Admin → Partner content under Content drafts
Yes, absolutely! We can prefill the author details directly into the Partner Blog Studio so partners can review and customize them before submitting:
How this will work:
1. Automatic Prefill:
* When a partner opens the studio, it pre-populates their:
* Author / Presenter Name (from their profile contact/team name)
* Author Bio (from their saved profile blurb/about section)
* Website URL (from their profile website)
* Social link (from their profile social accounts)
2. Editable in the Studio:
* The partner can tweak or rewrite their bio specifically for the blog post (e.g. tailoring their introduction or call to action to the topic).
3. Saved with the Submission & Reviewed by Admin:
* These customized author details are saved with the draft, visible to ICAP staff in Admin → Partner content, and formatted into the "About the author" card at the bottom of the published post upon approval.
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Updated Full Plan:
1. Partner Blog Studio Branding & Guidelines Banner:
* Label the area "Partner Blog Studio".
* Top banner outlining:
* Audience: Owners of children's activity businesses
* Length: 750–1,000 words
* Tone: Educational and practical, advice first, no hard sell, British English
2. Landscape Featured Image Uploader:
* Accepts JPG, PNG, and WebP.
* Client-side check ensuring the image is landscape (`width > height`) and at least 1200px wide.
* Shows an instant warning if the dimensions don't qualify.
* Uploads and previews the image, saving it to `posts.image` upon admin approval.
3. Live Word Counter:
* Real-time word count under the article box with color indicators:
* Under 750 words (amber: shows remaining words to minimum)
* 750–1,000 words (teal/green: highlighted as "In target range")
* Over 1,000 words (amber: notes target exceeded)
4. Editable "About the Author" Details:
* Prefilled with the partner's account details, fully editable before sending.
* Generates the styled author card on the published post.
5. Admin Review & Publishing:
* Submissions go to Admin → Partner content under Content drafts for review and one-click publishing.
Building the Partner Blog Studio now; author details will prefill from each partner's profile and stay editable.
The Guest blog tab is now called the Partner Blog Studio, and its tab now reads "Blog Studio". Here's what's in it:
- Guidelines box at the top: the audience, length (750–1,000 words) and tone.
- Featured image upload: it takes JPG, PNG or WebP. It turns away portrait photos and anything under 1200px wide, with a message saying why. On approval it becomes the post's main photo and appears on the News page.
- Live word count: shown under the article box. It turns teal between 750 and 1,000 words and otherwise says how many words to go, or how many over.
- About the author: prefilled from the partner's profile (name, short description and website, or a social link if there's no website). Partners can edit it for each blog, and it's added as a card at the end of the published post.
- Approval: posts still arrive in Admin → Partner content → Content drafts. Staff now see the image and author details there before approving.
The rules for the image size and word count pass their checks, but I haven't uploaded a photo or approved a blog on screen yet. Older drafts start with empty author details.