Auto-Curated Workflow

This page explains what happens from the moment a scheduled issue is triggered until it is published.

Once an Auto-Curated newsletter has been configured and enabled, Feedotter automatically creates, populates, and prepares newsletter issues according to your settings.

Auto-Curated Workflow Overview

Every Auto-Curated issue follows the same basic workflow:

Schedule → Issue Created → Content Preloaded → Notification Sent → Review Window → Published

Depending on your settings, editors may review and publish the issue manually, or Feedotter may automatically publish it after a configured delay.

📅 Step 1: Scheduled Issue Creation

At the scheduled date and time configured in Newsletter Default Settings → Scheduling, Feedotter automatically creates a new newsletter issue.

The issue is created using the newsletter's template and default settings.

The newly created issue appears in the newsletter's issue list and is immediately available for review and editing.

What determines when an issue is created?

Issue creation is controlled by:

Frequency
Days of the week
Scheduled time
Timezone
Automation Status

If Automation Status is enabled, Feedotter will create new issues according to the configured schedule.

📰 Step 2: Content Preloading

After the issue is created, Feedotter automatically populates newsletter sections using the content sources configured in Newsletter Default Settings → Content.

Each section is processed independently.

For example:

Section

Content Source

Posts Loaded

Lead Story

Company News Feed

Where does the content come from?

Content is pulled from the content sources assigned to each newsletter section.

Feedotter uses the latest available content from those sources at the time the issue is created.

🔔 Step 3: Notification Sent

Once the issue has been created and populated, Feedotter sends a notification email to the newsletter's configured notification recipients.

Notification recipients are configured in:

Newsletter Default Settings → Basics

Up to three email addresses can be configured for each newsletter.

These recipients are notified whenever a new Auto-Curated issue is created and ready for review.

⏳ Step 4: Review Window

After the issue is created, editors have an opportunity to review the newsletter before it is published.

During this review period, editors can:

Review content
Add or remove articles
Reorder content
Update text and images
Save changes
Publish immediately
Cancel a scheduled publication

The length of the review window depends on the Delay Before Publishing setting.

For example:

Issue created: 8:00 AM
Delay before publishing: 15 minutes
Scheduled publish time: 8:15 AM

Editors have 15 minutes to review and make changes before publication occurs.

Managing a Scheduled Publication

If automatic publishing is enabled, a notification banner appears at the top right of the issue editing screen while it is waiting to be published.

From this banner, editors can:

Publish Now to immediately publish the issue to the connected ESP.
Cancel to stop the scheduled publication and return the issue to draft status.

This allows editors to make last-minute decisions during the review window without changing the newsletter's default automation settings.

Note: Canceling a scheduled publication only affects the current issue. Future Auto-Curated issues will continue to follow the newsletter's configured automation settings.

🚀 Step 5: Publication

The final step depends on whether automatic publishing is enabled.

If Automatic Publishing Is Enabled

Feedotter automatically publishes the issue to the connected ESP after the configured delay period expires.

No additional action is required.

If Automatic Publishing Is Disabled

The issue remains in draft status until an editor manually publishes it.

This allows teams to maintain complete editorial control over when newsletters are sent.

Have more questions? Read the FAQ.

Auto-Curated FAQ

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