Section 3-8 - #MIgration Runs -

Multiple Migfeat: Update publishing terminology and add publishing settings

- Changed references from "WordPress" to "Site" across multiple components for consistency.
- Introduced a new "Publishing" tab in Site Settings to manage automatic content approval and publishing behavior.
- Added publishing settings model to the backend with fields for auto-approval, auto-publish, and publishing limits.
- Implemented Celery tasks for scheduling and processing automated content publishing.
- Enhanced Writer Dashboard to include metrics for content published to the site and scheduled for publishing.

backend/igny8_core/business/automation/services/automation_service.py

@@ -1476,11 +1476,36 @@ class AutomationService:
         
         This stage automatically approves content in 'review' status and
         marks it as 'approved' (ready for publishing to WordPress).
+        
+        Respects PublishingSettings:
+        - If auto_approval_enabled is False, skip approval and keep content in 'review'
         """
         stage_number = 7
         stage_name = "Review → Approved"
         start_time = time.time()
         
+        # Check publishing settings for auto-approval
+        from igny8_core.business.integration.models import PublishingSettings
+        publishing_settings, _ = PublishingSettings.get_or_create_for_site(self.site)
+        
+        if not publishing_settings.auto_approval_enabled:
+            self.logger.log_stage_progress(
+                self.run.run_id, self.account.id, self.site.id,
+                stage_number, "Auto-approval is disabled for this site - skipping Stage 7"
+            )
+            self.run.stage_7_result = {
+                'ready_for_review': 0,
+                'approved_count': 0,
+                'content_ids': [],
+                'skipped': True,
+                'reason': 'auto_approval_disabled'
+            }
+            self.run.status = 'completed'
+            self.run.completed_at = datetime.now()
+            self.run.save()
+            cache.delete(f'automation_lock_{self.site.id}')
+            return
+        
         # Query content ready for review
         ready_for_review = Content.objects.filter(
             site=self.site,
@@ -1602,13 +1627,55 @@ class AutomationService:
             stage_number, approved_count, time_elapsed, 0
         )
         
+        # Check if auto-publish is enabled and queue approved content for publishing
+        published_count = 0
+        if publishing_settings.auto_publish_enabled and approved_count > 0:
+            self.logger.log_stage_progress(
+                self.run.run_id, self.account.id, self.site.id,
+                stage_number, f"Auto-publish enabled - queuing {len(content_ids)} content items for publishing"
+            )
+            
+            # Get WordPress integration for this site
+            from igny8_core.business.integration.models import SiteIntegration
+            wp_integration = SiteIntegration.objects.filter(
+                site=self.site, 
+                platform='wordpress', 
+                is_active=True
+            ).first()
+            
+            if wp_integration:
+                from igny8_core.tasks.wordpress_publishing import publish_content_to_wordpress
+                
+                for content_id in content_ids:
+                    try:
+                        # Queue publish task
+                        publish_content_to_wordpress.delay(
+                            content_id=content_id,
+                            site_integration_id=wp_integration.id
+                        )
+                        published_count += 1
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        logger.error(f"[AutomationService] Failed to queue publish for content {content_id}: {str(e)}")
+                
+                self.logger.log_stage_progress(
+                    self.run.run_id, self.account.id, self.site.id,
+                    stage_number, f"Queued {published_count} content items for WordPress publishing"
+                )
+            else:
+                self.logger.log_stage_progress(
+                    self.run.run_id, self.account.id, self.site.id,
+                    stage_number, "No active WordPress integration found - skipping auto-publish"
+                )
+        
         self.run.stage_7_result = {
             'ready_for_review': total_count,
             'review_total': total_count,
             'approved_count': approved_count,
             'content_ids': content_ids,
             'time_elapsed': time_elapsed,
-            'in_progress': False
+            'in_progress': False,
+            'auto_published_count': published_count if publishing_settings.auto_publish_enabled else 0,
+            'auto_publish_enabled': publishing_settings.auto_publish_enabled,
         }
         self.run.status = 'completed'
         self.run.completed_at = datetime.now()
@@ -1617,7 +1684,8 @@ class AutomationService:
         # Release lock
         cache.delete(f'automation_lock_{self.site.id}')
         
-        logger.info(f"[AutomationService] Stage 7 complete: {approved_count} content pieces approved (ready for publishing)")
+        logger.info(f"[AutomationService] Stage 7 complete: {approved_count} content pieces approved" + 
+                   (f", {published_count} queued for publishing" if published_count > 0 else " (ready for publishing)"))
     
     def pause_automation(self):
         """Pause current automation run"""

backend/igny8_core/business/content/models.py

@@ -282,6 +282,33 @@ class Content(SoftDeletableModel, SiteSectorBaseModel):
         help_text="Content status"
     )
     
+    # Publishing scheduler fields
+    SITE_STATUS_CHOICES = [
+        ('not_published', 'Not Published'),
+        ('scheduled', 'Scheduled'),
+        ('publishing', 'Publishing'),
+        ('published', 'Published'),
+        ('failed', 'Failed'),
+    ]
+    site_status = models.CharField(
+        max_length=50,
+        choices=SITE_STATUS_CHOICES,
+        default='not_published',
+        db_index=True,
+        help_text="External site publishing status"
+    )
+    scheduled_publish_at = models.DateTimeField(
+        null=True,
+        blank=True,
+        db_index=True,
+        help_text="Scheduled time for publishing to external site"
+    )
+    site_status_updated_at = models.DateTimeField(
+        null=True,
+        blank=True,
+        help_text="Last time site_status was changed"
+    )
+    
     created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     updated_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
     

backend/igny8_core/business/integration/migrations/0003_add_publishing_settings.py

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.2.9 on 2026-01-01 06:37
+
+import django.core.validators
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('igny8_core_auth', '0018_add_country_remove_intent_seedkeyword'),
+        ('integration', '0002_add_sync_event_model'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='PublishingSettings',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('auto_approval_enabled', models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text="Automatically approve content after review (moves to 'approved' status)")),
+                ('auto_publish_enabled', models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text='Automatically publish approved content to the external site')),
+                ('daily_publish_limit', models.PositiveIntegerField(default=3, help_text='Maximum number of articles to publish per day', validators=[django.core.validators.MinValueValidator(1)])),
+                ('weekly_publish_limit', models.PositiveIntegerField(default=15, help_text='Maximum number of articles to publish per week', validators=[django.core.validators.MinValueValidator(1)])),
+                ('monthly_publish_limit', models.PositiveIntegerField(default=50, help_text='Maximum number of articles to publish per month', validators=[django.core.validators.MinValueValidator(1)])),
+                ('publish_days', models.JSONField(default=list, help_text='Days of the week to publish (mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat, sun)')),
+                ('publish_time_slots', models.JSONField(default=list, help_text="Times of day to publish (HH:MM format, e.g., ['09:00', '14:00', '18:00'])")),
+                ('created_at', models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
+                ('updated_at', models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)),
+                ('account', models.ForeignKey(db_column='tenant_id', on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, related_name='%(class)s_set', to='igny8_core_auth.account')),
+                ('site', models.OneToOneField(help_text='Site these publishing settings belong to', on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, related_name='publishing_settings', to='igny8_core_auth.site')),
+            ],
+            options={
+                'verbose_name': 'Publishing Settings',
+                'verbose_name_plural': 'Publishing Settings',
+                'db_table': 'igny8_publishing_settings',
+            },
+        ),
+    ]

backend/igny8_core/business/integration/models.py

@@ -244,3 +244,100 @@ class SyncEvent(AccountBaseModel):
     def __str__(self):
         return f"{self.get_event_type_display()} - {self.description[:50]}"
 
