Timed publishing with WordPress is easy, and I’ll show you how in 4 simple steps

1. Write your article

Often the hardest bit, I’ll leave you to get that done on your own, but why not include a link back to this article… Whatever you do, don’t click Publish yet.

2. Check the ‘Edit timestamp’ box

It’s to the right of the box where you typed your lovingly crafted prose…

3. Enter a date and time in the future

Decide when you want the post to go live and enter it into the boxes like so…

(You might want to set it to a date you’ll actually be around to see…)

4. Now you can click ‘Publish’

Go on, click the ‘Publish’ button…

…and that’s it, you’re done. Any problems you get as far as posts not appearing when they should are probably down to a dodgy WordPress installation or your hosting provider. Hassle them, not me.

You can use this technique to ensure your posts go up at a regular time, I aim for 9am give or take a few minutes. It’s also good for holidays and times you know you know you’ll be away from a keyboard. Using timed publishing means that your adoring readers will never be left waiting for your content…

Have fun…