Comments on: WordPress.com Future Post Bug: New Twist

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:23:25 +0000

This was a “bug” that happened in 2006 – actually in the first year of WordPress.com on and off. There was no design decisions or purposeful decisions to cause this bug. In the latest version of WordPress, the timestamp feature has been completely changed and now you do get to “publish now” with your blog posts.

By: Josho

Josho — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:34:42 +0000

It seems like this is not so much a bug as a “design decision” (though not a feature). The “Publish” button should be labelled “Publish Now”. If you want to schedule a post, edit the timestamp and change the status to Published using the drop-down box, then hit “Save”, not “Publish[ Now]“.

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By: jamesthoenes

jamesthoenes — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 18:14:33 +0000

It took me a while to figure out what was going on.
The title for When the Blog Breaks came through on my Bloglines.
Looking forward to Aug when it already will have been released today back then (future particle past perfect present progressive verb tense).
James

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:03:42 +0000

Yep, only a problem with WordPress.com.

It seems that future posts are posting…FINALLY, but that there are still bugs in the process. They are working on it, but I’m now really nervous about editing anything or adding any more future posts until this is fixed.

I found that by editing anything, future or otherwise, within a few minutes of the last save and check, a future post within the next three or four days will release. I’ll grab it and “put it back” but it might release again. It’s a watching game.

Who cares about staying up through the blogathon. I’m not sleeping watching the site to make sure nothing from the future releases!

Thanks everyone for your help and keep reporting in. It helps us to understand that 1) this is not just Lorelle’s blog that’s screwed up, and 2) what you are seeing and experiencing.

By: Collin

Collin — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:37:40 +0000

Lorelle – I have seen the one about what to do with wordpress.com and the “which c are b” scheduled for the 31st.

As you’ve said previously, this only seems to be a problem for wp.com.

I have months worth of posts scheduled at my photo blog and have no problem with them releasing on time.

Collin

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:34:50 +0000

I saw the one scheduled for Monday (same as Mandarin) and the one that you already mentioned for the 29th.

I’m not at home at the moment (damned work gets in the way!) so can’t check.

By: mandarine

mandarine — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 05:27:23 +0000

Nope – I do not see that one. I see the one about ‘which c. are b.’ And no other posts.

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:54:02 +0000

Mandarine and Collin: do you see any other future post titles in your feed reader or just the one about what to do with WordPress.com?

By: mandarine

mandarine — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:16:11 +0000

I am using Akregator (konqueror-based, I would guess), and I can see a post of next monday, with the title and a four-line excerpt, none of which seem to be disappearing.
But it’s quite nice as a teaser. I know I have to wait until monday to read the rest.