We update publish dates and scheduling across many posts in bulk — useful for correcting a batch import that set incorrect dates, adjusting a content calendar, or scheduling a backlog of posts to go live over time rather than all at once. We implement exactly the dates and schedule you specify.
Publish date & scheduling batch update
Publish dates and scheduling corrected or set in bulk across many posts at once.
- Full backup taken before we start
- If we can’t fix it, you get your money back
- We never ask for your own password
What we need from you
- A clear mapping of which posts get which new publish date or schedule
- Confirmation of the time zone your dates and times should be interpreted in
- Confirmation of the full scope (how many posts are affected)
This or something else?
| You have specific publish dates or a schedule ready to apply to many posts at once | This fix covers it |
| You want category, tag, or author reassignment, not date changes | Bulk category & tag reassignment, or Bulk author reassignment |
| You want a large batch of new blog posts uploaded and scheduled, not existing posts rescheduled | Blog post upload & formatting – the appropriate tier for your post count, which includes scheduling |
| Existing scheduled posts aren’t publishing correctly at their set time | Worth describing the specific technical issue directly, likely a diagnostic fix rather than a batch date update |
What we do
- Confirm the mapping of posts to their new dates or schedule
- Verify the intended time zone for all dates and times
- Execute the date and scheduling changes across the specified posts
- Verify a representative sample reflects the correct new dates
- Check that archive and listing pages reflect the updated dates correctly
- Provide a written summary of what was changed
What is included
- Publish dates and scheduling updated exactly as specified
- Verified accuracy across a representative sample
- Confirmed correct display on archive and listing pages
- A written summary of the changes
Not included
- Uploading new blog post content, a separate, related fix if that’s actually needed
- Diagnosing why scheduled posts aren’t publishing correctly, a separate, technical fix if that’s the actual issue
- Deciding what your content calendar or scheduling strategy should be
- Ongoing scheduling as new content is added
Questions about this fix
Why would publish dates need bulk correcting in the first place?
A common cause is a past migration or bulk import that set every post's date to the import date rather than preserving original publish dates, which this fix corrects at scale.
Will changing publish dates affect my search rankings?
It can have some effect, since publish date is one signal search engines may consider, particularly for freshness-sensitive content — worth discussing if you're correcting dates specifically for SEO reasons versus simple accuracy.
Can I schedule posts to publish gradually over weeks rather than all at once?
Yes, if you supply a specific schedule (which post publishes on which date), we'll implement that spread rather than publishing everything simultaneously.
Does this affect the post's content, only its date?
Only the date and scheduling — the actual post content remains unchanged unless you've separately requested a content update.
What if I'm not sure about the correct time zone for my scheduling?
Worth confirming this upfront, since a mismatched time zone can cause posts to publish earlier or later than intended — we'd clarify this with you before executing the changes.
Related fixes
If this is the second time this year
A bad update breaking the site is a symptom of updates not being tested first. Care plans run every update on a staging clone before it reaches your live site, which is the actual fix for this happening again.
Your access, your rules
Create a separate admin account for us and delete it when we are done. For anything else, we get in touch and agree a method — never a form field on this site, never by reply to an email.
We back up first, always
Before anything is touched we take a full backup and keep it for 30 days. If a fix goes wrong, we put the site back exactly as it was.
If it is not what you bought
If the problem turns out smaller than what you ordered, we refund the difference. If it is bigger, we stop and send a quote before doing any extra work.
If we cannot fix it
You get back what we received. Diagnosis is on us — you only pay when the problem is actually solved. The payment processor takes its fee before the money reaches us, so we never hold it and it is not ours to return. That is true here as everywhere else.
If it comes back
Reply within seven days of delivery and we put it back on the bench at no cost. The fix is not finished until it holds.
What we are responsible for
If something goes wrong with a fix, our responsibility is limited to what you paid for it. We take a full backup first so mistakes can be undone, and we tell you before doing anything outside what you bought.