How approving and publishing works, and what each badge means
The thing that kills trust in a scheduler is not a failure. It is not knowing whether something went out. A card that says nothing for an hour is worse than a card that says it broke. A post moves through a small set of states. Each one means something specific, and the calendar polls the provider on its own so a badge resolves itself rather than sitting there.
Step 1: Review the post in the calendar. It starts as a draft.
Review the post in the calendar. It starts as a draft.
Step 2: Hit Approve when the copy and visual are right. Approved posts are picked up au…
Hit Approve when the copy and visual are right. Approved posts are picked up automatically at their scheduled time.
Step 3: Watch it move to Publishing, then Published, with a link to the live post.
Watch it move to Publishing, then Published, with a link to the live post.
Step 4: If a badge sits too long, use Check now on the card to force a status refresh.
If a badge sits too long, use Check now on the card to force a status refresh.
Good to know
Draft means you are still working on it. Nothing will be published. Approved means you signed off and it is waiting for its slot. Scheduled means the provider has accepted it and holds a booking. A post cannot show Scheduled without a real provider booking behind it. Publishing means it is in flight. The card polls at 8, then 25, then 60 second intervals. Published shows the live URL. Failed shows the actual provider error, not a generic message. Publishing is at-most-once by design. A database-level claim is taken before any provider call, so a manual approve and the autopilot cannot double-…
Why does my post say it needs a connected account?
The platform is selected but no account is linked for this project. Connect it in settings and approve again.
Can I publish immediately?
Set the time to now or the past and approve. It goes out on the next cycle.
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