PTKen is planning to create weekly posts in advance and is considering using topic timers. However, they are unsure of the difference between Admin Topic Timers and regular topic timers.
jomaxro clarified that there are two types of topic timers: “Topic Timers” and “User Topic Timers”. Topic Timers make public changes to the topic, while User Topic Timers set reminders visible only to the user.
For pre-creating weekly posts, jomaxro recommended using the “Schedule Publishing” timer, a type of Topic Timer. justin echoed this suggestion and advised creating a drafts subcategory under the staff category to schedule topic timers to post to the appropriate category at a set time/date.
Hello. I am planning a forum feature where I will make a weekly post but I want to prepare these in advance (1-2 months). I discovered this excellent thread about topic timers. Scheduling topics for future publication Then I saw something else about Admin Topic Timers. I cannot seem to find more details to understand what the difference is between Admin Topic Timers and what is described in the link above.
Can someone please point me to information about this. I need to decide what is the best way for me to create these weekly posts for my forum before I start setting it all up.
There are two types of topic timers: “Topic Timers”, and “User Topic Timers”. All timers can be used by staff (admin & moderators) as well as TL4 users. “Topic Timers” make a public change to the topic, for example opening/closing, changing category, or bumping. “User Topic Timers” set a reminder that only the user setting the timer can see.
For pre-creating weekly posts, you’re looking for the Schedule Publishing timer, which is a “Topic Timer”.
To echo what @jomaxro said, your best route is using a topic timer to schedule the publishing of these topics.
One way to approach setting these up is creating a drafts subcategory under the staff category, and then schedule the topic timer to have the topic posted to the appropriate category at the time/date you set.