Draft vs Queued Status

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Draft vs Queued Status

Control automatic publishing with draft and queued status options
Draft status saves posts on calendar without auto-publishing. Queued status enables automatic background publishing. Toggle between states to control.

How to Use

• 1Open scheduler with post ready

• 2See "Save as draft" checkbox

• 3Read explanation: "Drafts won't auto-publish"

• 4Check "Save as draft"

• 5Schedule the post

• 6See post on calendar in amber/yellow (draft color)

• 7Watch scheduled time pass without publish

• 8Edit the draft post

• 9Uncheck "Save as draft" - converts to queued

• 10See post color change to blue (queued)

• 11Read: "Will publish automatically"

• 12Watch background publishing pick up queued post

• 13Post publishes automatically at scheduled time

Key Features

• Two Status Types - Draft (manual) or Queued (automatic)

• Draft Status - Posts saved on calendar but won't auto-publish

• Queued Status - Posts publish automatically at scheduled time

• Toggle Control - Checkbox to switch between states

• Color Coding - Draft (amber) vs Queued (blue) visual distinction

• Calendar Filtering - Filter calendar by status

• Automatic Detection - Background publishing only processes queued posts

• Status Conversion - Edit to change draft to queued or vice versa

• Scheduled Time Preservation - Status change doesn't affect scheduling

• Bulk Status Change - Future: convert multiple drafts to queued

• Safety Feature - Drafts prevent accidental publishing

• Flexibility - Choose per-post whether to auto-publish

Why You'll Love It

Sometimes you want to schedule a post but not commit to automatic publishing - maybe it needs approval, final review, or situational decision. Draft status gives you that flexibility while keeping posts organized on your calendar.

Pro Tips

• Use drafts for posts pending approval or review

• Use queued for confirmed posts ready to publish automatically

• Convert draft to queued after approval - just edit and toggle

• Color coding makes status obvious when scanning calendar

• Drafts don't count toward menu bar badge (only queued posts)

• Filter to drafts to see what needs finalization

• Queued posts publish automatically - no action needed

• Draft posts can have past times - they're manual anyway

• Status preserved when duplicating posts

• Switch status anytime before publish time

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