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How to copy or download an article for a platform Munshi does not connect to

Use Copy / Export to copy an article or download it as a Markdown file. Paste it into your platform, then mark it published in Munshi once it is live.

Watch it done in 49 seconds here, or on YouTube. The steps below follow the same order as the video.

Before you start

  • An article whose Section-by-Section Drafting step is done. The copy menu appears once there is article text to copy.
  • To mark it published by hand, the article also needs to be approved.
  1. On the Blog Overview, click the article you want to take elsewhere. A finished article opens on Read. Its status and word count are at the top.

    The Blog overview with the article Blanket Weight, Explained: 400g to 900g and Who Each Suits outlined in red.
  2. Click Copy / Export, on the same line as the article's status. Every way to take the article out is in this one menu.

    The Copy / Export menu open, listing Copy article, Copy post package, Copy front matter, Copy all steps and Download .md.
  3. Click Copy article, then paste into your platform's editor. Munshi shows Article copied. The text comes as Markdown, a plain text format that keeps its headings and lists.

    The Article copied confirmation in the corner of the article page.
  4. Copy post package copies the article with its meta and schema step and its internal links step. Each sits under its own heading, as far as those steps are done. Copy front matter puts a front matter block above the article instead, for platforms that read one. The block holds the title, plus the description and slug once the meta and schema step is done.

    The Post package copied confirmation in the corner of the article page.
  5. Click Download .md to save the article as a Markdown file named after its title. Any platform that imports Markdown can take it.

    The Copy / Export menu with Download .md outlined in red.
  6. After the article goes live on your platform, click Mark published. Paste the live address into Live URL and check the Date. Then click Save.

    The Mark published form under the article's status line, with the live address typed into Live URL and today's date.
  7. The status now reads Published with its date. View live opens the live page. Use Edit publish info to change the address or the date later.

    The article's status line reading Published with the date, next to the View live link, both outlined.

Where you are now

The article is live on your platform and marked published in Munshi, with its date and a link to the live page.

If something goes wrong

Mark published is not there

Approve the article first. When every step is done, click Mark completed on the banner above the article. Mark published then appears beside Copy / Export.

“Enter a valid URL (https://…) or leave it blank.”

Paste the full live link, with its https:// part. Live URL only takes a full web address. You can also clear the box and save with just the date.

“Could not copy. Check clipboard permissions.”

Allow clipboard access for Munshi in your browser's site settings. The browser blocked Munshi from the clipboard. You can also use Download .md, which needs no permission.

“No Blog Post document yet”

Click Continue steps and finish Section-by-Section Drafting. The supporting steps are done, but the drafting step is not, so there is no article to copy yet.

Try it on your own brand this week.

Munshi Social, the AI content marketing engine for small teams, plans, writes, publishes, and tracks your blog and socials. The guide above shows the real app, not a mock-up.

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