Some social posts need publishing sign-off before they can be scheduled or published. Every post that goes to a LinkedIn account, company or personal, needs it. Your subscription can also have approval rules that cover other social posts. Sign-off happens on the post itself, in the **Publishing Sign-off** panel of the post editor under **Grow → Posts**.

## Before you start

- Only subscription administrators can approve a post or request changes. For LinkedIn posts not covered by a rule, the reviewers are your subscription's administrators.
- The **Publishing Sign-off** panel appears once a post has been saved. See [Social posts and the calendar](/grow/social-posts-and-calendar).

## Check whether a post needs sign-off

In **Grow → Posts**, a post that needs sign-off shows a **Sign-off** pill next to its status, for example **Sign-off: not requested**, **Sign-off: Pending Review**, **Sign-off: Approved** or **Sign-off: Changes Requested**. A post without this pill can be scheduled straight away.

Until the current version is approved, **Schedule** and **Publish Now** are unavailable in the editor, which shows **Needs publishing sign-off before it can be scheduled or published.**

## Submit a post for review

1. Go to **Grow → Posts** and open the post.
2. In the **Publishing Sign-off** panel, select **Submit for review**.

The panel then shows the **Content version**, the **Current stage**, the **Completion requirement** (**All reviewers** or **Any reviewer**), the **Approval stages**, each marked **Complete**, **Current** or **Waiting**, and the **Sign-off history**. Reviewers get a notification that the version is ready for their review.

## Approve a post or request changes

If you're a reviewer, the notification opens the post. Posts waiting for your decision also show **Approve version** and **Request changes** on their row in **Grow → Posts**.

1. Open the post and check its text and accounts. **Exact version differences** shows what changed in this version.
2. To approve, optionally add a **Decision comment**, then select **Approve version**.
3. To send it back, select **Request changes**, enter the **Reason for the changes** and select **Request changes** again. A reason is required.

You'll see **Publishing decision saved.** If the rule has more than one stage, the next stage's reviewers are notified. When the last stage approves, the post's author is notified and the post can be scheduled or published.

## After changes are requested

The panel shows **Changes requested before this can be published**, with the reviewer's comment.

1. Make the changes in the editor.
2. Select **Save Draft**.

Saving a changed version sends it back to the first approval stage, and the reviewers are notified again.

## Changes after approval

Approval applies to one exact version of the post. If you change the post's title, text, post type, linked content or target accounts after it's approved, the new version needs sign-off again, even if the post is already scheduled. Changing only **Publish At** doesn't. A scheduled post whose current version isn't approved isn't published.

If a reviewer's decision is made while the post is being edited, you may see **The content version changed during review. The latest sign-off state has been refreshed and older decisions cannot be applied.** Review the latest version and decide again.

## Set up approval rules

Subscription administrators can add approval rules for other social posts from **Configure a publishing sign-off rule**, at the bottom of the **Publishing Sign-off** panel on any post. A rule has a **Name**, **Conditions** that decide which posts it covers, and **Ordered approval stages**, each with its reviewers and whether **All reviewers** or **Any reviewer** must approve. Choose reviewers who are subscription administrators, as only administrators can record a decision.

Writing a rule's conditions currently needs technical details about how posts are described, so contact support if you'd like a rule set up. Existing rules are listed below the form, where you can **Edit** or **Disable** them. See also [Social settings](/settings/social-settings).