---
title: "Getting a post reviewed before publishing"
description: "Add a reviewer on the Validation tab of the post editor, submit your post, discuss changes, and let it publish automatically once approved"
category: communication
section: news-feed-and-posts
tags: [guests]
type: Tutorial
lastUpdated: 2026-08-26
locale: en
canonical: https://support.talkspirit.com/en/communication/how-to-get-a-post-review-with-the-review-process
---

# Getting a post reviewed before publishing


## Getting a post reviewed before publishing
To have a post checked before it reaches the newsfeed, add a reviewer on the **Validation** tab of the post editor and click **Request validation**. The reviewer discusses the post with you in a dedicated thread, and once they approve it, the post is published automatically.

> **Role prerequisite:** An administrator must first turn on the post validation workflow, which is included in certain plans only. If you do not see the **Validation** tab, see [Activating the post validation workflow](/en/administration-security/activate-the-validation-process).

## Step 1: Choose a reviewer

1. Write your post and pick its recipients: a group, or the members of a private post.
2. Click the **Validation** tab at the bottom of the post editor.
3. Click **Add reviewer** and pick a reviewer from the list.

The reviewer must be a recipient of the post, and you cannot pick yourself:

- For a group post, the list offers the members of the recipient group, including guests.
- If the group requires validation, only its group managers appear in the list.
- For a private post, the list offers the recipients of the post.

![The post editor's Validation tab, explaining that a reviewer checks the post before publication, with a Make your post reviewed by line and an Add reviewer button](/images/communication/how-to-get-a-post-review-with-the-review-process/01-validation-tab.png)

You can change the reviewer only while the post is editable, so after the reviewer has answered your request, not while it is waiting for them.

## Step 2: Submit the post for validation

1. Click **Request validation**. If you scheduled the post, the button reads **Schedule** instead.
2. A confirmation dialog reminds you that the reviewer will be notified and that the post will be published after approval, or at its scheduled date. Click **Submit**.

While the request is waiting for the reviewer, you cannot edit the post: the editor shows "You have to wait until the reviewer answers your request."

![The Request validation dialog: it warns that the reviewer will be notified and that the post will be published after approval or at its schedule date, with Cancel and Submit buttons](/images/communication/how-to-get-a-post-review-with-the-review-process/02-request-validation-dialog.png)

## Step 3: Follow your requests

1. From the Newsfeed, open the **More** menu (three dots) in the action bar and select **See validations list**. A dot on the menu signals unread activity.
2. The **Validation process** page opens on two tabs: **To validate** for posts you review, and **Requested** for posts you submitted.
3. Each tab groups requests by status: **Validation requested**, **Validation in progress**, and **Approved/Rejected requests**.

![The Validation process page open on its To validate tab, with a Requested tab beside it. This account has no requests waiting, so the tab shows the message "No validation requested yet"](/images/communication/how-to-get-a-post-review-with-the-review-process/03-validation-process-page.png)

## Step 4: Discuss changes with the reviewer

Open a request to see the post next to its discussion thread. You and the reviewer exchange messages there: the reviewer cannot edit your post directly. The reviewer then clicks one of three buttons:

- **Approve**: the post is published immediately, or at its scheduled date.
- **Request changes**: the post comes back to you for edits.
- **Reject**: the post is not published.

## Step 5: Edit and resubmit

When the reviewer requests changes, the post becomes editable again. Rework it, answer in the thread if needed, and click **Request validation** to send it back. After a rejection, click **Edit** to revise the post and submit it again.

Once the reviewer approves, you are done: the post is published for you.

## What's Next?

- [Post validation workflow](/en/communication/the-validation-process)
- [Activating the post validation workflow](/en/administration-security/activate-the-validation-process)
- [Scheduling a post](/en/communication/scheduling-a-post)
- [Publishing, editing, or deleting a post](/en/communication/publishing-editing-or-deleting-a-post)