Publishing and Scheduling Blog Posts
Control when your content goes live with publishing options and scheduling features.
Post Status Options
Draft:
- Work in progress
- Not visible to public
- Auto-saved regularly
- Can have multiple drafts
Scheduled:
- Complete and ready
- Set to publish at future date/time
- Automatically goes live
- Can be edited until publish time
Published:
- Live and visible
- Indexed by search engines
- Can be updated anytime
- Shows in blog feed
Private:
- Only visible to you
- Useful for reference posts
- Not in public feed
Publishing Immediately
- Complete your post
- Review content and settings
- Click Publish
- Confirm in popup
- Post is immediately live
Scheduling for Later
- Complete your post
- Click Schedule (not Publish)
- Select date and time
- Choose timezone
- Click Schedule Post
Best Times to Publish:
- Tuesday-Thursday: 9-11 AM
- Consider your audience timezone
- Avoid holidays and weekends
Managing Scheduled Posts
View scheduled posts:
- Go to Blog → Posts
- Filter by "Scheduled"
- See publish date/time
- Edit or reschedule as needed
Rescheduling
To change publish date:
- Open the scheduled post
- Click on the date/time
- Select new date/time
- Save changes
Canceling Scheduled Posts
- Open scheduled post
- Change status to "Draft"
- Save
- Post returns to drafts
Publishing Checklist
Before publishing, verify:
- [ ] Title is compelling
- [ ] Featured image is set
- [ ] Categories assigned
- [ ] Tags added
- [ ] Meta description written
- [ ] Links working
- [ ] Images have alt text
- [ ] Content proofread
Post-Publish Actions
After publishing:
- Share on social media
- Send to email subscribers
- Monitor analytics
- Respond to comments
