MYCDIC INSIGHTS & YOUTH DIPLOMACY OBSERVATORY - QUICK MANUAL v1.9.30.3

1. Create or edit an Insight in Institutional Admin > MYCDIC Insights.
2. Complete title, slug, content type, topic, author, reviewer and deck.
3. Write the article body. Use ## headings, ### subheadings, - list items, [[source:source-id]], and internal links.
4. Attach registered sources and/or manual sources.
   Manual format: Publisher | Title | URL | Publication date | Primary/Secondary | Source type
5. Editorial image is optional. If you use one, add useful alt text and a photo/source credit when applicable.
6. Complete focus query, secondary queries and related authority page.
7. Complete SEO title and meta description.
8. Move the article through Research Required > Editorial Review > Fact Check > SEO/GEO Review > Approved.
9. APPROVED IS NOT PUBLIC. Click Publish now to make the canonical URL live.
10. Publishing automatically clears noindex, adds the article to the Insights sitemap, synchronizes MYCDIC Search and sends discovery updates.
11. To feature it on the Youth Diplomacy Observatory, enable "Feature this Insight in the Observatory" and optionally set Observatory order. Lower numbers appear first.
12. The dashboard always shows the planned public URL. When the article is live it shows Open live.
13. If internal search is stale, use "Sync public search" from the Insights dashboard.
14. External Google/Bing indexing can still take time after the technical publication signals are correct.

Public Observatory: https://www.mycdic.org/youth-diplomacy-observatory.aspx
Insights hub: https://www.mycdic.org/insights/
All live URLs: https://www.mycdic.org/insights/all/
