Scheduling posts in WordPress allows you to automatically publish content at a specific future date and time, ensuring that your site stays updated without manual intervention. Here’s a step-by-step guide to scheduling posts in WordPress:
1. Log into Your WordPress Dashboard
- Open your browser and go to your WordPress login page (e.g.,
yourwebsite.com/wp-admin). - Enter your username and password, then click Log In.
2. Create a New Post
- From the dashboard, navigate to Posts and click Add New to create a new post.
- Alternatively, you can edit an existing post that you want to schedule.
3. Write Your Post
- In the post editor, add your title, content, images, and any other media or formatting that you want to include.
4. Schedule the Post
- On the right-hand sidebar, you’ll find the Post settings panel (Block Editor) or the Publish box (Classic Editor).
- Under Publish, click the date next to Immediately (it may also say Publish immediately).
- A calendar dropdown will appear where you can set the exact date and time you want your post to be published.
- Set the desired Date and Time. Make sure your WordPress time zone is set correctly, or the post may publish at an unexpected time. You can check this in Settings > General under Timezone.
5. Save and Schedule the Post
- Once you've selected the date and time, the Publish button will change to Schedule.
- Click Schedule to confirm.
6. Check the Scheduled Post Status
- After scheduling, your post will be marked as Scheduled in the Posts list, showing the set date and time for automatic publishing.
Additional Tips:
- You can always reschedule or unschedule a post by editing it before the scheduled time and updating the publication date.
- To unschedule a post, simply change its publish date to the current date and time and click Publish instead of Schedule.
- To view all scheduled posts, go to Posts > All Posts and filter by Scheduled.
