--- title: "Editing stories" slug: "editing-stories" updated: 2025-09-01T10:38:25Z published: 2025-09-01T10:38:25Z canonical: "documentation.deltatre.com/editing-stories" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://documentation.deltatre.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Editing stories In this article, we cover the editor of stories, where editors spend most of their time and effort: ## Language-driven settings Stories follow the l[anguage-driven editorial workflow](/v1/docs/translations-with-language-driven-workflow): for each language, editors manage a different variant of stories. The story editor page reflects that language-driven behavior. It groups the story settings — within the red framework in the screenshot below — whose value depends on the language. Except for the Entity code field, all other fields are related to the language you chose in the [translation section](/v1/docs/editing-stories#translations). ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190705820.png) ### Translations The translations section — within the red framework in the screenshot below — allows editors to: - Choose the story language - For each language, visualize the story workflow status: - ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190707356.png)Published - ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190707996.png)Reviewed - ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190709532.png) Unpublished - There's no status for languages that have no story variants. - When a system language is removed for an existing story, the *Language removed* symbol ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190710556.png)displays near that language. E.g., the ee-GH language in the screenshot below. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560135875100.png) ### Title and subtitle On top of the story body, editors can set the title and subtitle — "The story of Alpha" and "Where it all began" in the screenshot below — for the selected language. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560135878044.png) ### Main properties Like for any other entity, the story's main properties are: - **Entity code**: The unique identifier of the story. This is the only field that doesn't depend on the selected language. - **Localized entity code**: The unique identifier of the story for the selected language. - **Slug**: The human-readable unique identifier of the story. It can be different per selected language. - **Content date**: Auto-filled when the story is first published in the selected language. Editors can change the auto-filled value. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560135880988.png) ### Body By selecting the add button![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190720028.png)in the body area, editors can add many types of content: text, photos, albums, documents, and any available [custom entity](/v1/docs/custom-entities). Also, they can add built-in and custom elements like quotes, tables, or embedding links. Developers can add further elements to meet the editorial needs. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560135884188.png) On the bottom of the body area, there's the word count for: - Title - Subtitle - Body - Total word count ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190721180.png) ### SEO recommendations While writing the story, the *SEO recommendations* tab shows editors how well the story is doing in SEO for the language they selected. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560135885468.png) In the case of some improvements detected, a warning icon ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190723356.png) and a short explanation guide editors to improve SEO performance. Also, a red message displays when the story has: - No title - No slug - Empty body ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560135886620.png) ### History Like for any other entity type, the *History* tab provides editors with snapshots of the many versions of the story for the selected language. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560135886876.png) Hovering over a history version, the Compare button displays, which allows editors to compare the selected snapshot with the latest story's version. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190728092.png) In the case of changes between the compared versions, what editors have added, changed, or removed is highlighted. E.g., in the screenshot below, the in version 65, the story part 3 was added compared to version 55. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560135888924.png) Finally, when comparing with the latest published version, it's possible to restore the latest published version: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190732188.png) ## Language-independent settings Regardless of the l[anguage-driven editorial workflow](/v1/docs/translations-with-language-driven-workflow), stories have settings that apply to all languages. This is in common with any other entity type. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190733596.png) ### General settings ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190736028.png) Editors can select: - **Authorization group**: Select the authorization group that editors must have to edit the story. - **List availability**: Select whether the story must be included into lists that the front-end queries. See [List Availability](/v1/docs/list-availability) for more information. ### Context and tags ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560135896348.png) Editors can select: - **Context**: Text that appears above an article on the front-end. It's a small, but important piece of text which highlights the key features of the content. - **Tags**: Story's taxonomy. E.g., stories around football competitions may have the following tags: *goal scorers*, *match report*, *manager comments*. ### Promotion ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560135897628.png) Editors can promote the story's visibility by leveraging: - **Feature the content**: Flag that makes a story featured. This flag informs the front-end that the story's visibility has a higher priority than not-featured ones. - **Add to selections**: Add the story to one or many editorial selections. ### Relations ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190739356.png) Editors can relate the story to other entities regardless of their type.