# **📋 Overview**

When OTTO builds a topical map for your site, it generates a structured list of recommended articles designed to improve your topical authority. A common question is whether these articles can be scheduled or automatically published. This article explains the current capabilities and limitations, and also covers how to select the right target pages when using Cloud Stacks.

# **🤖 Can Topical Map Articles Be Scheduled or Automated?**

**No — scheduling and full automation are not currently available for AI-generated articles produced from topical maps in OTTO.**

Here is how the current workflow operates:

1. OTTO analyzes your domain and generates a topical map with suggested article topics.
2. You review the suggested topics inside the Topical Maps section. Navigate there by selecting **Content > Topical Maps** from the left sidebar.
3. You manually select the articles you want to generate.
4. OTTO creates the AI-written content for your chosen topics.
5. You review, edit if needed, and publish each article manually to your site.

There is no built-in option to set a publish date, create a recurring content schedule, or trigger automatic publishing to your CMS directly from the topical map workflow at this time.

# **⚠️ What This Means for Your Workflow**

Because scheduling is not available, keep the following in mind when planning your content strategy:

- **Plan in batches:** Generate a group of articles at one time, then publish them manually on your preferred schedule through your CMS.
- **Use your CMS scheduler:** If you use WordPress or another CMS that supports scheduled publishing, paste the generated content there and set your desired publish date directly in the CMS.
- **Review before publishing:** Always review AI-generated content for accuracy, brand tone, and any site-specific details before it goes live.
- **Prioritise by funnel stage:** Use the topical map clusters to decide which articles to publish first — typically, pillar pages before supporting cluster content.

# **☁️ Cloud Stacks: How to Choose Target Pages**

Cloud Stacks build a network of authoritative cloud-hosted properties that link back to pages on your site, boosting their authority signals. Selecting the right target pages is essential for getting the most from this feature.

To access Cloud Stacks, go to **Authority** in the left sidebar, then select **Cloud Stacks**.

**Good examples of target pages for Cloud Stacks include:**

- **Homepage:** Strengthens overall domain authority and brand signals.
- **Core service or product pages:** Pages you most want to rank for competitive commercial keywords.
- **Pillar content pages:** Long-form, high-value articles that anchor a topical cluster on your site.
- **Location pages:** For local SEO, target city or region-specific landing pages to build geo-relevant authority.
- **Category pages:** E-commerce or blog category pages that consolidate ranking potential across many related topics.

**Pages that are generally not ideal targets include:**

- Thank-you or confirmation pages with no ongoing SEO value.
- Login or account pages that are not indexed.
- Thin pages with little or no content.
- Pages you are planning to delete or redirect soon.

# **💡 Tips for Getting the Best Results**

- Target pages that already have some existing authority or traffic — Cloud Stacks amplify what is already working.
- Match the anchor text strategy in your Cloud Stack to the primary keyword of the target page.
- Combine Cloud Stacks with articles generated from your topical map: publish the articles first, then point Cloud Stacks at the strongest ones to accelerate ranking.
- Monitor performance in your rank tracker after deploying a Cloud Stack so you can measure the impact on specific target pages.

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