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title: "Editing stories"
slug: "editing-stories"
updated: 2025-09-01T10:38:25Z
published: 2025-09-01T10:38:25Z
canonical: "documentation.deltatre.com/editing-stories"
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# 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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

### 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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)Published
  - ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190707996.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)Reviewed
  - ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190709532.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D) Unpublished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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

### 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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

### 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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

### Body

By selecting the add button![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190720028.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

### 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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

In the case of some improvements detected, a warning icon ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190723356.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D) 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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

### 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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

## 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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

### General settings ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2e698e3c-4773-44a4-9476-1d05bac85eee/Images/Documentation/21560190736028.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

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?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A16%3A14Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A16%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bFiOeliQSgIdu8hY1Rn9JgPixvKk%2BFivPXsIPPhozdM%3D)

Editors can relate the story to other entities regardless of their type.