Website Publishing Settings

The Website Publish Settings page in Mindful CMS controls how your content is published, scheduled, and shared across sites. This section explains topics, publishing options, previewing content, and short URLs.

Content cannot be published without assigning at least one topic. The first topic selected becomes the Primary Topic, which determines URL structure, placement, and SEO visibility.

Topics and Sites

  • Topics are required to publish any content.

  • The first selected topic automatically becomes the Primary Topic.

  • The Primary Topic affects:

    • URL structure

    • Site placement

    • SEO configuration

  • On multi-site implementations, you can assign a primary topic per individual site.


Publishing Options

Mindful CMS provides flexible publishing workflows:

  • Publish immediately to make content live instantly.

  • Schedule for a future date to automate publishing.

  • Pause or expire content to control visibility over time.


Previewing Content

  • Use the Preview option to view how your content will appear once published.

  • Preview opens in a new tab with a special URL to ensure the draft is not publicly accessible.

  • Preview links are private and safe for internal sharing


Short URL

  • Use the Copy Short URL to share drafts internally before publication

  • Generate short URLs for sharing and campaigns


Content Gating

The Content Gating settings in Mindful CMS determine who can access a piece of content. These settings are applied when publishing posts and help manage audience visibility

Content Gating Options

Mindful CMS offers three access levels:

  1. Open Access

    • Content is publicly available to anyone visiting the site.

  2. Registered Users Only

    • Only users with a registered account can view the content.

    • Ideal for members-only content or subscriber-exclusive materials.

  3. Form-Gated Access

    • Users must complete a form (e.g., signup, survey) to access content.

    • Useful for lead generation, gated resources, or downloads.

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