> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.morpht.com/convivial-for-govcms/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.morpht.com/convivial-for-govcms/roles/authors.md).

# Authors

Authors create and edit content and media. Everything an Author saves stays in **Draft** until an Approver publishes it — see [Workflow](/convivial-for-govcms/content-editing/workflow.md).

## Finding content

### List all content

*Manage → Content* (`/admin/content`) lists everything on the site. Filter by title, type, published status or language, then use **Edit** in the row. The **Moderation state** column shows where each item is in the workflow.

![The content overview](https://3733701002-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3fBWwpuJPUqPpT2ulMXp%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-75278c4f4dd81ae437f609ef59c07a9f3e28a258%2Fcontent-overview.png?alt=media)

### List all media

*Manage → Content → Media* (`/admin/content/media`) lists every image, document and video. See [Media](/convivial-for-govcms/content-editing/media.md).

![The media overview](https://3733701002-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3fBWwpuJPUqPpT2ulMXp%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-725c3cec923200e638aa22b0529ef846df78302d%2Fmedia-overview.png?alt=media)

### Content reports

Three reports under *Manage → Content* help keep the site tidy:

* **Missing description** (`/admin/content/missing-description`) — content with no **Description**. Every page should have one; it is what appears in search results and cards.
* **Images missing alt text** (`/admin/content/image-bad-alt`) — images whose alternative text is missing or looks like a file name.
* **Moderated content** (`/admin/content/moderated`) — everything that is not published, grouped by workflow state. This is where Approvers find content waiting for review.

![Content missing a description](https://3733701002-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3fBWwpuJPUqPpT2ulMXp%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-a31ef42173316a351ece1f3cee27ec8525c647d6%2Fcontent-missing-description.png?alt=media)

![Images with missing or bad alt text](https://3733701002-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3fBWwpuJPUqPpT2ulMXp%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-085d41a2d4517e2f2106806534ceb437e58fda5e%2Fimages-bad-alt.png?alt=media)

![Moderated content](https://3733701002-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3fBWwpuJPUqPpT2ulMXp%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-36d37aee17217808d48894a650f7b3f64a72dd62%2Fmoderated-content.png?alt=media)

## Add content

*Manage → Content → Add content* (`/node/add`) lists the content types you can create, each with a description of what it is for. Hover the *Add content* menu item to jump straight to a type.

![Choosing a content type](https://3733701002-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3fBWwpuJPUqPpT2ulMXp%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-933995705b613ed9f9a122edeb3315994cf15727%2Fnode-add.png?alt=media)

Which type to pick is covered in [Content types](/convivial-for-govcms/site-structure/content-types.md).

## Editing

Creating and editing pages — the form, its tabs and sidebar, menus, addresses and revisions — is the same for every role that edits and is described in [Editing a page](/convivial-for-govcms/content-editing/editing-a-page.md). Media, workflow and the editor have chapters of their own under [Content editing](/convivial-for-govcms/content-editing.md).

## What Authors cannot do

Authors cannot publish, archive or delete content — see [Workflow](/convivial-for-govcms/content-editing/workflow.md) — and can delete only the media they uploaded themselves.