+
+class PublishingSettings(AccountBaseModel):
+    """
+    Site-level publishing configuration settings.
+    Controls automatic approval, publishing limits, and scheduling.
+    """
+    
+    DEFAULT_PUBLISH_DAYS = ['mon', 'tue', 'wed', 'thu', 'fri']
+    DEFAULT_TIME_SLOTS = ['09:00', '14:00', '18:00']
+    
+    site = models.OneToOneField(
+        'igny8_core_auth.Site',
+        on_delete=models.CASCADE,
+        related_name='publishing_settings',
+        help_text="Site these publishing settings belong to"
+    )
+    
+    # Auto-approval settings
+    auto_approval_enabled = models.BooleanField(
+        default=True,
+        help_text="Automatically approve content after review (moves to 'approved' status)"
+    )
+    
+    # Auto-publish settings
+    auto_publish_enabled = models.BooleanField(
+        default=True,
+        help_text="Automatically publish approved content to the external site"
+    )
+    
+    # Publishing limits
+    daily_publish_limit = models.PositiveIntegerField(
+        default=3,
+        validators=[MinValueValidator(1)],
+        help_text="Maximum number of articles to publish per day"
+    )
+    
+    weekly_publish_limit = models.PositiveIntegerField(
+        default=15,
+        validators=[MinValueValidator(1)],
+        help_text="Maximum number of articles to publish per week"
+    )
+    
+    monthly_publish_limit = models.PositiveIntegerField(
+        default=50,
+        validators=[MinValueValidator(1)],
+        help_text="Maximum number of articles to publish per month"
+    )
+    
+    # Publishing schedule
+    publish_days = models.JSONField(
+        default=list,
+        help_text="Days of the week to publish (mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat, sun)"
+    )
+    
+    publish_time_slots = models.JSONField(
+        default=list,
+        help_text="Times of day to publish (HH:MM format, e.g., ['09:00', '14:00', '18:00'])"
+    )
+    
+    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+    updated_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
+    
+    class Meta:
+        app_label = 'integration'
+        db_table = 'igny8_publishing_settings'
+        verbose_name = 'Publishing Settings'
+        verbose_name_plural = 'Publishing Settings'
+    
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"Publishing Settings for {self.site.name}"
+    
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Set defaults for JSON fields if empty"""
+        if not self.publish_days:
+            self.publish_days = self.DEFAULT_PUBLISH_DAYS
+        if not self.publish_time_slots:
+            self.publish_time_slots = self.DEFAULT_TIME_SLOTS
+        super().save(*args, **kwargs)
+    
+    @classmethod
+    def get_or_create_for_site(cls, site):
+        """Get or create publishing settings for a site with defaults"""
+        settings, created = cls.objects.get_or_create(
+            site=site,
+            defaults={
+                'account': site.account,
+                'auto_approval_enabled': True,
+                'auto_publish_enabled': True,
+                'daily_publish_limit': 3,
+                'weekly_publish_limit': 15,
+                'monthly_publish_limit': 50,
+                'publish_days': cls.DEFAULT_PUBLISH_DAYS,
+                'publish_time_slots': cls.DEFAULT_TIME_SLOTS,
+            }
+        )
+        return settings, created
+

backend/igny8_core/celery.py

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings', namespace='CELERY')
 # Load task modules from all registered Django apps.
 app.autodiscover_tasks()
 
+# Explicitly import tasks from igny8_core/tasks directory
+app.autodiscover_tasks(['igny8_core.tasks'])
+
 # Celery Beat schedule for periodic tasks
 app.conf.beat_schedule = {
     'replenish-monthly-credits': {
@@ -39,6 +42,15 @@ app.conf.beat_schedule = {
         'task': 'automation.check_scheduled_automations',
         'schedule': crontab(minute=0),  # Every hour at :00
     },
+    # Publishing Scheduler Tasks
+    'schedule-approved-content': {
+        'task': 'publishing.schedule_approved_content',
+        'schedule': crontab(minute=0),  # Every hour at :00
+    },
+    'process-scheduled-publications': {
+        'task': 'publishing.process_scheduled_publications',
+        'schedule': crontab(minute='*/5'),  # Every 5 minutes
+    },
     # Maintenance: purge expired soft-deleted records daily at 3:15 AM
     'purge-soft-deleted-records': {
         'task': 'igny8_core.purge_soft_deleted',

backend/igny8_core/modules/integration/urls.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Phase 6: Site Integration & Multi-Destination Publishing
 from django.urls import path, include
 from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
 
-from igny8_core.modules.integration.views import IntegrationViewSet
+from igny8_core.modules.integration.views import IntegrationViewSet, PublishingSettingsViewSet
 from igny8_core.modules.integration.webhooks import (
     wordpress_status_webhook,
     wordpress_metadata_webhook,
@@ -14,9 +14,19 @@ from igny8_core.modules.integration.webhooks import (
 router = DefaultRouter()
 router.register(r'integrations', IntegrationViewSet, basename='integration')
 
+# Create PublishingSettings ViewSet instance
+publishing_settings_viewset = PublishingSettingsViewSet.as_view({
+    'get': 'retrieve',
+    'put': 'update',
+    'patch': 'partial_update',
+})
+
 urlpatterns = [
     path('', include(router.urls)),
     
+    # Site-level publishing settings
+    path('sites/<int:site_id>/publishing-settings/', publishing_settings_viewset, name='publishing-settings'),
+    
     # Webhook endpoints
     path('webhooks/wordpress/status/', wordpress_status_webhook, name='wordpress-status-webhook'),
     path('webhooks/wordpress/metadata/', wordpress_metadata_webhook, name='wordpress-metadata-webhook'),

backend/igny8_core/modules/integration/views.py

@@ -838,5 +838,148 @@ class IntegrationViewSet(SiteSectorModelViewSet):
         }, request=request)
 
 
+# PublishingSettings ViewSet
+from rest_framework import serializers, viewsets
+from igny8_core.business.integration.models import PublishingSettings
 
