Content Editorial

Content Editorial is where all your articles live - from first idea to published piece.

You can brainstorm ideas, plan content, generate briefs and articles with AI or write them manually, collaborate with your team, and repurpose articles into social posts.

Every article created from Opportunities or the Prompts page also lands here.

The main view shows all your articles in a table with columns for headline, content type, word count, target keyword, article status, instructions, created date, publish date, secondary keywords, author, and actions.

You can search by headline or keyword, filter by status, and sort by any column. Use the Columns button in the top right to show or hide columns.

The Actions column on the right side of each row gives you quick access to view the article, check the brief and article completion status, and delete the article.

You can switch between table view and calendar view using the toggle icons next to the '+ New button'.

Calendar view shows articles on a monthly calendar - you can toggle between Publish Date and Created to control which date places articles on the calendar, and navigate between months.

There's also a Combined Calendar option that merges Content Editorial and Social Editorial into one view, so you can see both articles and social posts on the same calendar.

Above the main article table you'll see the Content Ideas section.

Ideas are a lightweight way to save article concepts without cluttering your main editorial table.

You can add ideas manually through the 'New Idea' button in the top right, or save them from Opportunities when you find something worth targeting but don't want to start right away.

Each idea shows the headline, content type, instructions, and status. When you're ready to turn an idea into an article, click into it and start the planning process from there.

There are three ways to create content in Content Editorial.

'+ New' opens a right-side panel in the Planning step where you fill in all the details for your article.

You can also click the Full Editor button in the top right corner of that panel to switch to a full-page view.

'Quick Add' opens a compact modal with the essential fields - headline, content instructions, content type, author, keyword, and word count.

Click 'Advanced' to expand secondary keywords, language, and publish date.

It also has a 'Save as Idea' checkbox if you want to save it without starting the brief yet.

'New Idea' opens the right-side panel with planning fields but defaults to saving as an idea rather than creating an article immediately. Use this when you're brainstorming and want to capture thoughts without committing to a full article yet.

Whichever method you choose, the key fields are the same:

Once you create an article, it moves through five steps shown as tabs at the top of the editor: Planning, Brief, Content, Finalize & Publish, and Repurpose.

This is where you set up everything before generating the brief. In AI mode, you'll see the Brief Generation Mode selector (AI Generated or Manual), followed by all the fields described above.

Fill in what you need and click 'Continue to Brief'.

If the article was created from Opportunities or the Write Article button in Prompts, the planning fields will already be pre-filled with instructions based on ContentMonk's research - competitive analysis, content gaps, and recommendations for how to structure the article. You can review and edit these before moving forward.

Manual mode lets you skip AI generation entirely or mix manual and AI steps however you want.

If you select Manual in the Planning step, you go straight into the editor where you can write the brief yourself.

Once your brief is ready, you can either continue writing the article manually or click Generate Content to have ContentMonk write the article based on your manual brief.

The same works in reverse - you can generate a brief with AI and then write the article yourself. You can switch between AI and Manual at any step, so you're never locked into one approach.

After you click 'Continue to Brief' (or Generate Brief in the right-side panel), ContentMonk researches the topic, analyzes competitors, and generates a structured content brief. This takes a couple of minutes.

The finished brief includes a document outline on the left and the full brief content on the right. You can view it in Preview, Edit, or Code mode.

The brief shows the suggested article structure section by section, with notes on what each section should cover.

Click 'Edit' to modify the brief - it's a rich text editor, so you can change anything.

Add specific instructions, restructure sections, or adjust the direction before generating the article.

The Quality score in the top bar shows how comprehensive the brief is.

If the brief isn't what you wanted, click 'Regenerate' to create a new one.

When you're satisfied, click 'Generate Content '(or 'Skip AI' if you want to skip to writing manually).

ContentMonk generates the article based on your brief. This also takes a couple of minutes - you'll see the article stream in section by section.

Once complete, the article appears in the editor with the document outline on the left.

