Changing blog post publication dates

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Changing blog post publication dates

Last updated November 12, 2025 22:36

Modify the publication date of your blog posts to reorganize how posts display on a blog page.

Follow this guide to change the publication date of a blog post. These steps help you reorder posts on a blog page, because blog posts appear in reverse-chronological order by publication date.

Note:To schedule blog posts in advance, visit Scheduling blog posts.

Change the date of a published post

To change the date of a post you already published:

  • Version 7.1

  • Version 7.0

  • Open the Pages panel.

  • Click the blog pagecontaining the post you want to change.
  • Hover over the post in the side panel and click ..., then click Settings.
  • In the Options tab, click Status.
  • Choose a new date on the calendar and enter a new time.

  • Click Save. You'll now see the post's new publication date on your blog page.

  • Open the Pages panel.

  • Click the blog pagecontaining the post.
  • Hover over the blog post in the side panel and click Edit.
  • In the post editor, click the date below Published.
  • Choose a new date and time from the calendar.
  • Click Save. You'll now see the post's new publication date on your blog page.

Change the date before publishing

How you change the date before you publish the post depends on your site's version:

  • Version 7.1

  • Version 7.0

  • Hover over the post in the side panel and click ..., then click Settings.

  • In the Options tab, click Status.
  • Click Published.
  • Choose a new date on the calendar and enter a new time.
  • Click Save.

Your blog post will publish immediately when you click Save.

  1. In the post settings, click Draft.
  2. Click Published.
  3. Click the current publication date below Published.
  4. Choose a new date and time.
  5. Click Save & Publish.

Your blog post will only publish after you click Save & Publish, even if you choose an earlier publication date or time.

Watch a video

This video applies to version 7.0.

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Changing blog post publication dates