How to request to publish a page

Admin users with edit access but no publish rights will see a Request to Publish button in Composer instead of the standard Publish button. This article covers how to submit the request, cancel it, and combine it with the Schedule to Publish feature.

Are you an admin user who has access to edit a page but not publish? This article will help you understand how it works. 

In this article

• Request a page to be published
• Schedule a page as a request to publish

Request a page to be published

Admin users who are not granted permission to publish pages will see this Request to Publish button in the bottom right corner. When this button is clicked, admin users with higher levels are notified of this request. 

• After making changes to the page, click the Request to Publish button in the bottom-right corner.
• Complete the dialog box by selecting an admin from the list and adding a comment, if needed.
  
• Click Send Request. This generates an email notification to the admin.
• The page status will now change to yellow with the label Status Publish Requested.
  

Cancel publish request 

The admin user can cancel the request by clicking the Cancel Publish Request button in the bottom-right corner. Doing so will generate a second email notification informing the admin of the cancellation.

Schedule a page as a request to publish

Sometimes an admin user may want to utilize the Schedule a page to publish feature while still requesting it to be published.

Here are some FAQs regarding this scenario:

Q: Does this feature work before our site is live? 
A: No, the link that is shared to an approver will not go to a live page until after the site is live.

Q: Do I need to request permission to publish a page, and can I schedule it to publish once approved?
A: Yes, you can add a comment to the approver noting when you'd like the page to be published. If your publishing process requires approval, you’ll need to request permission before the page goes live. Once approved, you can schedule the page to publish at a specific time.

Q: Did you already request permission to publish a page and not seeing how to adjust anything? 
A: Once you've requested a page to be published, the approver must Update schedule and revert back to Draft status, allowing you another chance to make edits on the page before requesting again.