Scheduling Content

Using the Schedule a status change feature can be helpful if you need to make some type of status change to your content during a busy or inconvenient time. You can use this feature for content that need to publish at 12:01am or content that needs to be taken off your website by a set deadline.

There are many ways you can use this feature.

Schedule to Publish

Before you Schedule a status change to your content, make sure all required fields are filled out and your content appears the way you want it to display on the site.

• Scroll to the bottom of the edit page.
• Locate the Content Moderation section.
• It’s located at the bottom-right of the page.
• Select the Schedule a status change link below the Save-as menu.
• In the Save as drop-down, select how you want your content to appear now.
  • In this case, you are scheduling content to publish at a later time so you’ll want to select Save as Draft for now.
• In the Change to drop-down, select Publish.
• Select the Date and Time that you want your content to Publish.
  • Note: If you want to add additional status changes, select add another and follow the same process as above (your drop-down selections will change based on the status you want).
• To delete a status change, select remove next to the change you want to delete.
• Click Save.

Schedule to Draft

Before you Schedule a status change to your content, make sure all required fields are filled out and your content appears the way you want it to display on the site.

• Scroll to the bottom of the edit page.
• Locate the Content Moderation section.
• It’s located at the bottom-right of the page.
• Select the Schedule a status change link below the Save-as menu.
• In the Save as drop-down, select how you want your content to appear now. In this case, you are scheduling content to move to Draft at a later time so you’ll want to select Save as Published for now.
• In the Change to drop-down, select Draft.
• Select the Date and Time that you want your content to move to Draft.
• Click Save.
  
  • Note: If you want to add additional status changes, select add another and follow the same process as above (your drop-down selections will change based on the status you want).
• To delete a status change, select remove next to the change you want to delete.

Schedule to Trash

• Scroll to the bottom of the edit page.
• Locate the Content Moderation section.
• It’s located at the bottom-right of the page.
• Select the Schedule a status change link below the Save as drop-down option from the drop-down to Publish.
• In the Save as drop-down, select how you want your content to appear now. In this case, you are scheduling content to move to Trash at a later time so you’ll want to select Save as Published or Draft for now.
• In the Change to drop-down, select Archived.
• Select the Date and Time that you want your content to move to Trash.
• Click Save.
  

  • Note: If you want to add additional status changes, select add another and follow the same process as above (your drop-down selections will change based on the status you want).

• To delete a status change, select remove next to the change you want to delete.