What do you see as the benefits of using the "Site Content" writing platform? I am a bit annoyed by the fact, that you can't "transfer" the content to WP without posting it. I
I feel you, but I still prefer to use SiteContent and publish my content via that platform. I like its functionality of checking my spelling, although it is not good for grammar checking.
With what you said, unless you are using an app that lets you announce new content via browsers, like push notifications, there's nothing wrong with editing your publish content in wordpress right after publishing it via SiteContent.
Hi CoachGom,
thank you for your comment.
Why do you think SiteContent is not good for grammar? My native language is not English, so I have been relying a lot on it for grammar checking so far. Do you think, there is a better tool for that?
I don't use an app(plug-in?) for announcing new content via browsers (I didn't know that existed...), but why would that be bad for editing content after publishing?
Kr
Stine
I just checked it out. Excellent suggestion - thank you so much for sharing that. Thanks, Raffaello.
Raffaello is correct, you're better off with Grammarly, if checking grammar is what you want. Also, Microsoft Word is also good at checking grammar.
Thank you for confirming, Rafaello's recommendation. I have downloaded it, and already see the benefits of using it.
I've been using it to write, and then copy and paste into wordpress. I find the layout works better for me, and I love the grammar checker. I do wish the same thing as everyone else: I wish there was a way to either save it as a draft in wordpress, and to schedule posts.
I prefer to use WordPress to do all my writing. Even for the images I prefer to go directly to pixabay.com because the images are shown bigger there to make the choice easier.
And the biggest drawback of Site Content is that you have to publish instead of saving as draft to get the post into your website.
Hi Marion, thank you for sharing you view. I am beginning to see a trend here in the answers: Write directly in the WP platform! I will switch to doing that as well. Thank you.
I’ve used the site content platform and I do like many of the features but I prefer to write all of my content directly on the dashboard too. On one hand it doesn’t bother me to write the original content, publish it, and then go to my site and edit it and then publish again. Site content has its strong points, but I have chosen to simply write everything from the dashboard. If I do need to stop writing for some reason, I save the draft and come back later. It all depends on time constraints and perspectives I guess. Site content does have its strong points.
Hi
That is the VERY reason I do not use SiteContent and have written comments in the past about this. I do not like the fact we have to publish directly from there. I prefer the editorial tools within WP better and also the ability to preview my post before it goes live. it doesn't matter how looks in the editor, the way it looks live on your site is vastly different. I used it a couple of times and immediately went to WP to change back to draft mode before hitting publish again. To me, that is just increasing the workload. If SiteContent would allow to post as draft to WP then I would reconsider but until then......
Thanks Megan, that is exactly how I feel about it! I don't like the things going live, until I have fine tuned it in WP. My niche is food, and I have a recipe template as part of my theme, which I cannot access through SiteContent. So for me it would a lot better to write directly in WP. I would also like to get rid of the double work. But before I turn entirely to WP, I was just wondering, if there might be some benefits from using the site content manger, that I had overlooked?
I think for the inbuilt images, however, you can just search for those yourself on the same websites that are used there e.g. Pixabay.
I've been writing/editing my posts directly on WP. Site content contains guidelines for a keyword rich content page (1000 words, 6 paragraphs, 5 headings, content). They also have templates which at this point I have already used (privacy page, about us). I have not used the -create template feature- so i don't have any template there that's useful to me, except the blank one.
Hi Louie and Gigi,
thank you for your reply.
So, it is not, like we are earning any benefits within WA by using it?
I do think using it might count toward our activity level here at WA. However, I don't generally use it myself and I at the rank of 14...so it is not necessary.
I only use it for the images usually. I find them on Site Content and then click Save As and save them onto my computer. Then I upload them to Wordpress. I do my writing directly in Wordpress.
The templates for the About Me Page etc. are handy but for regular posts I never write them in Site Content.
Jessica
Thanks a lot, Jessica - it addressed one of my concerns.
Thank you also for mentioning about using it for pictures. I have not used that function in in SiteContent so far. I just checked it out, and can see how it is useful to have a tool which scans several free picture web-sites at the same time.
However, I don't see, how you can download the picture to your computer? As far as I can see, you only have the option to save and insert.
Can you tell me how to do that?
Kr
Stine
Yes, go ahead and click Save and Insert. That just inserts it into the blank document there, not into your site. Next, instead of Publishing, just right click on the image and Save it to your computer.
See more comments
"site content" writing platform - what are the benefits?
What do you see as the benefits of using the "Site Content" writing platform? I am a bit annoyed by the fact, that you can't "transfer" the content to WP without posting it. I
The thing I like about SiteContent personally is that, I have a place inside WA to write my articles. And once I feel satisfy with it, I publish it.
It's more convenient for me than doing it inside my website and ending up with a lot of draft posts.
That is the main benefit of SiteContent for me.
Hi GfNB,
thank you for your input.
I also really like about SC, that you can make plenty of drafts, and group it under various topics. It gives a clear overview and makes it easily manageable.
