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How to set up a posting schedule

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Everyone who manages multiple social accounts is aware of the benefits of having a strict posting schedule -- it definitely saves a lot of time! It is all about deciding which types of posts will be shared on any days of the week.

Each social account will have its own posting schedule, but if you wish, you can duplicate that posting schedule so that you use it for the other social accounts too.

Once you set up a posting schedule, you don't have to worry about choosing the time for each post individually, all the posts will simply be added to the posting queue on the next available time slot and be posted accordingly, following the predefined settings.

Note: For social accounts like Facebook Group or Facebook Personal Profiles which only support scheduling posts via push notifications, you'll need to manually post on Publer, as this is the only method it supports. Therefore, creating a posting schedule isn't an option for these platforms.

To set up a posting schedule:

Go to Social Accounts.

Once you're in the Social Accounts tab, find the social account for which you want to create a new time slot and select it.
Then, choose the option labeled Posting Schedule.

You can select to the Create Timeslot a time slot or Autofill the time slots.
A time slot is a detailed plan for your posts. You can fill all the information i.e on Mondays-Link posts; on Tuesdays-Photo posts; etc.
Autofill requires only the times and days. Publer will automatically schedule posts according to the times and days you just chose.

To create a time slot:

Hover over a day and click on the Create Timeslot button.

Add a time for this slot.
Decide what type of Post will go out (i.e. Link, Video, Photo etc.)
Select all the days you want this time slot for.
Add a label to better locate this time slot.
Finally, click on Create.

So, for example, if you want 'Reels' to be shared on workdays at 8:00 AM, the schedule would look like this once set up:

You can add as many timeslots as you need for this specific social account, depending on your social media posting strategy.

If you want to Delete a timeslot, you can simply hover over the timeslot and click on the x button to delete them one by one.
Alternatively, you can also click on the Delete bin button at the top right corner to delete all of the timeslots.

Alternatively, to use Autofill:

Select Autofill on the top right corner.

Specify a time-range (which might be the working time of everyone, say 8 AM - 9 PM).
Choose the days when you want to post on the time-range above.
Select the number of posts you want to be shared on the days and time range selected.

Finally, click on Generate.

Note: When you specify the time range and number of posts that you want for that range, for example 7 time slots between 8 - 9 AM. Publer will create the 9 time-slots for that time period. That allows you to have multiple slots for a specific (short) period of time.

It is not possible to create a time-slot for a whole time period, i.e. an hour long slot, where various posts can be assigned to. Each slot will have a specific time and only one post assigned to it for that specific dat and time.

Keep in mind: If you apply Autofill, your posts in the existing time slot for the selected days will be deleted.

Once you have created the time slots using Autofill, you can choose to delete some of them or even add labels individually.
To delete, simply hover the mouse over a time slot and click on the little x icon.

Autofill is an amazing tool for people who want to share their products/sales/services many times a day at the same time.

Keep in mind:

You can use time slots for AutoScheduling and also Recycling posts.
You can create multiple time slots and assign different types of posts and labels on each of them.
You will be notified if you are scheduling a post over another one, because posts of the same social accounts should have a difference of at least 1 minute.
You can create different time slots for each social account you have on Publer.
For social accounts like Facebook Group, Facebook Personal Profile, and Threads, which only support scheduling posts via push notifications, you'll need to manually post on Publer, as this is the only method it supports. Therefore, creating a posting schedule isn't an option for these platforms.
If you get a "No time slots found" message, it could be because you have specified post types for your time slots that do not match to the current post type.

If you want to learn more about recycling posts, click here. Make sure to decide whether the post should be recycled if there are no other scheduled posts.

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MobileStart

Everyone who manages multiple social accounts is aware of the benefits of having a strict posting schedule, it definitely saves a lot of time. It is all about deciding which types of posts will be shared on which days of the week.

Each social account will have its own posting schedule. Once you set it up, you don’t have to worry about choosing the time for each post individually. All posts will be added to the posting queue on the next available time slot and be published accordingly, following your predefined settings.

Note: For social accounts like Facebook Group or Facebook Personal Profiles which only support scheduling posts via push notifications, creating a posting schedule is not available.

To set up a posting schedule:

Open the Publer mobile app.
Go to your workspace and locate the social account you want to manage.
Tap the three dots next to the account.
Select Account Settings.

Tap Posting Schedule.

You will see all days of the week listed.
You can either tap Create Timeslot for a specific day or use Autofill.

To create a time slot:

A time slot is a specific time and post type you assign to a day.
Autofill allows Publer to automatically generate time slots based on your input.

Tap on a day and select Create Timeslot.

Set the exact time for when the post should be published.
Choose the post type (for example: Link, Photo, Video).
Select one or multiple days if you want this slot repeated.
Optionally, add a label to organize your schedule better.
Tap Create or Update to save the timeslot.

You can create multiple timeslots per day depending on your posting strategy.

For example, if you want Videos to be posted on weekdays at 08:00, you can select Monday to Friday and assign that setup.

You can add as many timeslots as you need for this specific social account, depending on your posting strategy.

To delete a timeslot, open it and remove it.
Alternatively, you can use Clear Timeslots to remove all slots at once.
Tap the three dots at the top right.
Select Clear Timeslots.

Confirm by tapping Delete.

Alternatively, to use Autofill:

Tap the three dots at the top right corner.
Select Autofill.

Choose how you want timeslots to be generated:

Randomly within a time range
Or based on Best times to post from your analytics

If using Randomly:
Set a time range (for example: 08:00 to 21:00)
Select the days
Choose the number of posts per day
Tap Generate to create the timeslots.

Note: When you specify a time range and number of posts, Publer will distribute the time slots within that range. It is not possible to create a single time slot covering a full time period. Each slot will have a specific time and only one post assigned to it.

If you're using Best times to post (available on the Business plan), Publer will automatically select the optimal posting times based on your account’s analytics.

Keep in mind: If you apply Autofill, all existing time slots for the selected days will be deleted.

Once generated, you can still edit or delete individual time slots.

Autofill is ideal if you want to post multiple times per day without manually setting each time.

Keep in mind:

You can use time slots for AutoScheduling and also Recycling posts.
You can create multiple time slots and assign different types of posts and labels on each of them.
You will be notified if you are scheduling a post over another one, because posts of the same social accounts should have a difference of at least 1 minute.
You can create different time slots for each social account you have on Publer.
For social accounts like Facebook Group, Facebook Personal Profile, and Threads, which only support scheduling posts via push notifications, you'll need to manually post on Publer, as this is the only method it supports. Therefore, creating a posting schedule isn't an option for these platforms.
If you get a "No time slots found" message, it could be because you have specified post types for your time slots that do not match to the current post type.

If you want to learn more about recycling posts, click here. Make sure to decide whether the post should be recycled if there are no other scheduled posts.

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*Written by: Brikena Cani

Updated on: 29/04/2026

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