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How to Schedule Announcements for Future Publish

This guide shows you how to schedule announcements to be published at a future date and time within the Userorbit Admin Panel.

Before You Begin

  • You must have access to the Userorbit Admin Panel with permissions to create and manage announcements.
  • You should be familiar with the basic process of creating a new announcement.

Steps

  1. Set a Scheduled Publish Date/Time when Creating an Announcement — When creating a new announcement, locate the "Publish Date" or "Schedule" section. Click on the date/time picker to select your desired future date and time for the announcement to go live. Ensure you save your announcement after setting the schedule.
  2. Edit a Scheduled Announcement — Navigate to the "Announcements" section and then to the "Drafts" tab. Find the scheduled announcement you wish to edit and click on it. You can modify its content, target audience, or even adjust the scheduled publish date/time. Remember to save your changes.
  3. Cancel a Scheduled Publish — To prevent a scheduled announcement from publishing, go to the "Drafts" tab within the "Announcements" section. Open the scheduled announcement and look for an option to "Unschedule" or "Cancel Publish." Confirm your action to move the announcement back to a draft state without a scheduled publish time.
  4. Understand Timezone Usage — The scheduled publish date and time for your announcements are based on your local browser or system's timezone settings. The Userorbit Admin Panel will display and process times according to your current local time.
  5. View All Scheduled Announcements — All announcements that are scheduled for a future publish date can be found under the "Drafts" tab within the "Announcements" section of the Userorbit Admin Panel. This view provides an overview of all pending announcements.
  6. Email Notifications for Scheduled Announcements — If your announcement is configured to send email notifications, these emails will be dispatched precisely at the scheduled publish date and time, not when the announcement is initially saved as scheduled.

Verify It Worked

After scheduling an announcement, navigate to the "Announcements" section and select the "Drafts" tab. Confirm that your announcement appears in this list with the correct scheduled publish date and time displayed. You can also re-open the announcement to verify all settings are as intended.

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