 
+class PublishingSettingsSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    """Serializer for PublishingSettings model"""
+    
+    class Meta:
+        model = PublishingSettings
+        fields = [
+            'id',
+            'site',
+            'auto_approval_enabled',
+            'auto_publish_enabled',
+            'daily_publish_limit',
+            'weekly_publish_limit',
+            'monthly_publish_limit',
+            'publish_days',
+            'publish_time_slots',
+            'created_at',
+            'updated_at',
+        ]
+        read_only_fields = ['id', 'site', 'created_at', 'updated_at']
+
+
+@extend_schema_view(
+    retrieve=extend_schema(tags=['Integration']),
+    update=extend_schema(tags=['Integration']),
+    partial_update=extend_schema(tags=['Integration']),
+)
+class PublishingSettingsViewSet(viewsets.ViewSet):
+    """
+    ViewSet for managing site-level publishing settings.
+    
+    GET /api/v1/integration/sites/{site_id}/publishing-settings/
+    PUT /api/v1/integration/sites/{site_id}/publishing-settings/
+    PATCH /api/v1/integration/sites/{site_id}/publishing-settings/
+    """
+    permission_classes = [IsAuthenticatedAndActive, IsEditorOrAbove]
+    throttle_scope = 'integration'
+    throttle_classes = [DebugScopedRateThrottle]
+    
+    def _get_site(self, site_id, request):
+        """Get site and verify user has access"""
+        from igny8_core.auth.models import Site
+        try:
+            site = Site.objects.get(id=int(site_id))
+            # Check if user has access to this site (same account)
+            if hasattr(request, 'account') and site.account != request.account:
+                return None
+            return site
+        except (Site.DoesNotExist, ValueError, TypeError):
+            return None
+    
+    @extend_schema(tags=['Integration'])
+    def retrieve(self, request, site_id=None):
+        """
+        Get publishing settings for a site.
+        Creates default settings if they don't exist.
+        """
+        site = self._get_site(site_id, request)
+        if not site:
+            return error_response(
+                'Site not found or access denied',
+                None,
+                status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
+                request
+            )
+        
+        # Get or create settings with defaults
+        settings, created = PublishingSettings.get_or_create_for_site(site)
+        
+        serializer = PublishingSettingsSerializer(settings)
+        return success_response(
+            data=serializer.data,
+            message='Publishing settings retrieved' + (' (created with defaults)' if created else ''),
+            request=request
+        )
+    
+    @extend_schema(tags=['Integration'])
+    def update(self, request, site_id=None):
+        """
+        Update publishing settings for a site (full update).
+        """
+        site = self._get_site(site_id, request)
+        if not site:
+            return error_response(
+                'Site not found or access denied',
+                None,
+                status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
+                request
+            )
+        
+        # Get or create settings
+        settings, _ = PublishingSettings.get_or_create_for_site(site)
+        
+        serializer = PublishingSettingsSerializer(settings, data=request.data)
+        if serializer.is_valid():
+            serializer.save()
+            return success_response(
+                data=serializer.data,
+                message='Publishing settings updated',
+                request=request
+            )
+        
+        return error_response(
+            'Validation failed',
+            serializer.errors,
+            status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+            request
+        )
+    
+    @extend_schema(tags=['Integration'])
+    def partial_update(self, request, site_id=None):
+        """
+        Partially update publishing settings for a site.
+        """
+        site = self._get_site(site_id, request)
+        if not site:
+            return error_response(
+                'Site not found or access denied',
+                None,
+                status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
+                request
+            )
+        
+        # Get or create settings
+        settings, _ = PublishingSettings.get_or_create_for_site(site)
+        
+        serializer = PublishingSettingsSerializer(settings, data=request.data, partial=True)
+        if serializer.is_valid():
+            serializer.save()
+            return success_response(
+                data=serializer.data,
+                message='Publishing settings updated',
+                request=request
+            )
+        
+        return error_response(
+            'Validation failed',
+            serializer.errors,
+            status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+            request
+        )

backend/igny8_core/modules/writer/migrations/0015_add_publishing_scheduler_fields.py

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Generated migration for publishing scheduler fields
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('writer', '0014_add_approved_status'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='content',
+            name='site_status',
+            field=models.CharField(
+                choices=[
+                    ('not_published', 'Not Published'),
+                    ('scheduled', 'Scheduled'),
+                    ('publishing', 'Publishing'),
+                    ('published', 'Published'),
+                    ('failed', 'Failed'),
+                ],
+                db_index=True,
+                default='not_published',
+                help_text='External site publishing status',
+                max_length=50,
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='content',
+            name='scheduled_publish_at',
+            field=models.DateTimeField(
+                blank=True,
+                db_index=True,
+                help_text='Scheduled time for publishing to external site',
+                null=True,
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='content',
+            name='site_status_updated_at',
+            field=models.DateTimeField(
+                blank=True,
+                help_text='Last time site_status was changed',
+                null=True,
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]

backend/igny8_core/modules/writer/serializers.py

@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ class ContentSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
             'external_url',
             'source',
             'status',
+            'site_status',
+            'scheduled_publish_at',
+            'site_status_updated_at',
             'word_count',
             'sector_name',
             'site_id',
@@ -197,7 +200,7 @@ class ContentSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
             'created_at',
             'updated_at',
         ]
-        read_only_fields = ['id', 'created_at', 'updated_at', 'account_id']
+        read_only_fields = ['id', 'created_at', 'updated_at', 'account_id', 'site_status', 'scheduled_publish_at', 'site_status_updated_at']
     
     def validate(self, attrs):
         """Ensure required fields for Content creation"""

backend/igny8_core/tasks/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+"""
+IGNY8 Celery Tasks
+
+This module contains all Celery background tasks for the application.
+"""
+
+# Import all task modules to ensure they're registered with Celery
+from igny8_core.tasks.plan_limits import *
+from igny8_core.tasks.backup import *
+from igny8_core.tasks.wordpress_publishing import *
+from igny8_core.tasks.publishing_scheduler import *

