Have you ever wanted to automatically perform certain actions on your articles once they have been published? Like closing comments, making an article permanent (sticky or sticky), deleting an article at a specific time?

By default on WordPress, you can schedule itemsBut do you know that you can go far beyond?

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to schedule other actions on items in your WordPress blog.

How to install and configure the "Scheduler Content Actions" plugin

It is a plugin that you will find on WordPress.org. Therefore, you can also install it from your dashboard.

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After installing and activating the plugin, all you have to do is create a new article or modify an existing one. On the edit screen, you will find a meta box " Scheduler Post Actions »In the visual editor (in principle).

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All you have to do now is choose the action you want to perform from the drop-down menu and determine the date when that operation will be performed.

Finally, click on the button Save To save the action. You can add as many actions as you want, and you can also remove these at any time.

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This plugin works with articles, pages and any other " Custom Post Types »Available. Here is a list of the actions it can perform:

  • Make a permanent article (always visible at the home of the blog)
  • Cancel the permanence of an article / page
  • Make a private article
  • Change the status of an article for draft
  • Send an article to the basket
  • Delete an article
  • Open comments
  • Close Comments
  • Edit Title
  • Add a keyword
  • Delete a keyword
  • Edit metadata
  • Delete metadata

I hope this tutorial will be of great use to you and allow you to easily perform other actions on your articles. Feel free to share this tutorial with your friends on your favorite networks.