[[planning-workflow]] === Concept: Editorial Workflow (((Editorial Workflow, overview))) ==== Prerequisite knowledge <> ==== What is an Editorial Workflow? An Editorial Workflow is the process organizations follow to create, review, edit and publish content. Depending on the size and processes of the organization, multiple people in different roles can be part of the process. For example, content creators collect information and write content, editors review, edit, ask for changes, and publish the content once it’s considered ready to be shared with the audience. In Drupal 8, content types can have either a Published or an Unpublished flag to track their workflow states, that you can set for each content item when saving: * Published content items are visible to all visitors of the site. * Unpublished content items are not visible to the visitors of the site, but can be seen by authenticated users who have the permissions to view unpublished versions of specific content items. You can track differences between multiple versions of your content, and revert to older versions using Revisions. Using the Unpublished flag and Revisions, you can build an editorial workflow that lets content creators and editors work on the live site without displaying the content to visitors. When the content is ready to be published, all they need to do is save it as Published. ==== Related topics * <> * <> ==== Additional resources Talking about online content, organizations would also want to consider post-publication phases of the editorial workflow: content teams might need to update already published content. Some organizations might need a more complex workflow with the options to configure which content type goes through the workflow process, set up user roles and permissions, set different workflow states (for example draft, needs review, published). For more complex workflows, you can add one or more modules from the https://www.drupal.org/documentation/modules/workbench[Workbench Suite] to your site.