The toolbar at the top gives you word count, reading time, and options to switch between Preview, Edit, Comment, and Code views.

Editing works like any rich text editor. You have formatting options in the toolbar - bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, headings (H1 through H4), lists, blockquotes, links, tables, images, and more. Changes auto-save as you type.

ContentMonk AI helps you write and rewrite directly in the editor. Type '/' anywhere to open the command menu - the first option is ContentMonk AI, which lets you generate new content at your cursor position.

You can also select any text and a floating toolbar appears with options for Rewrite and Custom instructions, letting you ask ContentMonk to rewrite, shorten, expand, or change the selected text however you want.

Comments let you collaborate with your team.

Switch to Comment mode in the top bar, then select any text to leave a comment. Each comment shows the selected text as "Original" and lets you add your note plus an optional suggested change.

When a comment includes a suggested edit, other team members can Accept or Reject it inline - accepting applies the change to the article automatically.

Internal Links are auto-suggested by ContentMonk.

After article generation, ContentMonk analyzes your website and identifies places where internal links would be relevant.

Click the Internal Links panel on the right to see AI Suggestions and Available Links. Each suggestion shows the anchor text, the target URL, and a snippet of the surrounding context. Select the ones you want and click 'Apply Links' to insert them into the article.

You can turn auto-suggest on or off in Workspace Settings, and set priority links there for URLs you always want ContentMonk to check first.

Share lets you share the article with others.

Click the 'Share' button in the top bar to open the sharing modal. You can share with teammates (they join your workspace as editors) or with external people (you choose their access level - viewer, commenter, or editor).

External sharing creates a link that anyone can open without a ContentMonk account.

Tables can be added and edited in the article.

Click the 'table' icon in the toolbar to insert a new table - you'll see a grid selector where you choose the table dimensions, and the table gets inserted at your cursor position.

To edit an existing table, select any content inside it and the table icon in the toolbar will show table-specific options for adding or removing rows and columns.

If the article isn't right, click 'Regenerate' to create a new version from the same brief.

When you're ready, click 'Next Step'.

This step shows a clean preview of the finished article on the left, with publishing tools on the right.

Click 'Copy Article Text' to copy the entire article with formatting preserved - paste it directly into your CMS. There's also a Repurpose for LinkedIn shortcut here.

Below that you'll find the article in HTML format and an Export option. For custom CMS setups, the HTML version is useful. Meta title and meta description are generated automatically and can be copied separately.

If your article has tables and you're using a CMS like Webflow, you may need to copy tables separately - click the table, select Copy Table, and paste it into an HTML embed in your CMS.

The final step lets you turn your article into social posts.

You'll see two options - LinkedIn and Reddit.

Click '+ Create LinkedIn Posts' to open the LinkedIn creation modal.

You can choose how many posts to generate, whether to repurpose from the article or write from scratch, select authors (whose writing style will be used), add instructions, and pick from suggested angles and topics.

Click 'Generate' to create the posts.

Click '+ Create Reddit Posts' to open the Reddit creation modal.

You need to have subreddits configured first - if you haven't, there's a link to go to Reddit Channels Settings in Workspace Settings.

Choose the post type (Value Post or Discussion Starter), select angles, and add instructions. ContentMonk analyzes each subreddit to understand what performs well there, so the posts it creates fit the community.

All repurposed posts also appear in Social Editorial where you can edit and manage them further.

Every article has a status that reflects where it is in the process:

You can filter the article list by any of these statuses using the status filter at the top.

You don't always have to start from scratch. When you click 'Research & Write' on any opportunity in Opportunities or 'Write Article' on a prompt in Prompts, ContentMonk automatically creates an article in Content Editorial in the Planning step.

The difference is that the instructions and planning fields come pre-filled with ContentMonk's research - competitive analysis, identified content gaps, and recommendations for how to structure the article.

From there you review the pre-filled instructions, adjust if needed, and continue to the Brief step as normal.