backend/igny8_core/tasks/publishing_scheduler.py

@@ -0,0 +1,361 @@
+"""
+IGNY8 Publishing Scheduler Tasks
+
+Celery tasks for scheduling and processing automated content publishing:
+1. schedule_approved_content: Runs hourly - schedules approved content for publishing
+2. process_scheduled_publications: Runs every 5 minutes - processes scheduled content
+"""
+from celery import shared_task
+from django.utils import timezone
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+import logging
+from typing import Dict, Any
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@shared_task(name='publishing.schedule_approved_content')
+def schedule_approved_content() -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Hourly task that schedules approved content for publishing based on PublishingSettings.
+    
+    For each site with PublishingSettings.auto_publish_enabled:
+    1. Gets all content with status='approved' and site_status='not_published'
+    2. Calculates next available publish slots based on:
+       - publish_days (which days are allowed)
+       - publish_time_slots (which times are allowed)
+       - daily/weekly/monthly limits
+    3. Sets scheduled_publish_at and site_status='scheduled'
+    
+    Returns:
+        Dict with scheduling results per site
+    """
+    from igny8_core.business.content.models import Content
+    from igny8_core.business.integration.models import PublishingSettings
+    from igny8_core.auth.models import Site
+    
+    results = {
+        'sites_processed': 0,
+        'content_scheduled': 0,
+        'errors': [],
+        'details': []
+    }
+    
+    try:
+        # Get all sites with auto_publish enabled
+        sites_with_settings = PublishingSettings.objects.filter(auto_publish_enabled=True)
+        
+        for settings in sites_with_settings:
+            site = settings.site
+            site_result = {
+                'site_id': site.id,
+                'site_name': site.name,
+                'scheduled_count': 0
+            }
+            
+            try:
+                # Get approved content that's not yet scheduled
+                pending_content = Content.objects.filter(
+                    site=site,
+                    status='approved',
+                    site_status='not_published',
+                    scheduled_publish_at__isnull=True
+                ).order_by('created_at')
+                
+                if not pending_content.exists():
+                    logger.debug(f"Site {site.id}: No pending content to schedule")
+                    results['details'].append(site_result)
+                    results['sites_processed'] += 1
+                    continue
+                
+                # Calculate available slots
+                available_slots = _calculate_available_slots(settings, site)
+                
+                # Assign slots to content
+                for i, content in enumerate(pending_content):
+                    if i >= len(available_slots):
+                        logger.info(f"Site {site.id}: No more slots available (limit reached)")
+                        break
+                    
+                    scheduled_time = available_slots[i]
+                    content.scheduled_publish_at = scheduled_time
+                    content.site_status = 'scheduled'
+                    content.site_status_updated_at = timezone.now()
+                    content.save(update_fields=['scheduled_publish_at', 'site_status', 'site_status_updated_at'])
+                    
+                    site_result['scheduled_count'] += 1
+                    results['content_scheduled'] += 1
+                    
+                    logger.info(f"Scheduled content {content.id} for {scheduled_time}")
+                
+                results['details'].append(site_result)
+                results['sites_processed'] += 1
+                
+            except Exception as e:
+                error_msg = f"Error processing site {site.id}: {str(e)}"
+                logger.error(error_msg)
+                results['errors'].append(error_msg)
+        
+        logger.info(f"Publishing scheduler completed: {results['content_scheduled']} content items scheduled across {results['sites_processed']} sites")
+        return results
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        error_msg = f"Fatal error in schedule_approved_content: {str(e)}"
+        logger.error(error_msg)
+        results['errors'].append(error_msg)
+        return results
+
+
+def _calculate_available_slots(settings: 'PublishingSettings', site: 'Site') -> list:
+    """
+    Calculate available publishing time slots based on settings and limits.
+    
+    Args:
+        settings: PublishingSettings instance
+        site: Site instance
+        
+    Returns:
+        List of datetime objects representing available slots
+    """
+    from igny8_core.business.content.models import Content
+    
+    now = timezone.now()
+    slots = []
+    
+    # Get configured days and times
+    publish_days = settings.publish_days or ['mon', 'tue', 'wed', 'thu', 'fri']
+    publish_times = settings.publish_time_slots or ['09:00', '14:00', '18:00']
+    
+    # Day name mapping
+    day_map = {
+        'mon': 0, 'tue': 1, 'wed': 2, 'thu': 3,
+        'fri': 4, 'sat': 5, 'sun': 6
+    }
+    allowed_days = [day_map.get(d.lower(), -1) for d in publish_days]
+    allowed_days = [d for d in allowed_days if d >= 0]
+    
+    # Parse time slots
+    time_slots = []
+    for time_str in publish_times:
+        try:
+            hour, minute = map(int, time_str.split(':'))
+            time_slots.append((hour, minute))
+        except (ValueError, AttributeError):
+            continue
+    
+    if not time_slots:
+        time_slots = [(9, 0), (14, 0), (18, 0)]
+    
+    # Calculate limits
+    daily_limit = settings.daily_publish_limit
+    weekly_limit = settings.weekly_publish_limit
+    monthly_limit = settings.monthly_publish_limit
+    
+    # Count existing scheduled/published content
+    today_start = now.replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
+    week_start = today_start - timedelta(days=now.weekday())
+    month_start = today_start.replace(day=1)
+    
+    daily_count = Content.objects.filter(
+        site=site,
+        site_status__in=['scheduled', 'publishing', 'published'],
+        scheduled_publish_at__gte=today_start
+    ).count()
+    
+    weekly_count = Content.objects.filter(
+        site=site,
+        site_status__in=['scheduled', 'publishing', 'published'],
+        scheduled_publish_at__gte=week_start
+    ).count()
+    
+    monthly_count = Content.objects.filter(
+        site=site,
+        site_status__in=['scheduled', 'publishing', 'published'],
+        scheduled_publish_at__gte=month_start
+    ).count()
+    
+    # Generate slots for next 30 days
+    current_date = now.date()
+    slots_per_day = {}  # Track slots used per day
+    
+    for day_offset in range(30):
+        check_date = current_date + timedelta(days=day_offset)
+        
+        # Check if day is allowed
+        if check_date.weekday() not in allowed_days:
+            continue
+        
+        for hour, minute in time_slots:
+            slot_time = timezone.make_aware(
+                datetime.combine(check_date, datetime.min.time().replace(hour=hour, minute=minute))
+            )
+            
+            # Skip if in the past
+            if slot_time <= now:
+                continue
+            
+            # Check daily limit
+            day_key = check_date.isoformat()
+            slots_this_day = slots_per_day.get(day_key, 0)
+            if daily_limit and (daily_count + slots_this_day) >= daily_limit:
+                continue
+            
+            # Check weekly limit
+            slot_week_start = slot_time - timedelta(days=slot_time.weekday())
+            if slot_week_start.date() == week_start.date():
+                scheduled_in_week = weekly_count + len([s for s in slots if s >= week_start])
+                if weekly_limit and scheduled_in_week >= weekly_limit:
+                    continue
+            
+            # Check monthly limit
+            if slot_time.month == now.month and slot_time.year == now.year:
+                scheduled_in_month = monthly_count + len([s for s in slots if s.month == now.month])
+                if monthly_limit and scheduled_in_month >= monthly_limit:
+                    continue
+            
+            slots.append(slot_time)
+            slots_per_day[day_key] = slots_per_day.get(day_key, 0) + 1
+            
+            # Limit total slots to prevent memory issues
+            if len(slots) >= 100:
+                return slots
+    
+    return slots
+
+
+@shared_task(name='publishing.process_scheduled_publications')
+def process_scheduled_publications() -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Every 5 minutes: Process content scheduled for publishing.
+    
+    Finds all content where:
+    - site_status = 'scheduled'
+    - scheduled_publish_at <= now
+    
+    For each, triggers the WordPress publishing task.
+    
+    Returns:
+        Dict with processing results
+    """
+    from igny8_core.business.content.models import Content
+    from igny8_core.business.integration.models import SiteIntegration
+    from igny8_core.tasks.wordpress_publishing import publish_content_to_wordpress
+    
+    results = {
+        'processed': 0,
+        'published': 0,
+        'failed': 0,
+        'errors': []
+    }
+    
+    now = timezone.now()
+    
+    try:
+        # Get all scheduled content that's due
+        due_content = Content.objects.filter(
+            site_status='scheduled',
+            scheduled_publish_at__lte=now
+        ).select_related('site', 'task')
+        
+        for content in due_content:
+            results['processed'] += 1
+            
+            try:
+                # Update status to publishing
+                content.site_status = 'publishing'
+                content.site_status_updated_at = timezone.now()
+                content.save(update_fields=['site_status', 'site_status_updated_at'])
+                
+                # Get site integration
+                site_integration = SiteIntegration.objects.filter(
+                    site=content.site,
+                    platform='wordpress',
+                    is_active=True
+                ).first()
+                
+                if not site_integration:
+                    error_msg = f"No active WordPress integration for site {content.site_id}"
+                    logger.error(error_msg)
+                    content.site_status = 'failed'
+                    content.site_status_updated_at = timezone.now()
+                    content.save(update_fields=['site_status', 'site_status_updated_at'])
+                    results['failed'] += 1
+                    results['errors'].append(error_msg)
+                    continue
+                
+                # Queue the WordPress publishing task
+                task_id = content.task_id if hasattr(content, 'task') and content.task else None
+                publish_content_to_wordpress.delay(
+                    content_id=content.id,
+                    site_integration_id=site_integration.id,
+                    task_id=task_id
+                )
+                
+                logger.info(f"Queued content {content.id} for WordPress publishing")
+                results['published'] += 1
+                
+            except Exception as e:
+                error_msg = f"Error processing content {content.id}: {str(e)}"
+                logger.error(error_msg)
+                content.site_status = 'failed'
+                content.site_status_updated_at = timezone.now()
+                content.save(update_fields=['site_status', 'site_status_updated_at'])
+                results['failed'] += 1
+                results['errors'].append(error_msg)
+        
+        logger.info(f"Processing completed: {results['published']}/{results['processed']} published successfully")
+        return results
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        error_msg = f"Fatal error in process_scheduled_publications: {str(e)}"
+        logger.error(error_msg)
+        results['errors'].append(error_msg)
+        return results
+
+
+@shared_task(name='publishing.update_content_site_status')
+def update_content_site_status(content_id: int, new_status: str, external_id: str = None, external_url: str = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Update content site_status after WordPress publishing completes.
+    Called by the WordPress publishing task upon success or failure.
+    
+    Args:
+        content_id: Content ID to update
+        new_status: New site_status ('published' or 'failed')
+        external_id: WordPress post ID (on success)
+        external_url: WordPress post URL (on success)
+        
+    Returns:
+        Dict with update result
+    """
+    from igny8_core.business.content.models import Content
+    
+    try:
+        content = Content.objects.get(id=content_id)
+        content.site_status = new_status
+        content.site_status_updated_at = timezone.now()
+        
+        if external_id:
+            content.external_id = external_id
+        if external_url:
+            content.external_url = external_url
+        
+        update_fields = ['site_status', 'site_status_updated_at']
+        if external_id:
+            update_fields.append('external_id')
+        if external_url:
+            update_fields.append('external_url')
+        
+        content.save(update_fields=update_fields)
+        
+        logger.info(f"Updated content {content_id} site_status to {new_status}")
+        return {'success': True, 'content_id': content_id, 'new_status': new_status}
+        
+    except Content.DoesNotExist:
+        error_msg = f"Content {content_id} not found"
+        logger.error(error_msg)
+        return {'success': False, 'error': error_msg}
+    except Exception as e:
+        error_msg = f"Error updating content {content_id}: {str(e)}"
+        logger.error(error_msg)
+        return {'success': False, 'error': error_msg}

