Publication: what each field is for
This page lists every field of the form for a publication, in the order the form shows them, what each field takes and what it is for. A field marked as mandatory is needed before the entry can go live; every other field is optional, and a field you leave empty is simply not shown on the page. You can save a draft at any time and come back to it.
The entry
Every form asks for these two first.
The name the entry is listed under in the guide.
The main picture of the entry.
SEO
The summary shown beneath your page title in Google search results. Keep it under ~155 characters or it gets cut off — write one clear, inviting sentence and put the most important words first.
Publication Information
The format or medium of this publication.
The full title as printed on the cover.
Secondary title or tagline, if the publication has one.
Everyone credited on the work — authors, editors, contributors.
The company or organization that issued this publication.
The year this edition was first published.
Which edition or printing this entry refers to.
Total page count, including appendices and index.
The language the work was originally written in.
Other languages this publication has been released or translated into.
The 13-digit ISBN for this edition.
The 10-digit ISBN, for older editions that have one.
Content Details
A short opening shown at the top of the page, beside the image. One or two sentences that set up the publication. Save the full detail for the main description further down.
The full write-up on this publication — what it covers and how it reads.
A short editorial note on what makes this one special and worth a reader's time — the reason it earned a place here.
Topics & Categories
The main topics this publication covers.
The kind of content this publication offers — recipes, history, technique, reference, and so on.
The reader experience level this publication is pitched at.
The standout parts worth pointing readers to — not a full table of contents.
What a reader should read in this publication, in a few words.
The first page of the part to read.
The last page of the part to read.
The topics of that part, from the guide's list.