diff --git a/writer/scheduling.md b/writer/scheduling.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7dbdf87 --- /dev/null +++ b/writer/scheduling.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Scheduling Posts + +WriteFreely supports scheduling posts to be published at a future date. + +To schedule a post from the web application: + +1. Publish a post as a _Draft_ +1. At the top of the page, click _Edit_ +1. Notice the new "i" icon at the top of the editor; click that +1. Change the "Created" time to a date in the future, and save your settings +1. Finally, go to your Drafts page +1. Click "move to _your blog_" + +**Advanced.** To schedule a post from the API: + +1. When [publishing a blog post](https://developers.write.as/docs/api/#publish-a-collection-post), include the `created` property + +## Notes + +* Scheduled posts are hidden from your blog until the _published_ date has passed +* Scheduled posts won't be sent out via federation / ActivityPub (to be fixed with [T567](https://writefreely.org/tasks/567))