backend/igny8_core/tasks/wordpress_publishing.py

@@ -354,12 +354,14 @@ def publish_content_to_wordpress(self, content_id: int, site_integration_id: int
                 content.external_id = str(wp_data.get('post_id'))
                 content.external_url = wp_data.get('post_url')
                 content.status = 'published'
+                content.site_status = 'published'
+                content.site_status_updated_at = timezone.now()
                 
                 if not hasattr(content, 'metadata') or content.metadata is None:
                     content.metadata = {}
                 content.metadata['wordpress_status'] = wp_status
                 
-                content.save(update_fields=['external_id', 'external_url', 'status', 'metadata', 'updated_at'])
+                content.save(update_fields=['external_id', 'external_url', 'status', 'site_status', 'site_status_updated_at', 'metadata', 'updated_at'])
                 
                 publish_logger.info(f"   {log_prefix} ✅ Content model updated:")
                 publish_logger.info(f"      {log_prefix} External ID: {content.external_id}")
@@ -425,12 +427,14 @@ def publish_content_to_wordpress(self, content_id: int, site_integration_id: int
                 content.external_id = str(wp_data.get('post_id'))
                 content.external_url = wp_data.get('post_url')
                 content.status = 'published'
+                content.site_status = 'published'
+                content.site_status_updated_at = timezone.now()
                 
                 if not hasattr(content, 'metadata') or content.metadata is None:
                     content.metadata = {}
                 content.metadata['wordpress_status'] = wp_status
                 
-                content.save(update_fields=['external_id', 'external_url', 'status', 'metadata', 'updated_at'])
+                content.save(update_fields=['external_id', 'external_url', 'status', 'site_status', 'site_status_updated_at', 'metadata', 'updated_at'])
                 
                 # Log sync event
                 duration_ms = int((time.time() - start_time) * 1000)
@@ -525,6 +529,16 @@ def publish_content_to_wordpress(self, content_id: int, site_integration_id: int
         publish_logger.error(f"   {prefix} Duration: {duration_ms}ms")
         publish_logger.error("="*80, exc_info=True)
         
+        # Update site_status to failed if content was loaded
+        try:
+            if content and content.id:
+                content.site_status = 'failed'
+                content.site_status_updated_at = timezone.now()
+                content.save(update_fields=['site_status', 'site_status_updated_at'])
+                publish_logger.info(f"Updated content {content.id} site_status to 'failed'")
+        except Exception as update_error:
+            publish_logger.error(f"Failed to update site_status: {str(update_error)}")
+        
         # Try to log sync event
         try:
             from igny8_core.business.integration.models import SyncEvent

frontend/src/components/BulkWordPressPublish/BulkWordPressPublish.tsx

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export const BulkWordPressPublish: React.FC<BulkWordPressPublishProps> = ({
         onClick={handleOpen}
         disabled={selectedContentIds.length === 0}
       >
-        Bulk Publish to WordPress ({selectedContentIds.length})
+        Bulk Publish to Site ({selectedContentIds.length})
       </Button>
 
       <Dialog
@@ -210,14 +210,14 @@ export const BulkWordPressPublish: React.FC<BulkWordPressPublishProps> = ({
         fullWidth
       >
         <DialogTitle>
-          Bulk Publish to WordPress
+          Bulk Publish to Site
         </DialogTitle>
         
         <DialogContent>
           {!publishing && !result && (
             <>
               <Typography variant="body1" gutterBottom>
-                You are about to publish {selectedContentIds.length} content items to WordPress:
+                You are about to publish {selectedContentIds.length} content items to your site:
               </Typography>
               
               <List dense sx={{ maxHeight: 300, overflow: 'auto', mt: 2 }}>

frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/BulkWordPressPublish.tsx

@@ -138,14 +138,14 @@ export const BulkWordPressPublish: React.FC<BulkWordPressPublishProps> = ({
         disableEscapeKeyDown={publishing}
       >
         <DialogTitle>
-          Bulk Publish to WordPress
+          Bulk Publish to Site
         </DialogTitle>
         
         <DialogContent>
           {!publishing && results.length === 0 && (
             <>
               <Typography variant="body1" gutterBottom>
-                Ready to publish <strong>{readyToPublish.length}</strong> content items to WordPress:
+                Ready to publish <strong>{readyToPublish.length}</strong> content items to your site:
               </Typography>
               
               <Alert severity="info" sx={{ mt: 2, mb: 2 }}>

frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/ContentActionsMenu.tsx

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export const ContentActionsMenu: React.FC<ContentActionsMenuProps> = ({
               <ListItemIcon>
                 <PublishIcon fontSize="small" />
               </ListItemIcon>
-              <ListItemText>Publish to WordPress</ListItemText>
+              <ListItemText>Publish to Site</ListItemText>
             </MenuItem>
             <Divider />
           </>

frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/WordPressPublish.tsx

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export const WordPressPublish: React.FC<WordPressPublishProps> = ({
   
   if (!shouldShowPublishButton) {
     return (
-      <Tooltip title={`Images must be generated before publishing to WordPress`}>
+      <Tooltip title={`Images must be generated before publishing to site`}>
         <Box display="flex" alignItems="center" gap={1}>
           <Button
             variant="outlined"
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export const WordPressPublish: React.FC<WordPressPublishProps> = ({
   const renderButton = () => {
     if (size === 'small') {
       return (
-        <Tooltip title={`WordPress: ${statusInfo.label}`}>
+        <Tooltip title={`Site: ${statusInfo.label}`}>
           <IconButton
             size="small"
             onClick={() => {
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ export const WordPressPublish: React.FC<WordPressPublishProps> = ({
         disabled={loading || statusInfo.action === 'wait'}
         size={size}
       >
-        {statusInfo.action === 'publish' && 'Publish to WordPress'}
+        {statusInfo.action === 'publish' && 'Publish to Site'}
         {statusInfo.action === 'retry' && 'Retry'}
-        {statusInfo.action === 'view' && 'View on WordPress'}
+        {statusInfo.action === 'view' && 'View on Site'}
         {statusInfo.action === 'wait' && statusInfo.label}
       </Button>
     );
@@ -323,14 +323,14 @@ export const WordPressPublish: React.FC<WordPressPublishProps> = ({
         maxWidth="sm"
         fullWidth
       >
-        <DialogTitle>Publish to WordPress</DialogTitle>
+        <DialogTitle>Publish to Site</DialogTitle>
         <DialogContent>
           <Typography variant="body1" gutterBottom>
-            Are you sure you want to publish "<strong>{contentTitle}</strong>" to WordPress?
+            Are you sure you want to publish "<strong>{contentTitle}</strong>" to your site?
           </Typography>
           
