Publishing a post automatically at a set time

[Ank]

Hello, Is there a way to publish a post at a particular time automatically?
For example - I being a moderator has to publish a post sometimes at off hours. For that I have to login again and click post. Is there a feature which can allow me to publish the post according to the time I set.

Help! Thanks.

[ondrej]

Hey Ank

Currently there is no scheduled posting in topics as far as I am aware. However, since you are a moderator you can schedule topics to be published at a set time

Scheduling topics for future publication

This guide explains how to use topic timers to schedule a topic for future publication in Discourse. 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 Set a t…

Hope this helps

[Ank]

@ondrej hey thankyou it is helpful, but is it possible on a public category (let say “Updates”) instead of private category (staff)?

[ondrej]

Yes it is possible to use this feature in a public category. For example you could publish this topic from Feature into UX.

The staff category was used in that topic for demo purposes. Usually you type something in staff as a draft and once finished it is published into a public category.

[codinghorror (Jeff Atwood)]

Yes. You set a topic timer so the topic is recategorized from a hidden (to the user) category, into a public category.

[rokejulianlockhart (Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB))]

Being able to post a specific topic’s content at a specific time would also be helpful, though, so that nobody needs to manually create new posts to be unhidden:

Scheduling topics for future publication

This guide explains how to use topic timers to schedule a topic for future publication in Discourse. 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…

Though, if OP actually means responses, another, more useful thread exists:

@not-ethan

You can use the API.

[Lilly (Lillian)]

i think this is now doable with automation, but only for admins.

Discourse Automation

Summary Discourse Automation lets you automate actions through scripts and triggers. Customisation is made through an automatically generated UI. Install Guide This plugin is bundled with Discourse core. There is no need to install the plugin separately. [Capture d’écran 2021-07-02 à 15.13.57] Features Easy automation of complex workflows Triggers automations at specific dates, periodically, or on specific events Provides automatically generated UIs…