Articles turn an idea into something people can read, discuss, and return to. Start with a clear title and a short introduction; add a full body when the subject needs explanation, examples, or supporting images.
One Piece of Work, Two Ways to Read It
The post is the feed-facing introduction to your article. You choose its text, media, link, or poll instead of relying on an automatic excerpt. Opening the post brings readers to the same introduction followed by the article body.
That connection saves you from maintaining two copies. A correction to the title or summary carries through to the post. Comments, reactions, Awards, and saved state belong to the same work wherever a reader opens it.
The feed summary introduces the article and keeps responses beside it.
The summary helps someone decide whether the article matters to them. The body delivers on that promise. A short update can stop at the summary; a guide can grow into sections, lists, tables, images, and albums. Authoring and Publishing explains those choices.
Start Privately, Publish Deliberately
New articles begin as private drafts. Inside a space or activity, creation uses that location. From the main feed, choose a joined space and an explicit activity before the draft opens.
The destination determines the audience. Publishing in a protected area keeps the article and its media within that area's access rules. Publishing in a public area can make it readable by people who have not joined, although contributing still requires the appropriate access.
Your draft saves as you write. Watch the save feedback after substantial changes and resolve any failure before leaving. Publication waits for pending edits to be confirmed; text that is visible only in your current window is not necessarily saved.
Use Create and Publish an Article for the complete journey, or Drafts and Saving when you need to leave, return, or recover from a connection problem.
Find the Part You Need
The article's Topics index links its summary and body headings. It lets readers inspect the structure before committing to the full piece, then jump to the explanation they need.
The Topics index gives readers a route through the article and its discussion.
Reading can lead naturally into another action:
Reading Articles covers the page, while Posts and Feeds explains discovery and the Best, Hot, New, Top, and Rising feed choices.
Choose How People Should Respond
Ordinary article discussions group replies into named topics connected to a summary or body section. Use them for feedback that benefits from context: a question about an example, a correction to a claim, or a suggestion about one part of the work.
A discussion stays attached to the section that gives it context.
A poll offers a fixed set of choices. Its options appear in the feed and article summary, with the body available for background. Current polls are single-choice and show identifiable voters; they do not offer anonymous voting or a closing date. See Polls.
A Q&A question invites independent answers that readers can upvote or downvote. Choose Q&A when you want proposed answers to rise through voting, rather than a conversation grouped by article section. See Q&A.
For a quick response, use an emoji reaction or an Award. Reactions apply to the whole article, and Awards provide item-level appreciation. Discussions and Reactions helps you choose the right response.
Keep Useful Work Easy to Find
Saving to View Later is personal. Wiki, Expo, and Space Pins are community curation choices: eligible space roles can add published work to a knowledge collection, a showcase, or a prominent shortcut. These placements preserve the original article and its access rules.
Editing is a separate permission. Ordinary articles remain editable by their author; articles attached to managed features can also follow that feature's permissions. Seeing another reader or editor does not give them permission to rewrite your article or open your private draft.
Common Questions
Do I need a full body to publish?
No. A title and a valid selected summary can be a complete short post. Add a body when the reader needs more depth.
Can I leave a draft and finish later?
Yes. Confirm the save state, then reopen it from your draft feed. Closing the page does not publish or delete it.
Does publishing make a protected article public?
No. Publication follows the destination's visibility. A reader still needs access to a protected area.
Can readers comment as soon as they can read?
Reading and contributing have separate requirements. Comments, reactions, Awards, and votes may require sign-in, membership, or permission.
Can a Space Pin replace the original article?
No. A pin is a shortcut to the same work. Removing the pin leaves the article intact.