Publishing schedule and calendar

How do I choose when articles publish? #

Open Settings, then Pipeline Settings, to set Run Frequency, Publish Time and Timezone for automatic runs. Choose Save Pipeline Settings. For an individual draft, use Approve & Publish and choose the suggested slot, Publish right now or a custom time. Your monthly article allowance still applies.

When to use it #

Use pipeline settings for your regular writing schedule. Use the approval dialog when you want to choose the time for a specific draft. Open Ideas, then Used, to see the dated topic history, and pipeline Activity to inspect runs.

Steps #

1. Open Settings, then Pipeline Settings. Turn Auto-pipeline on if you want automatic runs. You can only change the schedule fields below it while it is on.
2. Check Posts Per Day, Run Frequency, Publish Time and Timezone. Choose whether to enable Publish without approval, then choose Save Pipeline Settings.
3. For a draft you have read, open Articles, then To review, and choose Approve & Publish.
4. Choose Schedule for the suggested slot, Publish right now, or Pick a custom time and Schedule. Check the time and timezone shown before you confirm.
5. Check Published for article status. For run details, open the Content pipeline card in Settings, then Activity. For topic history, open Ideas, then Used.

Settings #

Option	What it changes
Auto-pipeline	Turns automatic runs on or off. Articles you start yourself from New article still run when it is off.
Posts Per Day	Sets the number of articles requested for scheduled publishing, from 1 to 5. It does not increase your monthly allowance.
Run Frequency	Sets the gap between automatic runs.
Publish Time	Sets the scheduled time in the selected timezone.
Timezone	Sets which local time the schedule uses: Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, London or UTC.
Publish without approval	Publishes new articles without waiting for your approval.
Schedule for	Uses the next available slot based on the blog's schedule and existing scheduled or published posts.
Publish right now	Requests immediate publication instead of waiting for the next slot.
Pick a custom time	Sets a future time for this article.

In Activity, Research and writing is the stage where PostSprout researches the topic and writes the article. Image checked means the featured image passed its check.

Plan limits #

As of November 2026, the initial cadence is every 3 days for Sprout and daily for Grove and Greenhouse, based on one article per run. You can choose a different available frequency. Account article limits still apply across the blogs covered by your plan. See Plans and billing.

Trial and no-plan accounts see trial guidance in Settings instead of a paid monthly plan allowance. Check Plan & Billing for your current status.

Common problems and fixes #

If the time looks wrong, check Timezone as well as Publish Time. A scheduled article goes live at its time, so check Published after that.

If automatic runs have stopped, check Auto-pipeline, the plan allowance and pipeline Activity. If an upgrade asks which cadence to use, read both choices before keeping your schedule or switching to the offered one.

Related pages #

Articles and the editor · Ideas · Images and product images · Notifications · Plans and billing · How PostSprout works