Content workflow and statuses | Doghouse SaaS Knowledge Base [Skip to content](#main) [ ![Doghouse SaaS Knowledge Base](/storage/branding/01M3N8PQ7PSDNQBBKKJM6XGW03.svg) ](https://nginx.deploy-lagoon-production.districtcms-docs.dh1.amazee.io) [Product documentation](/articles) [Roadmap](/roadmap) Toggle navigation [Product documentation](/articles) [Roadmap](/roadmap) 1. [Home](/) › 2. [Product documentation](/articles) › 3. [Content workflow](/articles?category=9) › 4. Content workflow and statuses Content workflow and statuses ============================= Updated 6 days ago · 3 min read Search Search Overview -------- Every article, event and landing page goes through a workflow. Saving does not put it live straight away: it sits as a draft until somebody decides it is ready. --- The three states ---------------- The workflow is called **Basic**, and it has three states. State What it means Draft Saved but not public. Visitors cannot see it. Published Live on the site. Unpublished Taken down. It still exists and can go back up. --- Moving between them ------------------- The editing form carries a box for the state in its right-hand column, in place of a simple **Published** tick. Pick the state you want and press **Save**. The box is labelled differently depending on where you are. - On a page you are creating it reads **Save as**, and offers **Draft** and **Published** only. It starts on **Draft**, so a new page stays private until you choose otherwise. - On a page you are editing it reads **Change to**, with **Current state** shown above it so you can see where the page is before you move it. ![The Save as box in the right-hand column of a new article, set to Draft and outlined in red.](/storage/mcBGst3GvvMfXwNMp3shc0rtOQvapQ2AZhdvi5oo.png) ![The Current state and Change to box on a published article, outlined in red, with Change to set to Published.](/storage/L66Glqa5SqpZRP3FRjy1fejAXmKABIbOYx3jEsAC.png) Pick What happens Draft Your work is saved and the public sees no change. Published The page goes live. Unpublished The page comes down. Offered only on a page that is currently live. All three are yours to choose. Putting a page live, and taking it down again, do not need an administrator. > **💡 Note:** The box only offers the states you can reach from where the page is now, so the list is shorter on a page that is not live yet. --- Drafting a change to a live page -------------------------------- Choosing **Draft** on a page that is already live saves your changes without touching the live version. Visitors keep seeing the published page until somebody publishes the draft. Your draft is not lost from view: - Press **Edit** again and the form opens on your draft, not on the live version, so you can carry on where you left off. - It is listed under **Revisions**, in the ⋮ **More actions** menu at the top of the page. - To check how it looks, press **Preview** on the editing form. Viewing the page itself still shows the live version. > **💡 Note:** A draft waiting on a live page is easy to forget. Anyone who edits that page next starts from the draft, not from what is live, so publish it or tell your team it is there. --- Setting a date instead ---------------------- Doghouse SaaS can also publish a page, or take it down, on a date and time you set. Scheduling is installed but not yet switched on for any content type. An administrator can turn it on for each type. See [**Scheduling content to publish later**](/articles/scheduling-content-to-publish-later). Related articles ------------------ - [ Roles and what they let you do → ](/articles/roles-and-what-they-let-you-do) - [ Scheduling content to publish later → ](/articles/scheduling-content-to-publish-later) - [ Reviewing and restoring previous versions → ](/articles/reviewing-and-restoring-previous-versions) - [ Configure content workflows → ](/articles/configure-content-workflows) Was this article helpful? ------------------------- Your feedback helps us prioritise what to rewrite. Yes No [ Back to Content workflow ](/articles?category=9) On this page **Need additional help?** Submit a support request through the [**support portal** ](https://doghouse.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portals)or email © 2026 [Doghouse SaaS](https://doghouse.agency) [Glossary](/articles/glossary)