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Where: Settings → Content & publishing → Newsroom
Open this page: admin.<your-site>/settings/newsroom (replace <your-site> with your site address)
Before you start
- You need the permission to manage the newsroom workflow.
Steps
- Open Settings → Content & publishing → Newsroom.
- Under Approval rules, press Add rule. A new rule starts as "High-risk stories need the legal stage and an editor to publish".
- Edit the Rule name.
- Choose when it applies. Pick at least one of:
- When the risk level is: Normal, Sensitive or High risk.
- When the label is: for example Opinion, Fact check, Sponsored.
- When the urgency is: Normal, Breaking, Flash, Developing.
- When the story type is: Story, Photo gallery, Video, Live blog.
- Choose It must have passed these stages.
- Choose Only these roles may publish it.
- Choose If the rule isn't met: Block publishing or Only warn.
- Read the one-sentence summary under the rule, then save.
- To delete a rule, press Remove rule.
Good to know
- The owner can always publish.
- With no rules, anyone who can publish can publish any story.
Common problems
- "Choose at least one "when" so the rule knows which stories it is for."
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Block and Warn?
Block publishing stops publishing until the rule is met. Only warn shows a warning.
Can the owner be blocked by a rule?
No. The owner can always publish.