Using WordPress Timestamp To Schedule Your Posts
Keeping a steady flow of new material on your blog is a key component to retaining your readers’ interest. So what do you do when you know you’re going to be away from your computer but want to keep those posts publishing? It’s easy. WordPress has built-in functionality that allows you to write a post then set it to publish at a later time.
A great example of this idea could likely be found on your favorite websites already. Sites like Gizmodo or Consumerist don’t publish all of their material at once. That’d be overload. Instead their articles are set to publish periodically throughout the day.
Aside from allowing you to publish your work when you see fit it also allows you to increase pageviews by leading your readers to understand that if they check back frequently during the day they’re likely to find new material. You’re giving them your content in doses rather than all at once.
If you know you’re going to be gone for a few days try writing some posts in advance and then using the timestamp feature (see the screencap of the feature to the right) you can set the posts to appear every few days. Instead of having your blog post publish immediately you can select the date and time you want it to appear, then hit Publish/Schedule.
This will help keep up the appearance of a dutifully maintained website even when you can’t always be there.
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