{"id":17536,"date":"2026-11-13T19:55:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T19:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/?page_id=17536"},"modified":"2026-11-13T19:55:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T19:55:22","slug":"write-for-woodcental","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/write-for-woodcental\/","title":{"rendered":"Write for WoodCental"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks for your interest in contributing to WoodCentral. We do accept articles from outside authors. This page explains how it works so you can decide whether it\u2019s a good fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please read this first:<\/strong> if your main goal is link building, SEO, or promoting a product or service, this isn\u2019t the right place, and we\u2019d ask that you not submit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we offer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WoodCentral has been an online woodworking community since 1998. Our readers are working woodworkers, hobbyists, and tool and technique enthusiasts. [Add an audience figure if you want to share one.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we don\u2019t offer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We don\u2019t pay for articles, and we don\u2019t pay authors.<\/strong> This is a community site, and we\u2019d rather say so up front. If you need payment for your work, we\u2019re probably not the right home for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we\u2019re looking for<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We publish articles that offer genuine value to our readers, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Practical how-to and technique pieces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Project write-ups with real detail: dimensions, steps, and lessons learned<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tool, material, and finishing insights drawn from hands-on experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shop setup, safety, and workflow ideas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[Other topics you want, or want to exclude]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Articles should be original, written for woodworkers rather than search engines, and useful to someone who never visits your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s no word limit. Short, focused pieces are welcome, and so are long, in-depth ones with technical charts, graphs, and drawings. Length should be whatever the subject needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we don\u2019t accept<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Advertising or product promotion, however lightly disguised<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Content written mainly to place links<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Material previously published elsewhere requires permission and disclosure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[Your position on AI-generated text]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the author link<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each published article ends with an \u201cAbout the Author\u201d section that may include <strong>a single link<\/strong> to your website. Links are not permitted in the body of the article. <strong>The link is marked nofollow<\/strong>, so it won\u2019t pass search ranking value, but it will send readers your way if they enjoy your work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to submit<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Send us your complete article at [address or form]. Please include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The finished article as a Word document, plain text, a Google Doc link, or a PDF. For long or chart-heavy PDFs, a download link is fine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charts, graphs, photos, and drawings you own the rights to, with captions. Originals or high-resolution versions are best.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A short \u201cAbout the Author\u201d blurb and your one link.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we plan to publish a PDF submission as a web page, we may ask you for an editable source file. We may publish PDFs as submitted, and may host the file on our server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We read what we receive, but we can\u2019t reply to every submission, and we don\u2019t return or critique articles we decide not to publish. If we\u2019re interested, we may suggest edits for length, clarity, and style. Publication is at our discretion. and we try to respond to submissions within two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rights<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You keep ownership of your work. By submitting, you confirm that you own, or have permission to use, everything you send, including text, charts, data, and images. You give WoodCentral permission to publish it on the site and keep it in our archive. We do not require exclusivity, and you may may republish elsewhere 90 days after we publish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks for your interest in contributing to WoodCentral. We do accept articles from outside authors. This page explains how it works so you can decide whether it\u2019s a good fit. Please read this first: if your main goal is link building, SEO, or promoting a product or service, this isn\u2019t the right place, and we\u2019d &#8230; <a title=\"Write for WoodCental\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/write-for-woodcental\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Write for WoodCental\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17536","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17537,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17536\/revisions\/17537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}