CraftCMS Draft Publishing for Marketing

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT | Recorded: 2025-05-27 | Verify against current system state

Abstract¶

Brief tutorial for marketing team demonstrating the Publisher X plugin functionality in Craft CMS. Shows how to schedule draft publication for future dates and times. The feature works only on article drafts and allows setting specific publish dates with pending items displayed in a dedicated section. Cron job runs every minute for near-exact publish timing.

Key Procedures¶

• Create a draft from an existing article
• Make changes and save the draft
• Access publish scheduling at bottom of right sidebar
• Select which draft to publish if multiple exist
• Set future publish date and time
• Click "Add publish date" to confirm scheduling
• View pending publish dates in dedicated section
• Delete scheduled publication before it goes live

Notable Statements¶

• 0:00:06 "It's called Publisher X, but you will never see that title anywhere."
• 0:00:08 "This works only on drafts of an article."
• 0:01:27 "Currently, I believe, Mighty Citizen set this up to happen every five minutes, or every hour, whatever we want. But right now it's set to run every minute."
• 0:02:02 "Note, I just wanted to make sure you all note that that section appears at the very bottom of the right hand side."

Systems & Configurations¶

Systems Mentioned¶

• Craft CMS (content management)
• Publisher X (scheduling plugin)

Specific Configurations¶

Credentials/Access Mentioned¶

• Craft CMS publisher access

Errors & Troubleshooting¶

• Issue: Can't find publish scheduling option
• Cause: Feature only works on drafts, not live articles
• Resolution: Create a draft first before accessing publish options
• Timestamp: 0:00:08

Transcript Gaps & Quality Notes¶

• Short tutorial specifically for marketing team
• Draft naming can be customized
• Pending publish dates can be cancelled before publish time
• Exact publish timing depends on cron job configuration