Managing Content

This page covers how to manage your posts and pages in Toast — from the content list through publishing, SEO, and deletion.

Content List

Click Content in the sidebar to see all your posts and pages. The list shows:

Sorting

Click the sort control to order your content by:

• Last updated (default) — most recently edited first
• Published date — most recently published first
• Created date — newest first
• Title — alphabetical

Pagination

The content list shows a page of items at a time with Previous/Next navigation and a total item count.

Content Types

Toast has two content types:

• Post — a blog post or article, typically displayed in a feed
• Page — a standalone page (e.g., About, Contact)

The content type is set when you create a new item and cannot be changed afterward.

Publishing Workflow

Content in Toast has two states: Draft and Published.

Creating a Draft

Click Create new (or New Post in the sidebar) to open the editor. Write your content, then click Create to save it as a draft. Drafts are only visible to authenticated users in the admin panel — they are not accessible via the public content API.

Publishing

Open a draft in the editor and click the Publish button in the top-right corner. The post is immediately live at its public URL.

When content is published:

• A publishedAt timestamp is recorded
• The post becomes available through the Content API
• A View public page link appears in the editor sidebar

Unpublishing

Click Unpublish in the editor header to revert published content to draft. The publishedAt date is preserved so that re-publishing later restores the original publication date.

Content Metadata

Open the settings panel (gear icon in the editor header) to configure metadata for each piece of content:

Basic Settings

• URL Slug — the URL path for the published post (auto-generated from the title, but editable)
• Content Type — Post or Page (only editable during creation)
• Excerpt — a short summary used in feeds and previews
• Feature Image — URL for the post's hero image

SEO Settings

Expand the SEO section in the settings panel to customize how your content appears in search engines and social media:

• Meta Title — overrides the post title in search results (recommended: 50–60 characters)
• Meta Description — the snippet shown below the title in search results (recommended: 150–160 characters)
• Social Image (OG Image) — the image shown when the post is shared on social media (recommended: 1200×630 pixels)

A search engine preview shows how your post will appear in Google results, updating live as you type. When meta fields are empty, the post's title and excerpt are used as defaults.

Deleting Content

To delete a post or page:

1. Open it in the editor
2. Open the settings panel (gear icon)
3. Scroll to the bottom and click Delete
4. Confirm in the dialog that appears

Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone.

Audit Trail

Every action on your content is logged in the audit trail. Click Audit Trail in the sidebar to see a chronological log of who did what and when.

The audit trail shows:

• Timestamp — when the action happened (hover for the exact date and time)
• Actor — who performed the action
• Action — what happened (e.g., content.created, content.updated, content.published)
• Resource — what was affected

Click the expand arrow on any row to see:

• Changes — a before/after diff showing exactly what changed
• Metadata — additional context about the action

Filtering

Use the filter panel to narrow the audit trail:

• Resource Type — All, Content, User, Session, or Site
• Resource ID — filter by a specific content item
• Action — filter by action type
• Actor ID — filter by who performed the action
• Date range — filter by time period

Roles and Permissions

Different roles have different content capabilities:

• Authors can create content and edit their own posts, but cannot publish or edit other users' content.
• Editors have full content management capabilities but cannot change site settings.
• Admins have full access to everything.
• Members can sign in but cannot create or manage content.