Post Scheduling
Pure Blog has a built-in post scheduler. Set a post to Scheduled status with a future date and time, and it will publish itself automatically when that time arrives - no manual intervention needed.
How to schedule a post
In the post editor, set the Status to Scheduled and enter the date and time you want the post to go live in the Date field, then save.
The post will not appear on your blog until the scheduled time has passed.
How the scheduler works
The scheduler checks for due posts on every page load. To avoid overhead on busy sites, the check runs at most once every 5 minutes. This means a scheduled post may appear up to 5 minutes after its scheduled time - this is a normal trade-off of the page-load approach.
Your site's timezone setting (Admin → Settings → Timezone) controls how the scheduled time is interpreted, so make sure it is set correctly.
More precise scheduling with cron
If you need more precise timing, or if you have a blog with less traffic, you can trigger the scheduler directly via a dedicated cron file. Create /content/cron.php with the following content:
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
require __DIR__ . '/../functions.php';
if (!is_installed()) {
http_response_code(503);
exit;
}
$count = publish_scheduled_posts();
header('Content-Type: text/plain');
echo 'OK: ' . $count . ' post(s) published.' . PHP_EOL;This file lives in /content/, which means it is preserved across Pure Blog updates.
You can then point a server cron job or an external service (such as cron-job.org) at https://yourdomain.com/content/cron.php on whatever schedule you like - every minute if you want near-instant publishing.
The cron endpoint bypasses the 5-minute rate limit and always runs a fresh check.