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Edit an article I’ve already published
Published doesn’t mean finished - a date changes, a piece sells, or you simply read it back and wince at a paragraph. On a bernard-hosted site you edit a live article the same way you wrote it: by asking.
The prompt
“On my blog post [the post title], change [what’s wrong or out of date] to [what it should say] - and leave the rest of the post as it is.”
Signed in, Get my prompt fills in your site for you. Otherwise press Copy and fill in the [bracketed] parts. First time? Connect your AI to bernard once: Use your own AI (opens in a new tab).
How it works
- Connect bernard to your AI (once). Log in to bernard, open your site, go to Use your own AI, and paste the setup prompt into your AI to connect it - a one-time setup.
- Paste it into your AI - ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, whichever you already use - then say which post and what to change, or use the prompt below.
- Approve. The AI sends back a preview link. Check the edit reads well, press Approve, and the live post updates.
Be as precise or as loose as you like - “fix the date in the second paragraph” and “this post feels stale, freshen it up” both work. The AI only changes what you ask for.
Questions people ask
- How do I edit a blog post I’ve already published?
- If your site is hosted with bernard, tell the AI you already use - ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini - which post and what to change. It edits just that part and shows you a preview; the live post only changes when you press Approve.
- Can I rewrite a whole article, not just fix a line?
- Yes - ask for as much as you like: a new opening, a different structure, an updated ending. The AI keeps the post’s address the same, so links people have shared still work.
- What if I prefer the old version after all?
- bernard keeps a full year of history, so any published change can be put back. Just ask the AI to restore the earlier version, and approve that like any other change.