           <Typography variant="body2" color="textSecondary" sx={{ mt: 2 }}>
-            This will create a new post on your connected WordPress site with all content, 
+            This will create a new post on your connected site with all content, 
             images, categories, and SEO metadata.
           </Typography>
           
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ export const WordPressPublish: React.FC<WordPressPublishProps> = ({
 
           {wpStatus?.wordpress_sync_status === 'success' && (
             <Alert severity="info" sx={{ mt: 2 }}>
-              This content is already published to WordPress. 
+              This content is already published to your site. 
               You can force republish to update the existing post.
             </Alert>
           )}

frontend/src/config/pages/review.config.tsx

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export function createReviewPageConfig(params: {
               <span className="text-[11px] font-normal">{label}</span>
             </Badge>
             {row.external_id && (
-              <CheckCircleIcon className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-success-500" title="Published to WordPress" />
+              <CheckCircleIcon className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-success-500" title="Published to Site" />
             )}
           </div>
         );

frontend/src/config/pages/table-actions.config.tsx

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ const tableActionsConfigs: Record<string, TableActionsConfig> = {
 
       {
         key: 'view_on_wordpress',
-        label: 'View on WordPress',
+        label: 'View on Site',
         icon: <CheckCircleIcon className="w-5 h-5 text-brand-500" />,
         variant: 'secondary',
         shouldShow: (row: any) => !!row.external_id, // Only show if published
@@ -334,14 +334,14 @@ const tableActionsConfigs: Record<string, TableActionsConfig> = {
       },
       {
         key: 'publish_wordpress',
-        label: 'Publish to WordPress',
+        label: 'Publish to Site',
         icon: <ArrowRightIcon className="w-5 h-5" />,
         variant: 'success',
         shouldShow: (row: any) => !row.external_id, // Only show if not published
       },
       {
         key: 'view_on_wordpress',
-        label: 'View on WordPress',
+        label: 'View on Site',
         icon: <CheckCircleIcon className="w-5 h-5 text-brand-500" />,
         variant: 'secondary',
         shouldShow: (row: any) => !!row.external_id, // Only show if published
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ const tableActionsConfigs: Record<string, TableActionsConfig> = {
     bulkActions: [
       {
         key: 'bulk_publish_wordpress',
-        label: 'Publish to WordPress',
+        label: 'Publish to Site',
         icon: <ArrowRightIcon className="w-4 h-4" />,
         variant: 'success',
       },
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ const tableActionsConfigs: Record<string, TableActionsConfig> = {
       },
       {
         key: 'publish_wordpress',
-        label: 'Publish to WordPress',
+        label: 'Publish to Site',
         icon: <ArrowRightIcon className="w-5 h-5" />,
         variant: 'primary',
       },
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ const tableActionsConfigs: Record<string, TableActionsConfig> = {
       },
       {
         key: 'bulk_publish_wordpress',
-        label: 'Publish to WordPress',
+        label: 'Publish to Site',
         icon: <ArrowRightIcon className="w-5 h-5" />,
         variant: 'primary',
       },

frontend/src/pages/Sites/Settings.tsx

@@ -46,11 +46,16 @@ export default function SiteSettings() {
   const siteSelectorRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
 
   // Check for tab parameter in URL
-  const initialTab = (searchParams.get('tab') as 'general' | 'integrations' | 'content-types') || 'general';
+  const initialTab = (searchParams.get('tab') as 'general' | 'integrations' | 'publishing' | 'content-types') || 'general';
-  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<'general' | 'integrations' | 'content-types'>(initialTab);
+  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<'general' | 'integrations' | 'publishing' | 'content-types'>(initialTab);
   const [contentTypes, setContentTypes] = useState<any>(null);
   const [contentTypesLoading, setContentTypesLoading] = useState(false);
   
+  // Publishing settings state
+  const [publishingSettings, setPublishingSettings] = useState<any>(null);
+  const [publishingSettingsLoading, setPublishingSettingsLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [publishingSettingsSaving, setPublishingSettingsSaving] = useState(false);
+  
   // Sectors selection state
   const [industries, setIndustries] = useState<Industry[]>([]);
   const [selectedIndustry, setSelectedIndustry] = useState<string>('');
@@ -102,7 +107,7 @@ export default function SiteSettings() {
   useEffect(() => {
     // Update tab if URL parameter changes
     const tab = searchParams.get('tab');
-    if (tab && ['general', 'integrations', 'content-types'].includes(tab)) {
+    if (tab && ['general', 'integrations', 'publishing', 'content-types'].includes(tab)) {
       setActiveTab(tab as typeof activeTab);
     }
   }, [searchParams]);
@@ -113,6 +118,12 @@ export default function SiteSettings() {
     }
   }, [activeTab, wordPressIntegration]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (activeTab === 'publishing' && siteId && !publishingSettings) {
+      loadPublishingSettings();
+    }
+  }, [activeTab, siteId]);
+
   // Load sites for selector
   useEffect(() => {
     loadSites();
@@ -197,6 +208,47 @@ export default function SiteSettings() {
     }
   };
 
+  const loadPublishingSettings = async () => {
+    if (!siteId) return;
+    try {
+      setPublishingSettingsLoading(true);
+      const response = await fetchAPI(`/v1/integration/sites/${siteId}/publishing-settings/`);
+      setPublishingSettings(response.data || response);
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      console.error('Failed to load publishing settings:', error);
+      // Set defaults if endpoint fails
+      setPublishingSettings({
+        auto_approval_enabled: true,
+        auto_publish_enabled: true,
+        daily_publish_limit: 3,
+        weekly_publish_limit: 15,
+        monthly_publish_limit: 50,
+        publish_days: ['mon', 'tue', 'wed', 'thu', 'fri'],
+        publish_time_slots: ['09:00', '14:00', '18:00'],
+      });
+    } finally {
+      setPublishingSettingsLoading(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const savePublishingSettings = async (newSettings: any) => {
+    if (!siteId) return;
+    try {
+      setPublishingSettingsSaving(true);
+      const response = await fetchAPI(`/v1/integration/sites/${siteId}/publishing-settings/`, {
+        method: 'PATCH',
+        body: JSON.stringify(newSettings),
+      });
+      setPublishingSettings(response.data || response);
+      toast.success('Publishing settings saved successfully');
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      console.error('Failed to save publishing settings:', error);
+      toast.error('Failed to save publishing settings');
+    } finally {
+      setPublishingSettingsSaving(false);
+    }
+  };
+
   const loadIndustries = async () => {
     try {
       const response = await fetchIndustries();
@@ -583,6 +635,21 @@ export default function SiteSettings() {
             <PlugInIcon className="w-4 h-4 inline mr-2" />
             Integrations
           </button>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => {
+              setActiveTab('publishing');
+              navigate(`/sites/${siteId}/settings?tab=publishing`, { replace: true });
+            }}
+            className={`px-4 py-2 font-medium border-b-2 transition-colors ${
+              activeTab === 'publishing'
+                ? 'border-brand-500 text-brand-600 dark:text-brand-400'
+                : 'border-transparent text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-gray-300'
+            }`}
+          >
+            <PaperPlaneIcon className="w-4 h-4 inline mr-2" />
+            Publishing
+          </button>
           {(wordPressIntegration || site?.wp_url || site?.wp_api_key || site?.hosting_type === 'wordpress') && (
             <button
               type="button"
@@ -603,6 +670,257 @@ export default function SiteSettings() {
         </div>
       </div>
 
