Advanced Post Options

• Drafts
  • What are drafts?
  • How do I create a draft?
  • How do I access my saved drafts?

• Private Posts
  

  • How do I make posts private?
  • How do I access my private posts?

• Scheduling Posts
  

  • How do I schedule a post to be published at a later time?
  • How do I access my scheduled posts?

• Backdating Posts
  

  • Can I backdate or set a custom date for posts?
  • How do I backdate posts?

• Queue
  

  • What is the Queue?
  • How do I add posts to my Queue?
  • How do I access my queued posts?
  • How many posts can I have published automatically from my Queue?
  • Can I pause the Queue?
  • How many posts can I store in the queue?
• Time Zones
  • How do I change my time zone?
  • What happens to my posts if I change my time zone?

Drafts

What are drafts?

Drafts are posts that you aren’t ready to publish yet.

How do I create a draft?

1. When creating a new post, change the menu on the right from “publish now” to “save as draft.”
2. Click “Save draft.”

How do I access my saved drafts?

1. Click the blog’s title at the top of your Dashboard or under the list icon at the top.
2. Click “Drafts” on the right side of the screen.

Private Posts

How do I make posts private?

1. When creating a new post, change the menu on the right from “publish now” to “private.”
2. Click “Create post.”

Keep in mind the following:

• The post will not be published to your blog, and you’re the only one who can see it.
• Private posts on additional blogs can be seen by other Admins or Members.

How do I access my private posts?

1. Click the blog’s title at the top of your Dashboard or under the list icon.
2. Scroll through your Dashboard until you find the post.

Scheduled Posts

How do I schedule a post to be published at a later time?

1. When creating a new post, change the menu on the right from “publish now” to “publish on.”
2. In the “now” field below, enter the time you’d like to publish the post.
• You can use relative date and time (e.g. “next Tuesday, 10am”)
• You can use absolute date and times (e.g. “mm/dd/yy 12:34am” or “mm/dd/yyyy 12:34 a.m.”)

How do I access my scheduled posts?

1. Click the blog’s title at the top of your Dashboard or under the list icon.
2. Click “Queue” on the right side of the screen.

Backdating Posts

Can I backdate or set a custom date for posts?

Sure. That affects the post’s order on your blog, but not on your Dashboard.

How do I backdate posts?

1. Go to an existing post and click “edit.”
2. Change the menu on the right side from “publish now” to “publish on.”
3. Edit the date or time to something in the past.
4. Click “Save changes.”

Queue

What is the Queue?

It helps keep your blog active by staggering posts over a period of hours or days.

How do I add posts to my Queue?

1. When creating a new post, change the menu on the right from “publish now” to “add to queue.”
2. Click “Queue post.”

How do I access my queued posts?

1. Click the blog’s title at the top of your Dashboard or under the list icon.
2. Click “Queue” on the right side of the screen.

How many posts can I have published automatically from my Queue?

You can use the queue to publish at least one post every day.

Can I pause the Queue?

No, so make sure the posts are ready to be published before adding them to the Queue.

How many posts can I store in the queue?

You can store 300 posts at a time. If you want to add more than that, we recommend saving posts as Drafts and moving them into your Queue as needed.

Time zones

How do I change my Time zone?

1. Click the blog’s title at the top of your Dashboard or under the list icon.
2. Click “Blog Settings” on the right side of the screen.
3. Go to the Time zone section and make your update in the dropdown menu.
4. Hit “Save.”

What happens to my posts if I change my time zone?

Time zone changes will not affect published posts, only posts published or edited after the change.