How to Schedule Posts in WordPress

Actually, scheduling posts on WordPress is very easy. However, the option to schedule blog posts is not visible.

After finishing writing a post, you open it on the ‘Post’ tab on the right of the edit screen.

In the ‘Status & Visibility’ section, you click Immediately next to the Publish option.

A calendar will appear asking you to specify the date and time when the post will be published.

When you select a future date, you will see the publish button changes to Schedule…

Now click the Schedule button. WordPress will automatically start scheduling your posts and publishing them according to the date and time you specified.

How to Schedule WordPress Posts in Classic Editor

If you’re using the classic WordPress editor, and looking for a way to schedule posts, then read this guide carefully.

After finishing writing the article, look at the display on the right of the editor page. In the Publish section you will see the ‘Immediately’ option, then click Edit.

Now an option will appear, where you have to specify a date and time to publish the post. Then click OK when finished.

You will notice that the publish button has now changed to schedule. Click the Schedule button to start saving changes.

At this point, the post scheduling process in WordPress is complete.

You need to know, sometimes this process experiences scheduling errors which result in posts not being published. If you’re experiencing this, our previous guide on how to fix post scheduling errors might be helpful.