Scheduling blog posts

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Scheduling blog posts

Last updated February 19, 2026 14:53

Set blog posts to automatically publish at specific days and times.

You can schedule blog posts and podcasts episodes to automatically publish at a specific day and time in the future. Scheduled posts display the date you choose as the publication date, regardless of when you create them.

Tip: To change the publication date of a blog post to a date in the past, visit Changing blog post publication dates.

Schedule a blog post

To set a blog post to automatically publish later:

  • Version 7.1
  • Version 7.0

  • Squarespace app

  • When you're done editing a post, hover over Publish, and select Schedule...

  • Choose a publication date. In the Set time section, click the time to enter a specific time.
  • Click Schedule.

You can also schedule the post in the post settings:

  1. When you're done editing the post, click A gear icon in the top-right corner.
  2. Click Content, click Status, then click Scheduled.
  3. Choose a publication date from the calendar and enter a time.
  4. Click Back, then click Save.

  5. Hover over Publish and select Schedule.

  6. When you're done editing a post, in the Blog Post Editor, click Draft.

  7. Select Scheduled.
  8. Click the date next to Publish.
  9. Choose a publication date and time. You can also use the slider to publish the post in a specified number of days from now.

  10. Click Save.

  11. When you're done editing a post, tap Done, then tap Save Changes.

  12. Tap ... next to the post title.
  13. Tap Page Settings or Settings, then tap Post Status.
  14. Tap Scheduled, then choose a publication date. Use the slider to set a specific time.
  15. Tap Back to return to the previous screen, then tap Save.

You can also set an existing draft to schedule:

  1. Tap the post, then tap ....
  2. Tap Page Settings or Settings, then tap Post Status.
  3. Tap Scheduled, then choose a publication date. Tap the time, then enter a specific time.
  4. Tap Back to return to the previous screen, then tap Save.

To schedule a post using the mobile editor:

  1. When you're done editing a new post, tap Done.
  2. Tap Schedule and select a date and time.
  3. Tap Schedule post.

After scheduling the post, it'll automatically publish to your site on the scheduled date.

Watch a video

This video applies to version 7.0.

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