How do I change the date of my posts? How do I set a post to publish at a later date?

There will be times when you are writing a post and decide, for whatever reason, to save it as a draft. When you publish that post you’ll want the date of publication to match the date it actually goes live instead of the day you started it as a draft.

There will also be times when you’ll want to write several posts and have them publish on different days in the future. You’re not tricking your readers, you’re keeping the continuity of your published posts.

Changing the date on a post is fairly simple.

In Blogger:

1. From your Blogger Dashboard choose Posts.
2. Find the post whose date you want to change and click Edit.
3. At the bottom of the square where you have typed your text you will find a link called Post Options. Click on it and the box will expand to provide more options.
4. On the right side of the expanded box you’ll see Post time and date. Simply highlight the date and change it to the date you want. You can also change the time of the post here.
5. Click Publish Post.

NOTE: Future dating a post in Blogger does not mean it will not publish until that date. Instead, when you click on Publish Post, the post will publish then and will appear at the top of your blog. For example, if you write a post on January 1, but change the date to read January 8 and click on Publish Post, that post will post right then, not on January 8.

The only way to ensure a post will not be posted until a future date is to save it as a draft, then, on the day you wish to post it, go back and publish it (make sure you change the date first).

In Typepad:

To change the date of an existing post:

1. On the Compose tab, go to List Posts.
2. Find the post whose date you’d like to change and open it.
3. At the bottom of your Compose Post page you will see a box
   labeled Posting Status. This box allows you to mark a post as a draft,
   publish the post now, or publish the post on a certain date.
4. Click on the arrow of the box.
5. Choose Publish On. A calendar will pop up.
6. Choose the date you want that post to publish. You may also choose the time you’d like the post to self-publish.
7. Click Save.

ETIQUETTE NOTE: It is considered a form of lying to change the date of a post already posted if you do not note that it was previously published or note that it has been updated and re-posted.

To set a post to publish at a future date:

1. At the bottom of your Compose Post page you will see a box labeled Posting Status. This box allows you to mark a post as a draft, publish the post now, or publish the post on a certain date.
2. Click on the arrow of the box.
3. Choose Publish On. A calendar will pop up.
4. Choose the date you want that post to publish. You may also choose the time you’d like the post to self-publish.
5. Click Save.

In WordPress:

(These instructions provided by Jordan at Momma Blogga.)

1. Login to WordPress.com and go to Manage.  You should automatically be taken to the Posts tab.
2. Find the post that you want to change the date on and click Edit on that line.
3. In the right column, find the Post Timestamp box.  (If there is a + next to it, click the + to expand the box.)
4. Check the box next to Edit timestamp and enter the new time and date.
5. Click Save to save the new date and time.

As with Typepad, posts set for a future date and time will not appear on your blog until that date.  To future date your posts:

1. Open the post draft (or write a new post).
2. In the right column, find the Post Timestamp box.  (If there is a + next to it, click the + to expand the box.)
3. Check the box next to Edit timestamp and enter the new time and date.
4. Click Publish to save your post and set it to go live at the appointed date and time.

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