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Article Management within Butternut allows you to control the lifecycle of your blog content, from the initial AI-generated draft to its final publication and subsequent updates. These tools are primarily found within the Blog section of the website editor’s sidebar.

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Managing article status (Draft vs Published)

Articles have two primary visibility states that determine whether they are accessible to your website visitors.

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Initial generation

When an article is first created using the AI workflow, the system sets it to Published automatically once content generation and image validation are complete.

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Manual toggling

Within the Blog sidebar, you can view a list of posts and their current status (Published or Draft). You can toggle this status manually:
  • Draft: Hidden from the live website
  • Published: Visible in the public feed

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Visibility control

This allows you to prepare content in advance or temporarily remove a post from public view for revisions without deleting it.

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Soft-deletes and re-enabling articles

Butternut uses a soft-delete system so content isn’t accidentally lost forever when removed from the dashboard.

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The soft-delete process

Clicking the trash icon on an article card triggers a soft-delete using the is_deleted flag in the database. This hides the article from:
  • The dashboard list
  • The public website
The document is not permanently erased.

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Re-enabling content

Because the document remains in the database, hidden articles can be re-enabled via the dashboard by reverting the delete flag, making the content manageable again.

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Note on blog page deletion

Individual articles use soft-delete. However, deleting an entire Blog Page permanently removes the page and all associated articles from the site.

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Editing article data and metadata

You can refine articles at any time to improve SEO or update information through the dedicated Article Editor.

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Accessing the editor

Click an article card in the sidebar to open the editor (typically at a URL like /dashboard/[websiteId]/blog/[articleId]).

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Modifiable fields

  • Content: Edit the main blog text and subheading HTML snippets.
  • Metadata: Update the Title, SEO Keywords, and Slug (the URL path).
  • Visuals: Replace or update images attached to specific sections of the article.

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Saving changes

When you edit these fields, the system performs POST /edit-article-data to update the JSON payload in the database, ensuring changes are persisted and reflected in the site’s metadata.

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Analogy for article management (Public noticeboard)

Think of your blog as a public noticeboard:
  • Managing status is like deciding whether to keep a notice pinned to the front (Published) or keep it in your folder (Draft) where only you can see it.
  • A soft-delete is like taking a notice down and putting it in a “Records” drawer—it’s gone from the board, but you can pin it back up whenever you like.
  • Editing metadata is like updating the headline or the reference number on the notice so people can find the right information easily.