Scheduled Publishing Checklist
A checklist for scheduling approved content with date, time, timezone, and readiness checks.
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Publish Readiness Checklist
A practical checklist for confirming required fields, SEO fields, media references, review status, GitHub setup, and deployment trigger configuration before publishing.
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When to use this template
Use this checklist when you are getting content ready to publish through GitHub — confirm the item is complete, reviewed, and safe to commit.
Run through every line before publishing so the commit, deployment trigger, and Publish Logs entry all reflect intended, approved content.
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Suggested fields
A starting set of fields for this structure. Adapt the labels, keys, and which fields are required to match your project.
Field labelField keyTypeStatus
Item TitletitletextRequired
Content TypecontentTypeselectRequired
Review StatusreviewStatusstatusRequired
Publish DatepublishDatedateOptional
TimezonetimezonetextOptional
SEO TitleseoTitletextSEO
Meta DescriptionmetaDescriptiontextareaSEO
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Required fields
The minimum fields every item should have before it can move to review.
Field labelField keyTypeStatus
Item TitletitletextRequired
Content TypecontentTypeselectRequired
Review StatusreviewStatusstatusRequired
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Optional fields
Useful additions you can include per item, or leave out when they don't apply.
Field labelField keyTypeStatus
Publish DatepublishDatedateOptional
TimezonetimezonetextOptional
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SEO fields
Search metadata for the item. Keep titles and descriptions unique per item.
Field labelField keyTypeStatus
SEO TitleseoTitletextSEO
Meta DescriptionmetaDescriptiontextareaSEO
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Example content item
titleLocal SEO Guide
reviewStatusApproved
publishDate2026-06-01 09:00
timezoneAsia/Kolkata
deploymentTriggerVercel
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Markdown / MDX frontmatter example
How the structure looks as frontmatter in a Git-backed content file. Field keys map directly to your content type.
---
title: "Local SEO Guide"
status: "approved"
publishAt: "2026-06-01T09:00:00+05:30"
reviewer: "Sarah Chen"
---
# Ready to publish
Content body…8
Review & publishing checklist
Confirm these before publishing the item through GitHub. The trigger result is recorded in Publish Logs.
All required fields completedFill every field marked Required before moving to review.
Featured Image reference resolvesConfirm the media path exists in your repo.
SEO Title and Meta Description setWithin recommended length, unique per item.
Sent to Client Reviewers for approvalAdd review context so reviewers know what changed.
Scheduled or ready to publishConfirm date, time, and timezone if scheduling.
Deployment trigger profile configuredTrigger result is recorded in Publish Logs after publishing.
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