Post Scheduling

Schedule posts for future publication.

Location: Member Blog → Scheduling

Post Scheduling lets members:

• Write posts now, publish later
• Queue content in advance
• Maintain consistent posting schedules
• Manage their content calendar

1. Member writes their post
2. Instead of clicking “Publish Now”, clicks Schedule
3. Date/time picker appears
4. Member selects future date and time
5. Clicks Schedule Post
6. Post saves with “Scheduled” status
7. Post auto-publishes at scheduled time
8. Author receives email confirmation (if enabled)

• Calendar view for date selection
• Time picker with 15-minute intervals
• Shows site timezone
• Validates minimum schedule time

Members can manage their scheduled posts from the dashboard.

1. Go to Author Dashboard
2. Click Scheduled tab
3. See all upcoming posts with dates

1. Find the post in Scheduled tab
2. Click Edit or Reschedule
3. Select new date/time
4. Save changes

1. Find the scheduled post
2. Click Cancel or Revert to Draft
3. Post returns to draft status
4. Can be edited and rescheduled later

1. Find the scheduled post
2. Click Publish Now
3. Post bypasses schedule, publishes immediately

Display list of user’s scheduled posts:

[bp-member-blog-scheduled]

Output:

• List of scheduled posts
• Scheduled date/time for each
• Edit/Cancel/Publish Now buttons

Control which roles can schedule posts:

1. Go to Member Blog → Scheduling
2. Find Allowed Roles
3. Check roles that can schedule
4. Unchecked roles see only “Publish Now”

Example Configuration:

Prevent scheduling too close to current time:

This helps with:

• Content review workflows
• Preventing accidental immediate publishes
• Ensuring admin has time to review

When a scheduled post publishes, the author receives:

Email Subject:

“Your scheduled post is now live!”

Email Content:

Your post “[Post Title]” has been published. View it here: [Post Link]

WordPress handles the actual publishing via WP-Cron:

1. Post saved with post_status = future
2. post_date set to scheduled time
3. WP-Cron checks every minute for posts to publish
4. At scheduled time, status changes to publish
5. Notification sent to author

• Requires site traffic to trigger cron
• For reliable scheduling, configure server-level cron
• Missed schedules publish on next cron run

If Author Dashboard is enabled, scheduled posts appear in:

1. Overview Tab: Count of scheduled posts
2. Scheduled Tab: Full list with management options

The scheduled posts interface shows:

• Write week’s content on Monday
• Schedule posts for each day
• Consistent publishing without daily work

• Schedule for peak audience times
• Morning posts for business content
• Evening posts for lifestyle content

• Pre-write event announcements
• Schedule to publish at event start
• Automated event coverage

• Queue content before vacation
• Maintain posting schedule while away
• Return to engaged audience