How to publish blog articles to your website
Connect a publication, review a formatted article, and verify the live URL before sharing it.
Step-by-step guide
Connect the publication
Choose the exact site in Channels and confirm it grants permission to create an article. Start with a draft on the destination when supported so you can review the article in the site’s theme.
Prepare the article in Blog publishing
Write a descriptive title and use headings to organize the article. Add links, images, and useful image descriptions where supported. Check the article readiness panel for missing basics.
Review settings for each site
Choose the supported categories or tags, feature image, and draft or publish status. If you cross-post, check whether the destination lets you set the original as the preferred URL. For WordPress SEO fields, verify the plugin and API permissions.
Confirm the live article and share it
Check the result for each destination. Open the live URL as a visitor and verify visibility, images, headings, and links. Use that URL in a separate social or email announcement.
Example
A software team publishes release notes on WordPress and a copy on DEV.to. It reviews a WordPress draft, sets the original URL on the DEV.to version, and confirms the WordPress article is public before scheduling its announcement.
Blog publishing destinations
Explore Postly Blog publishing
WordPress
Check the site, author permissions, categories, and SEO plugin settings.
WordPress publishing handoff: access, taxonomy and previewsGhost
Check visibility, tags, the feature image, and the public preview.
Ghost article release checklist: visibility and social previewsHashnode
Check the publication, code formatting, tags, and original URL when cross-posting.
Hashnode technical article checklist: code, tags and canonical URLsDEV.to
Review code blocks, tags, and attribution when republishing an article.
DEV.to cross-post checklist: attribution, code and discussionBlogger
Confirm the destination blog, labels, and draft or publish status.
Blogger publishing checklist: blog selection, labels and status
Troubleshooting
- Readers cannot open the article
- Check whether the provider saved a draft or scheduled it for later. Open the article outside your signed-in session to confirm it is public.
- Formatting or SEO fields are missing
- Review how the provider rendered the article and which fields it supports. Check WordPress plugin access before editing SEO fields there.