Overview
Schedule a post to publish it automatically at a date and time you choose.
Prerequisites
- You are a channel admin in the channel. To appoint other channel admins, see this article. System administrators can also set this in the Admin Console: How can I add members to a channel and configure them?
- If you create a post in several channels at once, you must be a channel admin in all selected channels.
How to
- Create a post. See How do I create, edit and delete a post?
- Click Schedule post, select the date and time and click Finish.
- Click Create.
The post is published in the selected channel at the scheduled time.
Time zones
The date and time you select apply to the time zone your device is set to when you schedule the post. Flip publishes the post at that exact moment for everyone, whatever time zone they are in.
To publish at a specific local time somewhere else, convert that time to your own time zone first. Example: your device is set to US Eastern Time and the post should go live at 11:30 in Lisbon. If Lisbon is five hours ahead of you, schedule the post for 6:30.
View scheduled posts
Scheduled posts that are not yet published are listed under Scheduled in News. You can still edit them there.
Moving or duplicating scheduled posts
If you move a scheduled post to a channel where you cannot schedule posts, the schedule is removed. The post is then published immediately, or it waits for approval. A warning tells you this before you confirm the move. See How do I move a post to another channel?
If you duplicate a scheduled post, the scheduled time is only copied if you can schedule posts in all selected channels. Check the schedule before you publish. See How can I duplicate a post?