Schedule HighLevel blog posts to publish automatically at a specific future date and time. This article shows how to create a post, complete its publishing details, and schedule it for later.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- What is Blog Post Scheduling in HighLevel?
- Key Benefits of Scheduling Blog Posts
- How to Schedule a Blog Post
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Related Articles
What is Blog Post Scheduling in HighLevel?
Blog post scheduling lets you prepare content in advance and set a specific date and time for it to be published. Instead of manually publishing the post later, HighLevel queues the post to publish at the scheduled time.
Key Benefits of Scheduling Blog Posts
- Plan content in advance: Prepare blog posts ahead of time and schedule them according to your content calendar.
- Control publishing times: Choose the specific date and time when a blog post should be published.
- Automate publishing: Schedule completed posts to publish later instead of returning to publish them manually.
How to Schedule a Blog Post
Once your blog post content and publishing details are ready, you can choose a future date and time for the post to be published automatically.
- In your account, go to Sites > Blogs.
Open the blog site where you want to create and schedule the post.
If you do not have a blog yet, click + Create Blog to create one. (Refer to Getting Started with Blogs and Blog Posts for detailed instructions.)
- Click + New Post.
Create and format your blog post content. (If you need help creating a blog post, refer to Create Blog Posts)
- When your blog post is ready, click Continue in the upper-right corner.
Complete the applicable publishing details, including:
- URL slug
- Category
- Author
- Canonical link, if applicable
- Keywords
- SEO metadata (For detailed instructions on configuring SEO metadata, refer to How to Add and Edit SEO Information for Blog Posts)
- Once the publishing details are complete, select Schedule.
- Select the date when you want the blog post to be published.
- Select the time by choosing the hour, minute, and AM or PM.
- Click Schedule in the upper-right corner to confirm.
- The blog post is now scheduled to publish at the selected date and time. You can view the post in your blog post list to confirm that it is scheduled.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do I need to publish a scheduled blog post manually?
No. Once the post is successfully scheduled, it is queued to publish at the selected date and time.
Q: How can I tell if my blog post was successfully scheduled?
Return to the blog post list after scheduling the post. The post will display its scheduled status.
Q: Can I prepare a blog post before I am ready to schedule it?
Yes. You can save a blog post as a draft and complete or schedule it later.
Q: What information should I complete before scheduling a blog post?
Complete the applicable publishing information for the post, such as its URL slug, category, author, keywords, and SEO metadata before scheduling it.
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