December 01, 2003

Post-turkey question

Now you've all had your fill of turkey and cranberry sauce...

Does anyone know if MT allows for delayed postings? For example, I write a post but only Publish it tomorrow at 9am? Anyone? It would be handy for those times I know I'm going away.

Posted by Simon at December 1, 2003 02:38 AM | TrackBack
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Typepad does, but with MT, while you can date your post for the future it still publishes it right away--just with the future date.

Posted by: Susie at December 1, 2003 08:02 AM

That's what I feared. Any solution or stuck with it?

Posted by: Simon at December 1, 2003 10:09 AM

Getting a volunteer to post them at the appropriate time? That's all I came up with.

Posted by: Jennifer at December 1, 2003 10:27 AM

Jennifer's suggestion is probably the best. Write up the post and make sure the status is Draft. Change the time to what you want it to be when it's posted. That way your volunteer only has to change the post status to Publish and everything else is all set.

Posted by: Jim at December 1, 2003 01:24 PM

Are there any MT plugins that would allow just post-dating?

Posted by: Daniel at December 1, 2003 08:48 PM

Haven't seen one, but I can take another look.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 2, 2003 03:08 AM

Simon, I found two solutions to this query:

First one Pixy needs to do something to the set up and then issue instructions on how to perform the task. It is HERE

Second one is a Scripty Godess thingy and it looks like anyone can do this. It is HERE

Off Topix: Pixy, where can I reach you at e-mail?

Posted by: The Bartender at December 3, 2003 04:59 AM

Looks like I can install trickle.

bloglets -at- pixymisa -dot- com works.

So do several hundred other addresses... I'm kind of ignoring people right now, though, unless it's an emergency.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 3, 2003 12:57 PM

an update on the Scripty Goddess script. There seemed to be a bug when I installed. See if someone else can make it work on your blog. It's pretty simple... cut and paster a couple of lines of code, but the must be inserted at the proper place.

It looks like Trickle would ba an answer for everybody though, after reading the instructions.

Posted by: The Bartender at December 5, 2003 06:22 AM

Scripty Goddess Script Update II: The script is for PHP index templates only. Sorry it wasn't stated anywhere that I could see in the install instructions.

It looks like the ball falls back to Pixy to install Trickle for us. It looks pretty easy for us to do onour end. Go read the instructions to see how to do it.

Posted by: The Bartender at December 5, 2003 08:06 PM
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