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Instead of manually setting dates on every post, you define your publishing rhythm once \u2014 what time posts go live, how many per day, how many days apart \u2014 and IC Post Launcher queues everything into the next open slot automatically.<\/p>\n\n<p>Built by <a href=\"https:\/\/inboundcreative.com\/\">Inbound Creative<\/a>, makers of agentic AI software and WordPress plugins, and a full-service web marketing agency. Made for content teams that batch-write and drip-publish.<\/p>\n\n<h4>\u26a1 Auto-Queue<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Set a default publish time, spacing (daily \/ every X days \/ weekly), and posts-per-day limit<\/li>\n<li>Auto-schedule posts when they're marked <strong>Pending Review<\/strong>, or every new draft<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>queue start date<\/strong> lets your whole schedule begin on any day, month, and year you choose<\/li>\n<li>Bulk action: select any drafts and <strong>Add to Schedule Queue<\/strong> in one click<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>\ud83c\udfaf Per-Post Control<\/h4>\n\n<p>Every post gets a <strong>IC Post Launcher<\/strong> box in the editor with four modes:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Auto<\/strong> \u2014 drop into the next open slot at your default time<\/li>\n<li><strong>Custom date &amp; time<\/strong> \u2014 pick the exact minute, day, month, and year for that post<\/li>\n<li><strong>Off<\/strong> \u2014 protect a post from ever being auto-scheduled<\/li>\n<li><strong>Default<\/strong> \u2014 follow your global settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>A <strong>IC Post Launcher column<\/strong> on the Posts list shows every post's mode at a glance, with Enable\/Disable bulk actions.<\/p>\n\n<h4>\ud83d\ude80 One-Click Publish<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Publish Today's Posts<\/strong> button in the admin bar (with a live count)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Publish Entire Queue<\/strong> button in settings<\/li>\n<li><strong>Publish Now<\/strong> bulk action to fire specific posts instantly<\/li>\n<li>Dashboard widget showing your upcoming queue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>\ud83d\udee0 Fine-Tune Anything<\/h4>\n\n<p>The settings page lists every queued post with an inline date\/time picker \u2014 retime any post to any minute, day, month, or year without opening it.<\/p>\n\n<h4>\u2b50 IC Post Launcher Pro<\/h4>\n\n<p>Need more for a content team or client sites? <a href=\"https:\/\/postlauncherpro.com\/\">IC Post Launcher Pro<\/a> adds:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Category Release Campaigns<\/strong> \u2014 release a set number of posts from a category by a deadline, oldest-first or newest-first<\/li>\n<li><strong>Activity Log<\/strong> \u2014 a complete audit trail of who created, edited, scheduled, or published every post, and how<\/li>\n<li><strong>Launch Calendar<\/strong> \u2014 a monthly timeline of everything going live, plus an upcoming-months overview<\/li>\n<li><strong>Publish date control<\/strong> \u2014 keep planned dates or stamp the actual publish time<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mass Post Deletion<\/strong> \u2014 bulk-remove posts by category or date &amp; time range, with preview and trash\/permanent options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>About Inbound Creative<\/h4>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inboundcreative.com\/\">Inbound Creative<\/a> builds software and runs marketing for businesses and agencies:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Agentic AI software<\/strong> that takes routine marketing and website work off your team's plate<\/li>\n<li><strong>WordPress plugins<\/strong>, including IC Post Launcher, built from real client work<\/li>\n<li><strong>Web marketing agency services<\/strong>: website design and development, SEO, conversion rate optimization, paid search, and AI search optimization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Want help with your website or marketing? Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/inboundcreative.com\/\">inboundcreative.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin files to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/post-launcher\/<\/code>, or install through <strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New<\/strong> in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> screen.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings \u2192 IC Post Launcher<\/strong> to set your publish time, spacing, and triggers.<\/li>\n<li>Optional but recommended for low-traffic sites: set up a real server cron job hitting <code>wp-cron.php<\/code> every 5 minutes so scheduled posts fire exactly on time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20work%20with%20the%20block%20editor%20%28gutenberg%29%3F\"><h3>Does this work with the block editor (Gutenberg)?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. 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