One writer at a time
Atelier hands one person the pen per page, so edits never silently overwrite a teammate's work.
When you open a page in the Pages studio, Atelier hands you the pen for that page.
Who holds the pen
Editing is granted one writer at a time, per page and per language. When you open a page in the Pages studio, you hold the pen for it and can edit its draft.
If the same page is already open somewhere else — another browser tab, or a teammate — that session holds the pen instead. Your studio goes read-only and shows a banner naming who has it and since when:
- "Alex is editing this page in Pages, since 2:14 pm." — a teammate holds the pen.
- "You're editing this page in another tab." — it's you, elsewhere.
Because the lock is per language, someone editing the English version of Fernway Botanical Studio's care guide doesn't block you from editing its German translation.
Take over the pen
Click Take over to move the pen to this studio. The other session immediately goes read-only and can no longer save.
Take over discards unsaved changes in the other session. If the pen is held by your own other tab, switch to it and save your draft or Publish first — anything unsaved there is lost the moment you take over here.
Tip
The pen follows the page, not the conversation. Open the same page in a second tab and you'll be asked to take over — even in the same chat. Keep one tab per page to avoid taking over from yourself.
Reload the latest version
If someone else saved while you were editing, Atelier doesn't blindly overwrite their work. Instead it shows a Reload latest banner — a rebase — so you pull in their saved changes and continue from the current version. Your live site is never quietly clobbered by a stale draft.
Build a page in the Pages studio
Where the pen is handed out, and where you preview and publish.