{"id":25757,"date":"2016-03-28T01:04:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T19:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usefulblogging.com\/?p=25757"},"modified":"2025-02-18T00:48:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T18:48:27","slug":"schedule-wordpress-blog-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usefulblogging.com\/schedule-wordpress-blog-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Schedule WordPress Blog Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can schedule blog posts to automatically publish themselves at any time in the future. Schedule WordPress Blog Posts is an easy way to control when your content is published. Use the built-in WordPress post scheduler to add a time to publish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-schedule-wordpress-blog-posts\">Schedule WordPress Blog Posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This WordPress posts scheduling feature is found in the<strong> Publish box<\/strong> on the upper right side of the post editor page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To schedule a post for publication, click the edit link next to <strong>Publish Immediately<\/strong>. You\u2019ll now see a drop-down option to select the <strong>month, date and year <\/strong>to publish the post, even the exact <strong>hour and minute<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usefulblogging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/scheduledfor.jpg\" alt=\"scheduledfor\" class=\"wp-image-25759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usefulblogging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/scheduledfor.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.usefulblogging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/scheduledfor-96x78.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>##<\/strong> For example, if you\u2019d like to publish this post at 8 a.m. tomorrow, select tomorrow\u2019s date, set the time for 8 a.m., and click <strong>Ok<\/strong>. You\u2019ll now see the <strong>Schedule<\/strong> button has appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>##<\/strong> Click the <strong>Schedule<\/strong> button and you\u2019ll see the status of this post has changed to <em>scheduled<\/em> with details for the exact date and time it will be published to your blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you change your mind and want to publish this post immediately, &nbsp;click the <strong>Edit link<\/strong>&nbsp;next to the scheduled publish time. Just update the time to today\u2019s date and the current time and this will immediately publish the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-troubleshooting-scheduled-posts\"><strong>Troubleshooting Scheduled Posts #<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If your scheduled post does not appear, check the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is your timezone correct in your Settings -&gt; General page?<br>Did you save your post as a draft rather than schedule it? For the post to publish, you must click the Schedule button.<br>Has no one visited your blog yet? Try logging out and visiting your blog\u2019s front page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can schedule blog posts to automatically publish themselves at any time in the future. 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