--- title: "What's the difference between an official publication and a user publication" description: "Learn more about the difference between an official publication and a user publication." url: https://help.prflare.com/en/articles/68-what-s-the-difference-between-an-official-publication-and-a-user-publication collection: "Publishing process" updated: 2026-03-31 language: en alternates: [ru, uk] --- # What's the difference between an official publication and a user publication Learn more about the difference between an official publication and a user publication. Official publications are usually posted on the site permanently, unless stated otherwise. This means the information will be available for a long time. At the same time, author posts may be less reliable since the website owner can delete them at any moment without warning. Below is a comparison table between an author post and an official publication.

Criterion	Author's publication	Official publication
Who publishes	External author: invited person or account owner	Editorial team, staff, official representatives
On whose behalf	On behalf of the author (profile, author's name)	On behalf of the editorial team or organization
Editing	Minimal or none, sometimes just moderation	Thorough editorial processing
Responsibility	Author of the publication is responsible	Editorial team/organization is responsible
Status	Often expresses a personal opinion or experience	Official position or information
Examples	Guest article, blog, opinion, purchased account	News, press release, editorial article

We mark official publications with a **green icon**, and author publications with a **gray** one. We give a one-year warranty on all official publications and 7 days for author’s publications, no extra cost.