Article Editor

Review the content, SEO settings and images of an article before publishing it. When generation is complete, the article status changes to Completed. In Content > Articles, click Edit to open the article editor.

1. Articles in the Content menu.
2. The article is Completed.
3. Edit to open the article editor.

The editor opens as a full page with two areas: the article on the left (title and content) and a side panel on the right (score, article data, SEO settings and publishing actions).

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Title and content

1. Article Title, with its character counter.
2. Switch between Edit and Preview.
3. Formatting: bold, italic, H1 to H3, lists and links.
4. Upload image to add an image to the content.
5. Characters used, up to 100,000.

• Article Title is the main title of the article. The counter helps you keep it within 65 characters.
• Edit and Preview switch between the writing view and a reading view of the content. Your site theme determines the final presentation after publishing.
• Copy copies the whole article as plain text (Copy Text) or as HTML (Copy HTML), so you can paste it anywhere outside Sorank.

The content opens in a rich text editor. You can rewrite any paragraph, restructure the outline, refine the tone or check facts directly on the page. The toolbar gives you:

• Text formatting: bold, italic and links, to add citations or internal links to your other pages.
• Heading levels: H1, H2 and H3, to keep a clear structure that search engines can read.
• Lists: bulleted and numbered lists for steps, features or comparisons.
• Upload image and Insert table, to illustrate a point or compare data.
• Undo and Redo.

An article can contain up to 100,000 characters, which is enough for in-depth pillar pages, comparison guides or long tutorials.

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Score and article data

At the top of the side panel, the Article score rates the article out of 100. Click Score factors to see what it checks: content structure, cited sources, internal and external links, statistical data, image alt texts, semantic keywords, FAQ section, meta tags and JSON-LD schema. When everything is in place, the panel shows Article optimized. Otherwise, it lists optional suggestions to improve the score. Article data summarizes the target keyword, the word count, the keyword occurrences and the number of images. When available, it also shows the search volume and difficulty of the keyword. Open Internal links, External links or Analyzed competitor articles to see the details, including the competitor pages the AI studied before writing.

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SEO settings

1. Analyzed competitor articles: open it to see the pages studied before writing.
2. Meta Description, with its character counter.
3. URL Slug, lowercase with hyphens.
4. Edit cover image to replace the cover.

In SEO settings, every field is editable:

• Meta Description: the summary shown in search results, with a character counter up to 165 characters.
• URL Slug: the end of the article address, in lowercase with hyphens only.
• Blog Category: shown for platforms that publish into a category. Pick one so the article can be published.
• Cover and Cover alt text: the cover image and its description for search engines and accessibility.
• Article images: the alt text of each image inside the article. Leave a field empty to reuse the cover alt text.

A small tweak to the meta description or slug often makes the difference between a click and a scroll past in search results.

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Change images

The images in your articles depend on the source you chose in the image settings: gallery, AI or both. You can change them in the editor. To replace the cover image, click the pencil icon (Edit cover image) on the cover. The window that opens offers two tabs:

• Import an image: drag and drop a file or click to upload it (JPEG, PNG or WebP), or paste an image URL.
• Cover styles: apply one of your reusable cover styles to generate a new cover tailored to the article. These generations count toward a monthly quota, and publishing is paused until the new cover is ready.

Save the article to keep the new cover. To replace an image inside the content, select it in the editor and press Delete. Then use Upload image in the toolbar to insert a new one, or leave that section without an illustration.

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Save your changes

As soon as you change something, a bar appears with the message You have unsaved changes. Click Save to keep your edits, or Discard to cancel them. If you try to leave the page before saving, Sorank asks you to confirm.

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Formatting and site theme

The editor lets you customise headings, lists, images and content. At publication, your CMS theme applies its own presentation: fonts, colours and spacing.

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Customising an article without changing site settings

The editor acts on the open article. Editing its introduction, a heading or an illustration does not change the default instructions for future generations. To evolve the tone or visuals for all upcoming articles, use the content settings instead. Example: you add a clarification about a service in an existing article. This change enriches that article. For future generations to also take your offering into account, provide that context in the brief or the site instructions.

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Publish, export and update

The bottom of the side panel gathers the publishing actions:

• Connect your website appears when no publishing platform is connected yet.
• Publish sends the article to your website once a platform is connected.
• Export article downloads the article as Markdown, HTML or CSV.

For an article that is already published, the public page keeps its current version until you send an update. Save your changes, then click Update live article (Update CMS draft for a draft, Send article update for a webhook). If you changed the slug, Sorank warns you that the public address may change: the old link then stops working and is not redirected. View published article opens the live page. A change made directly in the CMS is not reflected in the copy stored in Sorank. Choose which version to keep before sending again: sending the Sorank version may overwrite changes made on the site. See publish and export for publishing and export modes.