Backlog¶

The backlog is your content queue — items progressing through the pipeline from draft to publication. Each item represents a keyword target moving through the stages.

Backlog item lifecycle¶

Creating backlog items¶

Backlog items are created by:

1. Promoting opportunities — The most common path. Promote from the Opportunities page.
2. Manual creation — Add a keyword or topic directly to the backlog from the UI.
3. Autopilot — Autopilot selects keywords and creates backlog items automatically.

Backlog detail page¶

Each backlog item has a detail page showing:

• Content — The generated draft with revisions
• SERP brief — Competitor analysis data (when enabled)
• Content score — Draft scored against the SERP brief with coverage metrics
• Fact-check checklist — Claims to verify, with automated verification results
• Internal link suggestions — Relevant internal links to add
• Performance data — GSC/GA4 metrics after publishing
• Review history — Approval/rejection comments

Content generation¶

From the backlog detail page, trigger content generation:

1. Generate Outline — AI creates a structured outline with headings
2. Generate Draft — Full article generation in the background, including:
   • Article body with headings and sections
   • Title suggestions
   • Meta description
   • FAQ section
   • Fact-check checklist
   • Optional: images, YouTube embeds, tables

You'll see real-time progress updates while the draft is being generated.

See Content Generation for details.

Bulk operations¶

The backlog list page supports:

• Bulk delete — Remove selected items
• Bulk status change — Move items between stages
• Filter by status — View items at specific pipeline stages