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OQO Documentation

Welcome to the OQO documentation -- the community publishing platform with AI-powered editorial review and a Shopify-style theme engine.

What is OQO?​

OQO is a publishing platform built for organizations where multiple contributors create content under a shared brand -- sports clubs where members share stories and event recaps, non-profits where volunteers contribute articles, educational institutions with student and faculty authors, or media outlets with freelance contributors.

The Problem​

Most platforms assume a single author or a small editorial team. When organizations need community-driven publishing, they face a difficult choice:

  • Traditional CMS (WordPress, Ghost) -- designed for one author or a small team. Adding contributors means complex role plugins, no structured submission workflow, and no editorial quality control at scale.
  • Community platforms (Circle, Discourse) -- built for discussions, not polished articles. Content lives in forum threads, not in a professionally designed website.
  • Enterprise CMS (HubSpot, WordPress VIP) -- per-seat pricing makes scaling to dozens of contributors expensive. Workflows exist but are heavyweight and admin-centric.
  • Headless CMS (Strapi, Craft) -- powerful but require a frontend team. Contributors need developer hand-holding to publish.

None of these give contributors a dedicated authoring experience while giving editors automated quality control.

How OQO Solves It​

OQO separates the contributor experience from the editorial workflow:

For contributors (bloggers): A dedicated dashboard where they create content with a drag-and-drop editor, manage drafts, and submit for review. No admin access needed -- bloggers see only what they need to write and publish.

For editors (admins): An AI-powered review system that automatically evaluates submissions for quality, tone, and brand alignment. Bloggers interact directly with the AI reviewer and receive actionable feedback -- revise-and-resubmit suggestions, not just approve/reject. The AI handles routine approvals and flags edge cases for human review, so editorial oversight scales without scaling headcount.

For designers (theme developers): A full Liquid template engine inspired by Shopify's theme architecture. Themes are self-contained packages with layouts, sections, snippets, and settings. Build with any CSS framework, customize everything through a JSON schema, and preview changes live.

Core Capabilities​

CapabilityDescription
Blogger DashboardDedicated authoring interface with drag-and-drop content blocks, draft management, and submission workflow
AI Editorial ReviewAutomated first-pass review that evaluates quality, tone, and guidelines -- approves routine submissions, escalates edge cases
Liquid Theme EngineShopify-style templates with sections, settings schemas, and CSS hot-reload in the visual editor
Visual EditorLive preview with drag-and-drop section management, real-time settings changes, and instant CSS updates

Documentation​

For Site Administrators​

Learn how to manage your site in the Getting Started guide.

For Bloggers​

Invited to contribute? Start with the Blogger Onboarding guide.

For Theme Developers​

Build custom themes with our comprehensive Theme Development documentation: