A placement has a publisher status: where it stands with the seller. The app shows it on each order row. An agent
reads it in order_get, line_items_list or workflow_read (publisherStatus).
Publisher statuses
Before work starts
| Status | What it means | What you do now |
|---|---|---|
assigned | A seller is on the placement. The article is not sent yet. | Send the article when it is ready (workflow_send_to_publisher). Before the seller accepts, you can change the seller (line_item_switch_seller). |
pre_accepted | The seller said yes before work starts. | Send the article when it is ready. |
pre_rejected | The seller said no before work starts. | Move the placement to another site or seller (line_item_replace_site), or close it (line_item_close). |
pre_approval_sent | The topic or the details went to the seller for approval before work starts. | Wait for the reply. Read the thread with line_item_conversation_read. |
The article
| Status | What it means | What you do now |
|---|---|---|
accepted | The seller accepted the work. | Send the article when it is ready. The seller can no longer be changed with line_item_switch_seller; use line_item_replace_site if you must move it. |
awaiting_article | The seller waits for the article. | Finish or upload the article, then send it. |
article_ready | The article was sent. It is in the seller's hands. | Wait for the reply. If the seller is silent, message them (line_item_message_publisher). See When a placement goes wrong. |
article_approved | The seller approved the article. | Wait for publication. |
awaiting_publisher_approval | The article was sent and waits for the seller's approval. | Wait. Message the seller if it takes long. |
approved_scheduled | The seller approved the article and set a publication date. | Wait for publication. |
revisions_requested | The seller asks for changes to the article. | Read the request on the thread, change the article, then send it again. |
Publication and the link check
| Status | What it means | What you do now |
|---|---|---|
published_url_submitted | The seller sent the live URL. | Check the live page, then pass or fail it (line_item_qa_decision). See Check the live link and pay. |
in_qa | The live article is being checked. | Read the check (workflow_read), then pass or fail it. |
qa_failed | The check failed. The seller was told what to fix. | Wait for the fix, then check the page again. |
qa_resolved | The seller says the issues are fixed. | Check the live page again, then pass or fail it. |
qa_passed | The live article passed the check. | Pay the seller's invoice when it arrives. |
Payment
| Status | What it means | What you do now |
|---|---|---|
payment_pending | The article passed. The seller waits for payment. | Pay the invoice yourself, then record the payment (account_publisher_invoice_mark_paid). |
paid | The seller is paid. | Nothing. |
Ended
| Status | What it means | What you do now |
|---|---|---|
rejected | The seller rejected the placement. | Move it to another site or seller (line_item_replace_site), or close it (line_item_close). |
cancelled | The work with this seller is cancelled. | Nothing. A placement you closed yourself comes back with line_item_reopen. |
non_responsive | The seller stopped answering. | Message the seller once more. Then move the placement (line_item_replace_site) or close it (line_item_close). |
completed | The work is complete. | Nothing. |
Inclusion
Each site on an order is included, excluded or saved_for_later. Only included sites are worked on.
Change it with line_items_update (inclusionStatus).
A closed placement
A placement you closed has the item status cancelled. It comes back with line_item_reopen. See
When a placement goes wrong.
Activity events
account_activity_feed and https://www.linkio.com/account/activity list these events. Filter them with types
(the event types, comma-separated).
| Event type | Filter on the activity page | What happened |
|---|---|---|
publisher_action | Status Updates | A seller's status changed on one of your placements. |
conversation_message | Messages | A message on a placement thread, from you, the seller or Linkio. |
order_created | Orders | An order was created. |
payment | Payments | A payment on one of your orders. |
usage_charge | Charges | Linkio charged a job, with its cost. |
hold | Holds | Money was held for a job, then settled or released. |
approval | Approvals | A job asked for your yes under "ask me before any job over $X", and what was decided. |
budget_pause | Budget Pauses | A workflow paused because the budget ran out. |
budget_alert | Budget Alerts | A budget alert was sent. |
limits_change | Limit Changes | Your spending limits changed. |
placement_change | Placement Changes | A placement was closed, reopened, or moved to another site or seller. |
invoice_received | Seller Invoices | A seller sent an invoice for a placement on an order where you pay the seller. |
qa_result | QA Results | The QA check on a placement gave a result, on an order where you pay the seller. |
seller_rejected | Seller Rejections | A seller rejected or declined a placement, or did not answer. The placement needs a new site. |
waiting_on_you | Waiting on You | Linkio asked you a question about a placement, or the question was closed. |