This feature requires the Pro version of the PublishPress Checklists plugin.
With the Pro version of the PublishPress Checklists plugin, you can specify that your WordPress posts are created with a Publish date that is in the future. This ensures that your posts are scheduled for future publication and not published immediately.
If the publish date isn't correct, you can choose to show a warning, or prevent the post from being published.
- Go to Checklists > Settings.
- Click the “Publish Date / Time” tab. The screenshot below shows the “Publish time should be in the future” option.
- You can choose from “Disabled, Recommended, or Required” options.
- You can choose “Who can ignore this task?”

If you enable the “Publish time should be in the future” option, it will be visible when you edit a post. If your publish date is not correct, this task will be marked in red in the sidebar.
If your publish date is correct, this task will be marked in green in the sidebar.