+      {/* Publishing Tab */}
+      {activeTab === 'publishing' && (
+        <Card>
+          <div className="p-6">
+            <div className="mb-6">
+              <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Publishing Settings</h2>
+              <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 mt-1">Configure automatic content approval and publishing behavior</p>
+            </div>
+            
+            {publishingSettingsLoading ? (
+              <div className="text-center py-8 text-gray-500">
+                <div className="inline-block animate-spin rounded-full h-8 w-8 border-b-2 border-brand-600 mb-3"></div>
+                <p>Loading publishing settings...</p>
+              </div>
+            ) : publishingSettings ? (
+              <div className="space-y-8">
+                {/* Auto-Approval Section */}
+                <div className="border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 pb-6">
+                  <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
+                    <div>
+                      <h3 className="text-base font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Auto-Approval</h3>
+                      <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 mt-1">
+                        Automatically approve content after review (moves from 'review' to 'approved' status)
+                      </p>
+                    </div>
+                    <label className="relative inline-flex items-center cursor-pointer">
+                      <input
+                        type="checkbox"
+                        checked={publishingSettings.auto_approval_enabled}
+                        onChange={(e) => {
+                          const newSettings = { ...publishingSettings, auto_approval_enabled: e.target.checked };
+                          setPublishingSettings(newSettings);
+                          savePublishingSettings({ auto_approval_enabled: e.target.checked });
+                        }}
+                        className="sr-only peer"
+                      />
+                      <div className="w-11 h-6 bg-gray-200 peer-focus:outline-none peer-focus:ring-4 peer-focus:ring-brand-300 dark:peer-focus:ring-brand-800 rounded-full peer dark:bg-gray-700 peer-checked:after:translate-x-full rtl:peer-checked:after:-translate-x-full peer-checked:after:border-white after:content-[''] after:absolute after:top-[2px] after:start-[2px] after:bg-white after:border-gray-300 after:border after:rounded-full after:h-5 after:w-5 after:transition-all dark:border-gray-600 peer-checked:bg-brand-600"></div>
+                    </label>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+
+                {/* Auto-Publish Section */}
+                <div className="border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 pb-6">
+                  <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
+                    <div>
+                      <h3 className="text-base font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Auto-Publish to Site</h3>
+                      <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 mt-1">
+                        Automatically publish approved content to WordPress based on the schedule below
+                      </p>
+                    </div>
+                    <label className="relative inline-flex items-center cursor-pointer">
+                      <input
+                        type="checkbox"
+                        checked={publishingSettings.auto_publish_enabled}
+                        onChange={(e) => {
+                          const newSettings = { ...publishingSettings, auto_publish_enabled: e.target.checked };
+                          setPublishingSettings(newSettings);
+                          savePublishingSettings({ auto_publish_enabled: e.target.checked });
+                        }}
+                        className="sr-only peer"
+                      />
+                      <div className="w-11 h-6 bg-gray-200 peer-focus:outline-none peer-focus:ring-4 peer-focus:ring-brand-300 dark:peer-focus:ring-brand-800 rounded-full peer dark:bg-gray-700 peer-checked:after:translate-x-full rtl:peer-checked:after:-translate-x-full peer-checked:after:border-white after:content-[''] after:absolute after:top-[2px] after:start-[2px] after:bg-white after:border-gray-300 after:border after:rounded-full after:h-5 after:w-5 after:transition-all dark:border-gray-600 peer-checked:bg-brand-600"></div>
+                    </label>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+
+                {/* Publishing Limits Section */}
+                <div className="border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 pb-6">
+                  <h3 className="text-base font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white mb-4">Publishing Limits</h3>
+                  <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 mb-4">
+                    Set limits for automatic publishing to control content flow
+                  </p>
+                  <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-4">
+                    <div>
+                      <Label>Daily Limit</Label>
+                      <input
+                        type="number"
+                        min="1"
+                        max="50"
+                        value={publishingSettings.daily_publish_limit}
+                        onChange={(e) => {
+                          const value = Math.max(1, Math.min(50, parseInt(e.target.value) || 1));
+                          setPublishingSettings({ ...publishingSettings, daily_publish_limit: value });
+                        }}
+                        onBlur={() => savePublishingSettings({ daily_publish_limit: publishingSettings.daily_publish_limit })}
+                        className="w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 rounded-md bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 text-gray-900 dark:text-white focus:ring-brand-500 focus:border-brand-500"
+                      />
+                      <p className="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-1">Articles per day</p>
+                    </div>
+                    <div>
+                      <Label>Weekly Limit</Label>
+                      <input
+                        type="number"
+                        min="1"
+                        max="200"
+                        value={publishingSettings.weekly_publish_limit}
+                        onChange={(e) => {
+                          const value = Math.max(1, Math.min(200, parseInt(e.target.value) || 1));
+                          setPublishingSettings({ ...publishingSettings, weekly_publish_limit: value });
+                        }}
+                        onBlur={() => savePublishingSettings({ weekly_publish_limit: publishingSettings.weekly_publish_limit })}
+                        className="w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 rounded-md bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 text-gray-900 dark:text-white focus:ring-brand-500 focus:border-brand-500"
+                      />
+                      <p className="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-1">Articles per week</p>
+                    </div>
+                    <div>
+                      <Label>Monthly Limit</Label>
+                      <input
+                        type="number"
+                        min="1"
+                        max="500"
+                        value={publishingSettings.monthly_publish_limit}
+                        onChange={(e) => {
+                          const value = Math.max(1, Math.min(500, parseInt(e.target.value) || 1));
+                          setPublishingSettings({ ...publishingSettings, monthly_publish_limit: value });
+                        }}
+                        onBlur={() => savePublishingSettings({ monthly_publish_limit: publishingSettings.monthly_publish_limit })}
+                        className="w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 rounded-md bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 text-gray-900 dark:text-white focus:ring-brand-500 focus:border-brand-500"
+                      />
+                      <p className="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-1">Articles per month</p>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+
+                {/* Publishing Days Section */}
+                <div className="border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 pb-6">
+                  <h3 className="text-base font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white mb-4">Publishing Days</h3>
+                  <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 mb-4">
+                    Select which days of the week to automatically publish content
+                  </p>
+                  <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                    {[
+                      { value: 'mon', label: 'Mon' },
+                      { value: 'tue', label: 'Tue' },
+                      { value: 'wed', label: 'Wed' },
+                      { value: 'thu', label: 'Thu' },
+                      { value: 'fri', label: 'Fri' },
+                      { value: 'sat', label: 'Sat' },
+                      { value: 'sun', label: 'Sun' },
+                    ].map((day) => (
+                      <button
+                        key={day.value}
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={() => {
+                          const currentDays = publishingSettings.publish_days || [];
+                          const newDays = currentDays.includes(day.value)
+                            ? currentDays.filter((d: string) => d !== day.value)
+                            : [...currentDays, day.value];
+                          setPublishingSettings({ ...publishingSettings, publish_days: newDays });
+                          savePublishingSettings({ publish_days: newDays });
+                        }}
+                        className={`px-4 py-2 rounded-md text-sm font-medium transition-colors ${
+                          (publishingSettings.publish_days || []).includes(day.value)
+                            ? 'bg-brand-600 text-white'
+                            : 'bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-700 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 hover:bg-gray-200 dark:hover:bg-gray-600'
+                        }`}
+                      >
+                        {day.label}
+                      </button>
+                    ))}
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+
+                {/* Publishing Time Slots Section */}
+                <div>
+                  <h3 className="text-base font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white mb-4">Publishing Time Slots</h3>
+                  <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 mb-4">
+                    Set preferred times for publishing content (in your local timezone)
+                  </p>
+                  <div className="space-y-3">
+                    {(publishingSettings.publish_time_slots || ['09:00', '14:00', '18:00']).map((time: string, index: number) => (
+                      <div key={index} className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <input
+                          type="time"
+                          value={time}
+                          onChange={(e) => {
+                            const newSlots = [...(publishingSettings.publish_time_slots || [])];
+                            newSlots[index] = e.target.value;
+                            setPublishingSettings({ ...publishingSettings, publish_time_slots: newSlots });
+                          }}
+                          onBlur={() => savePublishingSettings({ publish_time_slots: publishingSettings.publish_time_slots })}
+                          className="px-3 py-2 border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 rounded-md bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 text-gray-900 dark:text-white focus:ring-brand-500 focus:border-brand-500"
+                        />
+                        {(publishingSettings.publish_time_slots || []).length > 1 && (
+                          <button
+                            type="button"
+                            onClick={() => {
+                              const newSlots = (publishingSettings.publish_time_slots || []).filter((_: string, i: number) => i !== index);
+                              setPublishingSettings({ ...publishingSettings, publish_time_slots: newSlots });
+                              savePublishingSettings({ publish_time_slots: newSlots });
+                            }}
+                            className="p-2 text-gray-400 hover:text-red-500 transition-colors"
+                          >
+                            <svg className="w-5 h-5" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                              <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M6 18L18 6M6 6l12 12" />
+                            </svg>
+                          </button>
+                        )}
+                      </div>
+                    ))}
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      onClick={() => {
+                        const newSlots = [...(publishingSettings.publish_time_slots || []), '12:00'];
+                        setPublishingSettings({ ...publishingSettings, publish_time_slots: newSlots });
+                        savePublishingSettings({ publish_time_slots: newSlots });
+                      }}
+                      className="text-sm text-brand-600 hover:text-brand-700 font-medium flex items-center gap-1"
+                    >
+                      <svg className="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                        <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M12 4v16m8-8H4" />
+                      </svg>
+                      Add Time Slot
+                    </button>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+
+                {/* Info Box */}
+                <div className="mt-6 p-4 bg-blue-50 dark:bg-blue-900/20 rounded-lg">
+                  <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+                    <svg className="w-5 h-5 text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 mt-0.5 flex-shrink-0" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                      <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M13 16h-1v-4h-1m1-4h.01M21 12a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z" />
+                    </svg>
+                    <div className="text-sm text-blue-800 dark:text-blue-200">
+                      <p className="font-medium mb-1">How Publishing Works</p>
+                      <ul className="list-disc list-inside space-y-1 text-blue-700 dark:text-blue-300">
+                        <li>Content moves from <span className="font-medium">Draft</span> → <span className="font-medium">Review</span> → <span className="font-medium">Approved</span> → <span className="font-medium">Published</span></li>
+                        <li>Auto-approval moves content from Review to Approved automatically</li>
+                        <li>Auto-publish sends Approved content to your WordPress site</li>
+                        <li>You can always manually publish content using the "Publish to Site" button</li>
+                      </ul>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              <div className="text-center py-8 text-gray-500">
+                <p>Failed to load publishing settings. Please try again.</p>
+                <Button
+                  variant="outline"
+                  className="mt-4"
+                  onClick={loadPublishingSettings}
+                >
+                  Retry
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </Card>
+      )}
+
       {/* Content Types Tab */}
       {activeTab === 'content-types' && (
         <Card>

