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.

Steps

1. Open a post to edit.
2. Select the Post tab in the right sidebar. 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.