 configuring workflows goal create or edit a workflow with various workflow states for example concept   archived  etc for moderating content see managing content moderation workflows for more information on workflows who can configure a workflow  users with workflows permissions  typically administrators can configure workflows see permissions  administer workflows to configure workflows permissions steps make a plan for the new workflow decide which workflow states you need for example  concept   review  and final  decide on the settings for each state  label  the state name published  if checked when content reaches this state it will be made visible on the site to users with permission  default revision  if checked when content reaches this state it will become the default revision of the content published content is automatically the default revision decide which state content should be created in decide on the list of allowed transitions between states for example you might want a transition between concept and review  each transition has a label for example the concept to review transition might be labeled review concept decide which roles should have permissions to make each transition see managing user accounts and site visitors for an overview of roles and permissions decide which entity types and subtypes the workflow should apply to only entity types that support revisions are possible to define workflows for see managing content structure for more information on content entities and fields to implement your plan in the manage administrative menu navigate to configuration   workflow   workflows  a list of workflows is shown including the default workflow editorial that you can adapt click add workflow  enter a name in the label field select content moderation from the workflow type field and click save  verify that the states list matches your planned states you can add missing states by clicking add a new state  you can edit or delete states by clicking edit or delete under operations  if the delete option is not available you will first need to delete any transitions to or from this state verify that the transitions list matches your plan you can add missing transitions by clicking add a new transition  you can edit or delete transitions by clicking edit or delete under operations  under this workflow applies to   find the entity type that you want this workflow to apply to such as content revisions content block revisions or taxonomy term revisions click select  check the entity subtypes that you want to apply the workflow to for example you might choose to apply your workflow to the page content type but not to article  click save  under workflow settings  select the default moderation state for new content click save to save your workflow follow the steps in modifying the permissions for a role to assign permissions for each transition to roles the permissions are listed under the content moderation section there is one permission for each transition in each workflow optionally recommended create a view for your custom workflow to provide a page for content editors to see what content needs to be moderated you can do this if the views ui module is installed by following the steps in the related creating a new view topic listed below under related topics  when creating the view under view settings   show  select the revision data type you configured the workflow for and be sure to display the workflow state field in your view  