# Picture uploads broken, when planning to create a Thread

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/picture-uploads-broken-when-planning-to-create-a-thread/401683
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** automation
**Created:** [April 28, 2026, 9:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/picture-uploads-broken-when-planning-to-create-a-thread/401683 "2026-04-28T09:07:46Z")
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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2026, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/picture-uploads-broken-when-planning-to-create-a-thread/401683/2 "2026-04-28T09:56:52Z")

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i would use the topic timer function for this and publish from a private category. much easier and you can easily preview the post.

> [@Scheduling topics for future publication](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scheduling-topics-for-future-publication/60731):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to use topic timers to schedule a topic for future publication in Discourse. person_raising_hand Required user level: Trust level 4 users or Staff (Admin/Moderator) Discourse allows you to create topics and schedule them for publication at a later date using topic timers. This feature is available to staff (admins and moderators) as well as trust level 4 users. To schedule a topic for future publication: Create a new topic in a private category, as a p…

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