Drafts
Save unfinished posts, continue them later, and recover trashed content.
For everyone
Drafts are scoped to the workspace you created them in. Other workspaces never see your drafts.
Save work in progress without scheduling. Drafts appear gray on the Calendar so you always know what is still unfinished.
Why use drafts
Drafts are a holding area for content that is not quite ready. Instead of leaving the post editor and losing your work, or scheduling something that still needs polish, you can save it as a draft and return whenever you are ready.
This is especially handy when you batch content creation. You might write captions for a dozen posts in one sitting, save each as a draft, then come back later to add media and schedule them. Drafts also fit an approval flow: save a draft, get feedback, make changes, then publish.
Save and continue a draft
Save a post as a draft
In the post editor, click Save as Draft at the bottom. This preserves everything you have added: media, caption, platform selections, and any settings you configured.
Auto-save has your back
Flamel auto-saves your work periodically while you are in the editor, so you will not lose content if your browser crashes or you navigate away. Saving as a draft explicitly just makes the post easy to find and continue later.
Find your drafts
Go to Plan, then Drafts in the Organic Social module to see every saved draft. Each row shows the draft title (or a caption preview if there is no title), the attached media, and when it was last modified.
Drafts are listed newest first, with your most recently edited work at the top. If you have many drafts, use the search bar to find one by caption text, or the date filter to narrow by when it was created.
Reopen and keep editing
Click any draft to reopen it in the post editor. Everything appears exactly as you left it: media, caption, selected accounts, and all settings. From here, continue editing, then either save as a draft again or schedule and publish.
There is no limit on how many times you can edit and re-save a draft. It stays in your drafts list until you publish or delete it.
Delete content
How you remove a post depends on its current state. Use the reference below to pick the right path.
| Post state | How to remove it | Where it goes |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | Open it, click delete, confirm | Permanently removed right away |
| Scheduled (not yet published) | Open it, click Delete, confirm | Moved to Trash (recoverable) |
| Published | Delete it on the social platform itself | Stays in Flamel history for reporting |
Open the draft
Find the draft in Plan, then Drafts and click it to open it in the editor.
Delete and confirm
Click the delete option, then confirm. Flamel asks you to confirm because deleted drafts cannot be recovered.
Drafts delete permanently
A deleted draft is removed immediately and does not go to Trash. There is no undo.
Clean up your drafts list periodically. Old drafts for promotions that have passed, or ideas that no longer fit your strategy, just add clutter. A tidy drafts list makes it easier to find the content you actually want to work on.
Find the scheduled post
Locate the post on your Calendar or in the post list.
Open and delete
Click the post to open it, then click Delete (usually in the post menu or at the bottom of the editor).
Confirm the deletion
Confirm when prompted. Deleted scheduled posts move to the Trash rather than being destroyed immediately, so you can recover them if you change your mind.
Posts that have already published cannot be deleted from Flamel's calendar, because they live on the social platform itself.
Delete it on the platform
Remove the post directly on the social platform (Facebook, Instagram, and so on).
Note what stays in Flamel
The post still appears in your Flamel history for reporting purposes, even after you remove it from the platform.
Recover a deleted post
If you accidentally delete a scheduled post, you can often get it back from the Trash.
Open the Trash
Navigate to Plan, then Trash (or look for a Trash or Archive section).
Find and restore
Find the post you want to recover and click Restore to return it to your drafts or scheduled posts.
Trash has a retention window
Posts stay in the Trash for a limited time (typically 30 days) before they are permanently deleted.
What cannot be recovered
- Drafts. Deleted drafts are removed immediately and cannot be restored.
- Published posts. Once deleted from the social platform, they cannot be restored through Flamel.
- Posts past the retention period. After 30 days in Trash, posts are permanently deleted.
Drafts on the Calendar
Drafts appear on your content calendar in gray, distinct from scheduled (blue) and published (green) posts. This visibility helps you remember you have unfinished content and plan when to complete and schedule it.
If you prefer not to see drafts on the calendar, filter them out using the calendar's filter options.