How to Schedule a Post in WordPress

The WordPress platform includes a built-in post scheduling feature which allows the system to automatically publish your posts at specific intervals. This feature is extremely useful if you are in the habit of writing a week’s worth of content in a single day, yet you would rather not publish it all at once. Instead, using the post scheduling feature allows you to publish your content consistently which is great for keeping hold of the attention spans of your readers. This guide takes a look at how post scheduling works and how to use this feature.

1. Create a new post or page. Once you have completed it, click on “Edit” beside “Publish immediately” in the Publish section on in the right-side column. Enter a date and time (using the 24-hour clock) and click “OK”. Click on “Schedule” to save your settings. Your post will be saved and automatically published as soon someone visits your blog on or after the date and time specified by the scheduler.
2. If you decide later on that you want to publish the post or page immediately, return to it by moving the mouse pointer over the post or page title and clicking “Edit”. Click “Edit” beside the current schedule date and change the date and time as required.
3. You can also remove published posts and reschedule them for publication later on. To do this, edit the post or page and click “Edit” beside “Status” in the Publish section. Choose “Draft” from the dropdown box and click “OK”. Edit the post to update its contents if required. Click “Edit” beside the original publication date and choose a new time and date to republish the post or page. Click “OK” followed by “Schedule,” and then click “Update” to save your changes.

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If you find that your scheduled posts are not getting published at the time you specify, you may need to check if your time zone settings are correct. To change the time zone, navigate to Settings > General. Scroll down the list to find the Time Zone setting, choose a time zone from the dropdown box and click “Save Changes” at the bottom of the page.

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