Some posts are prepped in a work-in-progress category that others can still read and unleashed when ready. They are let out of their cage by moving them to another category. However, doing so makes them appear like an old, read post. Is there a way to make them appear like new posts that others would be interested in reading (other than copying and pasting into a new post)?
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In a support thread titled “Move a post but make it unread,” mr_scary asks if there’s a way to move a post from a work-in-progress category to a public one without it appearing as already read. omarfilip suggests adjusting the post’s timestamp via topic admin tools to make it appear newly published. sam offers alternatives: using scheduled posts or shared drafts, though mr_scary notes shared drafts are staff-only. mr_scary clarifies confusion about timestamp manipulation, and omarfilip explains the timestamp should reflect the public release date. After trying the method, mr_scary reports the post still appears read to them. omarfilip clarifies that the post will appear unread to users who haven’t opened it — advising testing with a separate account. The core issue is preserving “unread” status after category migration, with timestamp adjustment being the recommended workaround, though user perception may vary depending on prior interaction.
other options are to use our scheduled post feature:
or use shared drafts:
IIUC, I am to falsify the publication date of the post so that it becomes earlier than when the post was initially created?
I like the shared draft feature but it looks to be exclusive to the staff group.
You can set the date to be when you make the post public. Consider it an unpublished draft until then.
I’m going to try this. Thanks.
Didn’t work. The post shows up as if it’s been read. At least to me. To be clear, the post was in one category I moved it to another category and then changed the timestamp (to the current day).
It will show up as unread for anyone who hasn’t opened it - try it with a test user account.