Unschedule a post

Sometimes you may schedule a post and then decide to unschedule it. Changing the post status to Draft and selecting a publication date in the past removes the Scheduled status. This article explains how to unschedule a post.

Before you start

• You'll need a user account with an Author role or higher..
• Know the basics of scheduling a post.
• For users on the Standard Blog plan see the steps at the end of this article.

Steps

1. Open a post to edit.
2. In the Publish menu on the right, click the Edit link next to Status:
   
   
   
   
   
3. In the drop-down menu, select Draft, then click OK.
4. Next to Scheduled for, click Edit.
5. Select a date in the past. Click OK.

Note

If you select a Draft status, the update button will display as Publish. Clicking the button will not publish the post.

6. Click Publish.

*For Customers Using the Block Editor

1. Open a post to edit.
2. Select the Post Tab on the right. In the Status & visibility panel change the publishing date by clicking the link to the right of the Publish: 
3. In the popup menu, select a date in the past. 
4. Click Save draft.