Setting up a publishing site with workflow

SharePoint provides a very robust workflow engine that can be incorporated into publishing sites or any other site. Built-in SharePoint workflows can be added from the web interface. Custom SharePoint workflows can be created with SharePoint Designer or Visual Studio.

In this recipe, we will create a publishing site that has a workflow for scheduling the publishing of content using a built-in site template. In addition, we will create a publishing page with a publishing schedule.

How to do it...

Follow these steps to set up a publishing site with workflow:

  1. Navigate to the site in your preferred web browser.
  2. Select Site contents from the Settings menu.
  3. Select new subsite from the Subsites section.
  4. On the New ...

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