frontend/src/pages/Writer/Dashboard.tsx

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ interface WriterStats {
     total: number;
     drafts: number;
     published: number;
+    publishedToSite: number;
+    scheduledForPublish: number;
     totalWordCount: number;
     avgWordCount: number;
     byContentType: Record<string, number>;
@@ -109,12 +111,17 @@ export default function WriterDashboard() {
       const content = contentRes.results || [];
       let drafts = 0;
       let published = 0;
+      let publishedToSite = 0;
+      let scheduledForPublish = 0;
       let contentTotalWordCount = 0;
       const contentByType: Record<string, number> = {};
       
       content.forEach(c => {
         if (c.status === 'draft') drafts++;
         else if (c.status === 'published') published++;
+        // Count site_status for external publishing metrics
+        if (c.site_status === 'published') publishedToSite++;
+        else if (c.site_status === 'scheduled') scheduledForPublish++;
         if (c.word_count) contentTotalWordCount += c.word_count;
       });
       
@@ -162,6 +169,8 @@ export default function WriterDashboard() {
           total: content.length,
           drafts,
           published,
+          publishedToSite,
+          scheduledForPublish,
           totalWordCount: contentTotalWordCount,
           avgWordCount: contentAvgWordCount,
           byContentType: contentByType
@@ -237,13 +246,13 @@ export default function WriterDashboard() {
       metric: `${stats?.images.pending || 0} pending`,
     },
     {
-      title: "Published",
+      title: "Published to Site",
-      description: "Published content and posts",
+      description: "Content published to external site",
       icon: PaperPlaneIcon,
       color: "from-[var(--color-purple)] to-[var(--color-purple-dark)]",
       path: "/writer/published",
-      count: stats?.content.published || 0,
+      count: stats?.content.publishedToSite || 0,
-      metric: "View all published",
+      metric: stats?.content.scheduledForPublish ? `${stats.content.scheduledForPublish} scheduled` : "None scheduled",
     },
     {
       title: "Taxonomies",
@@ -269,7 +278,7 @@ export default function WriterDashboard() {
     {
       id: 1,
       type: "Content Published",
-      description: `${stats?.content.published || 0} pieces published to WordPress`,
+      description: `${stats?.content.published || 0} pieces published to site`,
       timestamp: new Date(Date.now() - 30 * 60 * 1000),
       icon: PaperPlaneIcon,
       color: "text-success-600",
@@ -723,7 +732,7 @@ export default function WriterDashboard() {
               </div>
               <div className="flex-1 text-left">
                 <h4 className="font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-1">Publish Content</h4>
-                <p className="text-sm text-gray-600">Publish to WordPress</p>
+                <p className="text-sm text-gray-600">Publish to Site</p>
               </div>
               <ArrowRightIcon className="h-5 w-5 text-gray-400 group-hover:text-purple-500 transition" />
             </Link>

frontend/src/services/api.ts

@@ -2240,6 +2240,10 @@ export interface Content {
   external_id?: string | null;
   external_url?: string | null;
   wordpress_status?: 'publish' | 'draft' | 'pending' | 'future' | 'private' | 'trash' | null;
+  // Site publishing status
+  site_status?: 'not_published' | 'scheduled' | 'publishing' | 'published' | 'failed';
+  scheduled_publish_at?: string | null;
+  site_status_updated_at?: string | null;
   // Timestamps
   created_at: string;
   updated_at: string;