How can you edit an article while still making it available for people to read?
As long as you don't unpublish it, you will be live editing.
That's right. Every time you press 'Finish Editing' the hub will update. Never unpublish an article to edit because you lose the original publication date (important in copyright disputes).
You can also copy and paste your hub into a word processing program, do your edits, then re enter the updated post.
What Bev and Natalie have told you is the right way to edit a hub. But, just know that you do not have to hit the fiinished editing for the hub to publish. Your hub keeps auto-updating while you make edits.
I, therefore, work with hidden capsules when editing. I make copies of the capsule I want to edit and then edit it in hidden mode. It's not that important. But, since you asked for the info, I'm just throwing it out there.
Thanks, Brandon. You always have good tips and they're much appreciated.
Thanks, Time Traveler. That sounds like a good idea.
by Jess B 5 years ago
Hi fellow hubbers! I’m wanting to see what you all do in this case. I’m wanting to improve some of my articles that I have already written. Do you find that it helps their score and traffic when you do edit them? Does it really help or do you think it’s just best sometimes to start over completely...
by Aisha Badajos 3 years ago
How long does it usually take when your article is chosen to be edited by Hubpro? I have an article which was edited before but only took 48 hours while this new one is taking so long. Its been more than a week since I received an email about it and I am still seeing my notification that they are...
by robhampton 7 years ago
I have a message on the top of my account page... "You have been selected for HubPro basic.. We plan to edit your article ***** " It's been up there for like two weeks. How long until they do this?
by Errah Caunca 3 years ago
Hi, I just want to share this with the authors who are asking about how long it takes for an article that has been queued to the Edit Hubpro to be edited.I have an article “Most Beautiful Flowers in the Philippines” that has been queued to edit Hubpro in October 2020. Today, the team message me...
by Pollyannalana 6 years ago
I cannot get into my Darlie Routier article to edit it. It is fine otherwise and the discussions are still going fine but I need to be editing it and haven't been able to in days.Thanks for any help! Darlie-Routier https://soapboxie.com/government/Darlie-Routier
by Eugene Brennan 6 years ago
My article with the highest traffic is getting an edit. What's the logic behind this this if it's top of the SERPs and pulls in 1800 daily views? Is it for a better user experience or to potentially get more views? I would have though hubs with less views could have done with being edited.
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