I might continue writing in SC, and then copy paste to WP (instead of uploading), when I am ready to fine-tune my draft.
Kr
Stine
I feel you, but I still prefer to use SiteContent and publish my content via that platform. I like its functionality of checking my spelling, although it is not good for grammar checking.
With what you said, unless you are using an app that lets you announce new content via browsers, like push notifications, there's nothing wrong with editing your publish content in wordpress right after publishing it via SiteContent.
Hi CoachGom,
thank you for your comment.
Why do you think SiteContent is not good for grammar? My native language is not English, so I have been relying a lot on it for grammar checking so far. Do you think, there is a better tool for that?
I don't use an app(plug-in?) for announcing new content via browsers (I didn't know that existed...), but why would that be bad for editing content after publishing?
Kr
Stine
I just checked it out. Excellent suggestion - thank you so much for sharing that. Thanks, Raffaello.
Raffaello is correct, you're better off with Grammarly, if checking grammar is what you want. Also, Microsoft Word is also good at checking grammar.
Thank you for confirming, Rafaello's recommendation. I have downloaded it, and already see the benefits of using it.
I've been using it to write, and then copy and paste into wordpress. I find the layout works better for me, and I love the grammar checker. I do wish the same thing as everyone else: I wish there was a way to either save it as a draft in wordpress, and to schedule posts.
I prefer to use WordPress to do all my writing. Even for the images I prefer to go directly to pixabay.com because the images are shown bigger there to make the choice easier.
And the biggest drawback of Site Content is that you have to publish instead of saving as draft to get the post into your website.
Hi Marion, thank you for sharing you view. I am beginning to see a trend here in the answers: Write directly in the WP platform! I will switch to doing that as well. Thank you.
I’ve used the site content platform and I do like many of the features but I prefer to write all of my content directly on the dashboard too. On one hand it doesn’t bother me to write the original content, publish it, and then go to my site and edit it and then publish again. Site content has its strong points, but I have chosen to simply write everything from the dashboard. If I do need to stop writing for some reason, I save the draft and come back later. It all depends on time constraints and perspectives I guess. Site content does have its strong points.
Hi
That is the VERY reason I do not use SiteContent and have written comments in the past about this. I do not like the fact we have to publish directly from there. I prefer the editorial tools within WP better and also the ability to preview my post before it goes live. it doesn't matter how looks in the editor, the way it looks live on your site is vastly different. I used it a couple of times and immediately went to WP to change back to draft mode before hitting publish again. To me, that is just increasing the workload. If SiteContent would allow to post as draft to WP then I would reconsider but until then......
Thanks Megan, that is exactly how I feel about it! I don't like the things going live, until I have fine tuned it in WP. My niche is food, and I have a recipe template as part of my theme, which I cannot access through SiteContent. So for me it would a lot better to write directly in WP. I would also like to get rid of the double work. But before I turn entirely to WP, I was just wondering, if there might be some benefits from using the site content manger, that I had overlooked?
I think for the inbuilt images, however, you can just search for those yourself on the same websites that are used there e.g. Pixabay.
I've been writing/editing my posts directly on WP. Site content contains guidelines for a keyword rich content page (1000 words, 6 paragraphs, 5 headings, content). They also have templates which at this point I have already used (privacy page, about us). I have not used the -create template feature- so i don't have any template there that's useful to me, except the blank one.
Hi Louie and Gigi,
thank you for your reply.
So, it is not, like we are earning any benefits within WA by using it?
I do think using it might count toward our activity level here at WA. However, I don't generally use it myself and I at the rank of 14...so it is not necessary.
I only use it for the images usually. I find them on Site Content and then click Save As and save them onto my computer. Then I upload them to Wordpress. I do my writing directly in Wordpress.
The templates for the About Me Page etc. are handy but for regular posts I never write them in Site Content.
Jessica
Thanks a lot, Jessica - it addressed one of my concerns.
Thank you also for mentioning about using it for pictures. I have not used that function in in SiteContent so far. I just checked it out, and can see how it is useful to have a tool which scans several free picture web-sites at the same time.
However, I don't see, how you can download the picture to your computer? As far as I can see, you only have the option to save and insert.
Can you tell me how to do that?
Kr
Stine
Yes, go ahead and click Save and Insert. That just inserts it into the blank document there, not into your site. Next, instead of Publishing, just right click on the image and Save it to your computer.
See more comments
The thing I like about SiteContent personally is that, I have a place inside WA to write my articles. And once I feel satisfy with it, I publish it.
It's more convenient for me than doing it inside my website and ending up with a lot of draft posts.
That is the main benefit of SiteContent for me.
Hi GfNB,
thank you for your input.
I also really like about SC, that you can make plenty of drafts, and group it under various topics. It gives a clear overview and makes it easily manageable.
I might continue writing in SC, and then copy paste to WP (instead of uploading), when I am ready to fine-tune my draft.
Kr
Stine