LocalGov Drupal User Guide

How to set up scheduled publishing

'Scheduling' allows you to publish or unpublish content at a specific date and time, so you don't have to stay up late!

This needs a submodule called 'LocalGov Review Date'. It's included in LocalGov Drupal, but is not switched on - talk to your developer about enabling it.

How to publish content on a specific date

  1. Create a piece of content and leave it in either "Draft" or "Needs review".
  2. Click the 'Scheduling' tab.
  3. Click 'Add Schedule' button.
  4. Leave the 'latest revision' revision selected.
  5. On the 'Execute transition dropdown' select the 'Publish' option.
  6. Set the date and time you want.
  7. Click the 'Schedule' button when done.





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How to unpublish content on a specific date

  1. Create a piece of content and Publish it.
  2. Click the 'Scheduling' tab.
  3. Click 'Add Schedule' button.
  4. Leave the 'latest revision' revision selected.
  5. On the 'Execute transition dropdown' select the 'Archive' option.
  6. Set the date and time you want.
  7. Click the 'Schedule' button when done.





Screenshot of How to unpublish content on a specific date in Drupal.

How to publish a new version of a piece of published content on a specific date

1. Create the two versions:

  • Create a piece of content and publish it
  • Edit the content to create the new version and save it as Draft or Needs Review

2. Create a transition to unpublish the first version:

  • Click the 'Scheduling' tab
  • Click 'Add Schedule' button
  • Select the currently published revision
  • On the 'Execute transition dropdown' select the 'Archive' option
  • Set the date and time you want
  • Click the 'Schedule' button when done

3. Create a transtion to publish the second version:

  • Click 'Add Schedule' button
  • Select the version that you want published in the future
  • On the 'Execute transition dropdown' select the 'Publish' option
  • Set the date and time you want
  • Click the 'Schedule' button when done

Manage all scheduled content

To see and manage all current scheduled content, click on Content > Scheduling. Here you can review, delete or reschedule any of the transitions.






Screenshot of how to manage all scheduled content in Drupal.