorial schedule.
Moderation can hold eligible community posts. Newsletter delivery status also remains separate from whether the underlying content is published.