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It suits anything with a known date: a notice due on the first of the month, an event page that should disappear once the event is over, or an announcement held back until a set time. > **ℹ️ Info:** Scheduling is installed on your site but is not switched on for articles, events or landing pages as standard. Until an administrator turns it on for a content type, there is nowhere to set a date when you edit that kind of content. [**Turning scheduling on**](#turning-scheduling-on) below explains how. --- Turning scheduling on --------------------- Scheduling is set separately for each content type, and switching it on is an administrator's job: content editors can schedule and can see the queue, but they cannot change content type settings. An administrator can switch it on: 1. Press **Structure** in the sidebar, then **Content types**, then the content type you want, such as **Article**. Its edit page opens. 2. Open the **Scheduler** tab in the list of settings. 3. Switch on **Enable scheduled publishing**, **Enable scheduled unpublishing**, or both. Each label names the content type you are editing. 4. Press **Save**. You can also reach the same page from the list at **Structure**, then **Content types**, then **Overview**: press the arrow beside **Manage fields** on the type's row and choose **Edit**. ![The edit page of the Article content type, with the Scheduler tab outlined in red, and the Enable scheduled publishing for article content items toggle outlined in red and switched off.](/storage/x0tPPpmPbTotLRwzIfMI8cr5d0GUhG2vTrKHvXV5.png) > **⚠️ Important:** The **Scheduler** tab appears on every content type whether or not scheduling is in use there, so finding the tab does not mean the feature is on. Open it and look at the switches. Further options appear underneath each one only after it is switched on. --- Setting a publish date ---------------------- > **ℹ️ Info:** You can only schedule a page once scheduling has been switched on for its content type, as described above. Until then there is no **Scheduling options** panel on the edit form. If you cannot find it, ask an administrator to switch scheduling on. Once scheduling is on, the edit form gains a **Scheduling options** panel in the right-hand column. 1. Open the page for editing, or start a new one. 2. Leave **Save as** on **Draft**. A page has to be saved as a draft to be scheduled for publishing. 3. Open **Scheduling options** in the right-hand column. While nothing is scheduled it reads **Not scheduled**. 4. Under **Publish on**, fill in the date and the time. 5. Set **Publish state** to **Published**. 6. Press **Save**. ![A new article form with Save as set to Draft outlined in red, and the open Scheduling options panel outlined in red, showing a Publish on date and time and Publish state set to Published.](/storage/jskKxEXVZrCBOnCHbLbXFONpzgGuw4BvVDBWIrXq.png) The panel now reads **Scheduled for publishing**, and a message confirms when the page is scheduled to be published. ### What will stop the save If you The site says Fill in a date but no time The Publish on date is invalid. Enter a date in the correct format. Choose a date that has already passed The 'publish on' date must be in the future. Set a publish date but save as Published The content is already being saved as Published. Either remove the scheduled publish date or change the current moderation state to a different state. If you want something live now, publish it in the normal way instead of scheduling it. ### Taking a page down on a date **Unpublish on** works the same way: fill in the date and the time, set **Unpublish state** to **Unpublished**, and save. It can be used on its own or alongside a publish date. Filling in both gives a page a start and an end, which suits anything that runs for a fixed period. Unpublishing is not deleting. The page and its history stay where they are and visitors simply cannot reach it, so you can publish it again at any time. ### Changing or cancelling a schedule Open the page for editing and change the date and time in **Scheduling options**, or clear the date to cancel the schedule altogether, then press **Save**. --- Seeing what is queued --------------------- One screen lists everything with a date set, so you can see what is due without opening pages one at a time. 1. Open **CMS** in the sidebar. 2. Choose the **Scheduled content** tab, alongside **Overview** and **Moderated content**. 3. Narrow the list if you need to with **Title**, **Content type** or **Published status**, then press **Filter**. ![The Scheduled Content screen, with CMS in the sidebar, the Scheduled content tab, and the Publish on and Unpublish on columns outlined in red, above the message No scheduled content.](/storage/8m3XTJS0cn5DE8HsUffu4Ddfm2GBkZByxw07dBC7.png) Each row shows the page's title, content type, author and status. The dates sit in two columns: **Publish on** for pages waiting to go live, and **Unpublish on** for pages waiting to come down. While scheduling is switched off, the list reads **No scheduled content**. --- Why the timing is approximate ----------------------------- The site checks for scheduled work on a regular cycle rather than watching the clock second by second. A page set to publish at 9:00 goes live at the first check after 9:00, which may be a few minutes later. For most work that is fine. Where the timing genuinely matters, such as an announcement tied to an embargo, set the schedule a little early and confirm the page is live before you rely on it. Related articles ------------------ - [ Roles and what they let you do → ](/articles/roles-and-what-they-let-you-do) - [ Glossary → ](/articles/glossary) - [ Using the editor → ](/articles/using-the-editor) - [ Content workflow and statuses → ](/articles/content-workflow-and-statuses) Was this article helpful? ------------------------- Your feedback helps us prioritise what to rewrite. Yes No [ Back to Creating & editing ](/articles?category=17) On this page **Need additional help?** Submit a support request through the [**support portal** ](https://doghouse.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portals)or email © 2026 [Doghouse SaaS](https://doghouse.agency) [Glossary](/articles/glossary)