Schedule publishing availability of a page
In the page builder, you can easily replace a page with another version of the same page. Then you must actively publish the page to make the newer version available on your website.
A page can have multiple versions, but only one of these can be available for publishing at a time. The publishable version is usually the latest version of an item. However, you might want to schedule the availability of a page version for specific dates, or even disable its publication altogether.
You can only schedule when a page version is available, or when it is unavailable, but not both.
If you specify a date range for when a page or page version is publishable, it does not mean that the item is published on the start date and removed again on the end date. Instead, it means that the page is available for publishing and included when you publish that item or the entire website. To make a page appear on your website on the start date and be removed again on the end date, you must run the Publish wizard on both days. If you've scheduled when the publishable page is available, it is saved to Edge and becomes available on your website. If you've scheduled when the page is unavailable, it is removed from Edge and replaced by the currently publishable version, if one exists.
Schedule publishing availability or unavailability
By scheduling the availability of a page to be published, you can manage which pages can be published and when. Similarly, to prevent an approved version from being published, you can make that version unavailable for publication.
To schedule when a version should be available or unavailable for publication:
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Select the page you want to schedule publishing availability for.
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On the page top toolbar, in the Versions drop-down menu, click
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In the Schedule publishing availability dialog, click one of the following tiles:
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Available - the page version will become publishable on the dates you select.
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Not Available - the page version will become unavailable for publication on the dates you select.
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In the Start section, click Now, or click Custom to pick a date and time.
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In the End section, click No end date, or click Custom to pick a date and time.
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Click Save.
If you click Publish for an item that has no publishable versions, that item is deleted from the Edge.
View the publishing schedule for a page
The publishing schedule shows which version of a page is currently available for publishing, and when the other versions are scheduled to be available.
To view the publishing schedule for a page:
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In the page builder Editor mode, on the Pages tab, click
for the page, then click Open in Explorer. -
In Explorer, in the left-hand pane, click the Versions tab.