Every article has two timestamps that control its visibility: Publish Since (when it goes live) and Publish Until (when it comes down). Together they form the article's publish window. Articles outside the window are invisible on public pages but still editable in the dashboard.
Publish Since
The moment the article becomes publicly visible.
- Now → publishes immediately (the default).
- Future date → the article is saved but hidden from the public until that moment.
- Past date → the article is published, and listings that sort by date will place it correctly in the timeline.
This timestamp is also what public listings sort by when you pick Publish date, newest first.
Publish Until
Optional. The moment the article drops off the public site.
- Blank / far future → the article stays published indefinitely (the default is the year 9999 — effectively forever).
- Specific date → the article disappears from public listings at that moment. Useful for time-limited announcements, seasonal promotions, or content with a known shelf life.
Common patterns
- Draft → Publish Since set far in the future (say, 9999-12-31). The article is saved but invisible. Flip the date back to "now" when you're ready to publish.
- Schedule → Publish Since set to a specific future time, e.g., the morning of a product launch.
- Expire → Publish Until set to, say, the end of a conference — the announcement automatically rolls off without needing manual archiving.
- Embargo + expire → both set. The article is live only during a specific window.
What "invisible" actually means
Articles outside their publish window are hidden from:
- The channel's public article list.
- Search results.
- Tag and folder facet counts.
- Related-article recommendations on detail pages.
- News / Help feeds if the channel is wired as one of those surfaces.
They remain fully visible in the dashboard so you can keep editing, reschedule, or un-archive. The article's data, including its permalink, isn't deleted.
Time zone
Publish timestamps are stored in UTC. The editor shows them in your browser's local time. If a scheduled article isn't appearing when you expect, double-check that you set the UTC time, not your local time, on the stored value.