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A plan to use before publishing

Plan a publication: audience, rights and accessibility

Before publishing, decide who should read the message, what can be copied and how to correct information. This plan helps you prepare those decisions; it does not check your account settings.

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My checks before publishing

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  1. Define recipients. Prefer a space limited to identified people. Check members, invitations, visible history and linked devices. An authorised person can still copy the message. An unlisted link can be forwarded. If access must be restricted, control recipients rather than relying on the secrecy of a link.
  2. Remove information that should not circulate. Remove or mask sensitive details that are not essential. If you cannot do so, reconsider the channel and recipients before publishing.
  3. Check rights. Blocking point: do not publish while necessary rights or permissions remain uncertain. A credit does not replace permission.
  4. Prepare an accessible equivalent. Alternative text explains an image; a transcript makes audio readable; captions convey video sound. Essential visual information also needs a description.
  5. Plan corrections. Keep changing information on a reference page you can correct. Date the instructions and link announcements to that version.

Fictional example: announcing a workshop

An association wants to announce a workshop using a meeting photo. It prepares two messages: a public announcement with the date and registration page, and a message restricted to volunteers for organisation. It removes a sheet showing participants’ numbers from the photo. If permission for the photo remains unclear, it chooses an authorised visual.

The current venue and instructions remain on the reference page. The announcement gives a clear action, a descriptive link and useful information in text. If the workshop is postponed, the team updates the page and informs registered people; it does not rely on deleting an old post to erase copies.

Limits of the plan

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Sources and method

Editorial plan, with accessibility guidance based on W3C WAI resources consulted on 9 October 2026. Check your platform’s own rules in its official help.