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# Scheduling Content

> Plan your content publishing with FAII's scheduling features - spread articles across your calendar for consistent, strategic publishing.

<Info>
  **Quick Answer:** FAII lets you schedule generated articles for future publication dates. Spread content across days or weeks for consistent publishing that signals freshness to both search engines and AI crawlers.
</Info>

## What You'll Learn

* How to schedule individual articles
* How content calendars work
* Best practices for publishing frequency
* How scheduling affects AI visibility

## Scheduling Options

### Individual scheduling

When generating content:

1. Click **Generate Content** on a gap
2. After generation, click **Schedule**
3. Select a date and time
4. Content publishes automatically at that time

### Batch scheduling

For Enterprise plans, schedule multiple articles at once:

1. Generate several articles
2. Select all pending articles
3. Click **Schedule Batch**
4. Choose a distribution pattern:

| Pattern          | How It Works                     |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------- |
| **Daily**        | One article per day              |
| **Twice weekly** | Articles on Mon/Thu or Tue/Fri   |
| **Weekly**       | One article per week             |
| **Custom**       | You pick specific dates for each |

## Content Calendar View

The Publishing Dashboard shows your content calendar:

| View           | What You See                                |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| **Month view** | All scheduled articles across the month     |
| **Week view**  | This week's publishing schedule             |
| **List view**  | Chronological list of all scheduled content |

### Calendar features

* Drag and drop to reschedule articles
* Color coding by content type/template
* Conflict warnings (too many on one day)
* Gap warnings (long periods without publishing)

## Publishing Frequency

### Recommended cadence

| Scenario          | Recommended Frequency | Reasoning                  |
| ----------------- | :-------------------: | -------------------------- |
| New site          |   3-5 articles/week   | Build content base quickly |
| Established site  |   1-2 articles/week   | Maintain freshness signals |
| Maintenance mode  |   2-4 articles/month  | Keep crawlers returning    |
| Aggressive growth |         Daily         | Maximum content velocity   |

### Why consistency matters

Consistent publishing:

* **Attracts regular bot visits** - AI crawlers return more often to active sites
* **Signals freshness** - Search engines favor regularly updated sites
* **Builds topical authority** - Sustained coverage of your topics
* **Compounds visibility** - Each article can lift related content

<Note>
  Publishing 2 articles per week consistently is better than publishing 10 articles in one week and nothing for a month. AI systems reward consistent signals.
</Note>

## Optimal Timing

### Best days to publish

Based on AI crawler patterns:

| Day       | Bot Activity | Recommendation                   |
| --------- | :----------: | -------------------------------- |
| Monday    |     High     | Good for important content       |
| Tuesday   |     High     | Peak crawling day                |
| Wednesday |    Medium    | Solid mid-week option            |
| Thursday  |    Medium    | Good for technical content       |
| Friday    |     Lower    | Acceptable but less optimal      |
| Weekend   |      Low     | Avoid for time-sensitive content |

### Best times

* **Morning (6-9 AM)** - Indexed before daily crawl peaks
* **Midday (11 AM-1 PM)** - Catches afternoon crawl cycles
* **Avoid late evening** - May miss that day's crawl window

## Managing Scheduled Content

### Editing before publish

Scheduled content can be edited any time before the publish date:

1. Go to **Content Automation > Scheduled**
2. Click the article you want to modify
3. Make changes and save
4. Original schedule remains unless you change it

### Rescheduling

To change a publish date:

* Drag and drop on the calendar view
* Or click the article and select a new date/time

### Canceling scheduled content

If you change your mind:

1. Click the scheduled article
2. Click **Cancel Schedule**
3. Article moves back to "Generated" status
4. Can be rescheduled, published immediately, or discarded

## Integration with WordPress

Scheduled articles use WordPress's native scheduling:

* Appear in WordPress as "Scheduled" posts
* Publish automatically at the set time
* Can be managed from either FAII or WordPress
* Changes in WordPress sync back to FAII

## Tips

* **Plan a week ahead** - Schedule content for the coming week each Monday
* **Mix content types** - Don't publish 5 comparison posts in a row; vary templates
* **Align with business events** - Schedule relevant content before product launches or seasonal peaks
* **Leave gaps for reactive content** - Don't fill every slot; leave room for timely topics
* **Monitor and adjust** - If certain publish days/times perform better, adjust your schedule

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