I found how to do this completely by accident. It was something I’d always wanted to do when this blog was still on Moveable Type but never got around to asking Tim to install the plugin for.
To Write a Post and Schedule it for Time Delay Posting:
1. Compose your post.
2. Select “Advanced Editing” from the menu below the text box.
3. Select “Edit Timestamp” and edit the date and time for when you want the post to appear.
4. Select “Publish” from the ‘post status’ options (it usually defaults to ‘draft’)
5. Click “Save” under the text box.
6. Go to the “Dashboard” menu. If done properly, you will see your entry listed under “Scheduled Entries” along with a notice of how long until the entry posts.
This entry was written at 2:05pm. I have used Time Delay Posting, and am currently at work.
Will you marry me Snay? I hate that I can’t do this nifty shit on Blogger.
Comment by Serra — November 11, 2005 @ 7:51 pm
Serra,
WOOHOO!, but really I’m a total luddite. I love my Nintendo 64. All my blog building is done by this guy.
Comment by MalSnay — November 11, 2005 @ 7:53 pm
Okay, cool, but doesn’t it delete the purpose to state at the end the time you really wrote it and that you’re currently at work? ;)
Comment by Kristine — November 12, 2005 @ 12:14 am
No because I’m explaining how to work it and then saying “Look! It works! It really works!”
Comment by MalSnay — November 12, 2005 @ 12:30 am
Yeah, I was trying to be a smartass. When will I learn I always just come across as a dumbass…
Comment by Kristine — November 12, 2005 @ 12:51 am
The funny bit is how much WP code, forms, and “dashboard” whatevers are involved in such a terribly simple process of timestamp testing.
Timestamp for post is 1000000001. If the next visitor comes at 1000000000, hide it, but if the visitor after that comes in at 1000000002, show it.
Voila. Like making the Statue of Liberty disappear. Or like postdating a check to the phone company.
I’ve looked at lot of those plugins, and it seems to me that in most cases there’s a concerted effort to overcomplicate things, if for no other reason than to justify calling it a “plugin”, and not just “20 lines of code.”
Okay, PHPnerd rant over.
Comment by hinkertonius minima — November 12, 2005 @ 12:58 am
Kristine:
Not at all!
Hinky:
Not a plugin for Word Press, it’s part of the blog. It was a plugin for Mt.
Comment by MalSnay — November 12, 2005 @ 1:07 am
Oh, Okay.
Forget I said anyfeeng.
Comment by hinkertonius minima — November 12, 2005 @ 2:04 am
I thought that was a cool feature with WordPress. I have not used it yet.
Comment by Vegan Momma — November 12, 2005 @ 5:42 am
Anyfeeng?
Comment by MalSnay — November 12, 2005 @ 10:07 am
yeah, as opposed to nuffeeng.
Comment by hinkertonius minima — November 12, 2005 @ 7:17 pm
ooh impressive.. i should do stuff like that on mine. Cept I use WordPress…
Comment by lori — November 14, 2005 @ 1:46 am
Lori,
You CAN. I used to have Moveable Type and wanted to do it, then I came over to WordPress and found out how to do it!!!!!
Comment by MalSnay — November 14, 2005 @ 1:48 am
“Baltimore, you’re good to me…”
Howdy, Snay. Thanks for commenting at my blog. I’ll spend a few days getting caught up here and learn more about what’s what here.
Let me know if you’d like to do a link exchange.
Andy
Comment by Andy Land — November 14, 2005 @ 2:02 am
Dude, absolutely.
Comment by MalSnay — November 14, 2005 @ 2:05 am
After doing quite a bit of research on the most popular blog managers out there, I settled on WordPress for a new site I set up for several reasons:
1) PHP. Who needs CGI bullshit? This is SAPI all the way, baby.
2) Not just 100% open-source … it’s 100% XHTML 1.0 Transitional compliant! Developers after my markup-extremist-nerd’s heart.
3) Easy to mod. If I want to change it, all I have to do is write a function in the my-hacks.php file and it can be accessed virtually anywhere. Fantastic.
4) An active mod community. The sheer volume of plugins is staggering.
5) Simple, easy to use import/export utils. Migrating from blogger using their shitty, support-passive-FTP-only archiving method sucked. A lot.
If anybody reading this is considering moving away from a blog service and getting their own hosting, switch to WordPress. You’ll be happy you did.
Comment by mokiejovis — November 14, 2005 @ 8:03 am