Schedule a Post

Pro. This feature requires WB Member Blog Pro. The free plugin must be installed and active first. See the Pro index for every Pro module.

Pick a date and time, and your post publishes itself then. This page is for members writing a post. Site owners should read Scheduling first.

Before you start

• The Post Scheduling module is on.
• Your role is allowed to schedule (the site owner decides this). If you do not see Schedule for later, your role is not allowed.

Schedule a new post

1. Write your post as usual.
2. Open Post settings and expand the Publishing section.
3. Tick Schedule for later.
4. Click Publish Date & Time and pick a date and time. Times are in the site’s timezone, shown under the field.
5. Click the publish button. The post is scheduled.

The picker does not offer a time earlier than now plus the site’s minimum lead time. The note under it states that lead time, for example “Posts must be scheduled at least 1 hour in the future.” or “at least 2 hours in the future.”

If the site reviews posts before they go live, your post goes to review first. Once approved, it publishes at the time you picked.

Schedule a draft you already saved

You can schedule from the post form, as above, or from the Calendar tab:

1. Go to your blog home and open Calendar.
2. Find the draft under Unscheduled drafts.
3. Drag it onto a day, or click Schedule and pick a date and time.

See The Calendar and Your Scheduled Posts.

When scheduling does not work

Your post is never published early by mistake. If the schedule cannot be accepted, the post is saved as a draft and a Not published yet banner says why:

Message	What to do
Please choose a date and time to schedule this post.	Pick a date in Publish Date & Time.
Posts must be scheduled at least N hours in the future.	Pick a later time.
You can only schedule up to N days ahead.	Pick an earlier date.
You can have at most N scheduled posts at once.	Wait for one to publish, or unschedule one.

Clicking the save-draft button keeps the post as a draft even when Schedule for later is ticked.

At publish time

When your scheduled time arrives:

• The post goes live. You are not emailed.
• If the post is under the site’s minimum word count, it goes back to draft instead.
• If your posting limit or credits no longer allow it, it goes back to draft and you are not emailed, so check your drafts. Nothing you wrote is lost.

Related

• Scheduling
• The Calendar and Your Scheduled Posts