What is the typical content lifecycle in a CMS?

Content flows through a controlled pipeline — creation, review, approval, publication, and eventually archival — ensuring editorial oversight before anything goes public.

* The CMS editorial lifecycle: creation → template → review → approval → publication → revision → archival. *

Workflow stages:

1. Creation - Editor creates content
2. Template - Content formatted with template
3. Review - Chief editor reviews
4. Approval - Content approved for publication
5. Publication - Goes live on website
6. Revision - Updates if needed
7. Archival - Removed from active site

This workflow ensures quality control and editorial oversight before content goes public.

Go deeper:

• Content management (Wikipedia) — the content lifecycle from creation and review through publication to retirement.