Content Publisher

Publish markdown articles to Medium, Dev.to, and Hashnode. Handles SEO, formatting, and canonical URLs for cross-posting.

Supported Platforms

Workflow

1. Prepare content

Ensure article has:

• Title (H1)
• Subtitle/description
• Tags (3-5 relevant tags)
• Content body (markdown)
• Optional: cover image URL

2. SEO optimization checklist

Before publishing, verify:

• [ ] Title contains target keyword (under 60 chars)

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• [ ] Meta description (under 155 chars)
• [ ] H2/H3 structure with keywords
• [ ] Internal/external links
• [ ] Alt text on images
• [ ] Call-to-action at end

3. Publish to Medium (browser)

1. Navigate to https://medium.com/new-story
2. Paste title and content
3. Click "Publish" → set tags → confirm

4. Publish to Dev.to (API)

curl -X POST https://dev.to/api/articles \
  -H "api-key: $DEVTO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "article": {
      "title": "TITLE",
      "body_markdown": "CONTENT",
      "published": true,
      "tags": ["ai", "productivity"],
      "canonical_url": "MEDIUM_URL"
    }
  }'

5. Publish to Hashnode (GraphQL)

curl -X POST https://gql.hashnode.com \
  -H "Authorization: $HASHNODE_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "mutation { publishPost(input: { title: \"TITLE\", contentMarkdown: \"CONTENT\", publicationId: \"PUB_ID\", tags: [{slug: \"ai\"}] }) { post { url } } }"
  }'

Cross-posting strategy

1. First: Publish on Medium (or your primary platform)
2. Wait 24-48h: Let search engines index the original
3. Cross-post: Use canonical_url pointing to the original
4. Why: Avoids duplicate content penalties in SEO

Publication submission (Medium)

To get more reach, submit to Publications:

1. Find publication's "Write for us" page
2. Follow their submission guidelines
3. Submit via Medium's story settings → "Add to publication"

High-traffic AI Publications

• Towards AI (AI/ML focused)
• Better Programming (dev tools)
• The Startup (business/tech)
• Geek Culture (tech general)
• Level Up Coding (programming)

Batch publishing

For multiple articles, process sequentially with delays:

• Medium: max 2 articles per 24 hours
• Dev.to: no strict limit, but space them 1+ hours apart
• Hashnode: no strict limit

这个 Skill 质量不错，能帮助用户把文章发布到多个平台。它把 Medium、Dev.to 和 Hashnode 的发布方式都讲得很清楚，还提供了 SEO 优化建议。文档写得很详细，步骤清晰易懂，容易上手。美中不足的是 Medium 需要用浏览器操作可能不太方便，整体缺少一些出错时的处理说明。对于需要在多个平台发布内容的用户来说，这是一个实用且值得参考的工具。