Schedule Control

The “Schedule Control” feature is part of the Block Controls feature in the PublishPress Blocks plugin. This feature allows you to control when a specific Gutenberg block will start and stop showing. You choose the dates, days of the week, and times that your block will show.

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Schedule a block between selected dates #

If you want to show a block to show, look for the “Schedule” option under “Blocks Controls” as show in this screenshot.

There are multiple options available in this feature:

• Start showing: Select a date to start showing the block.
• Stop showing: Select a date to stop showing the block.
• Recurring: This will appear after you have selected two dates. Enable this feature to show the block between the selected dates every year.
• On these days: If you want to show the block in specific days of the week, check the days here.
• Between these times: If you want to show the block in a time range hours, select the hours here.
• Timezone (Pro version): You can select a timezone different to the site settings.
• Add Another Schedule: It's possible to add multiple schedule for one block.

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Schedule a block from a starting date #

If you want to show a block forever (starting from a specific date), follow these steps:

• Go to the “Block Controls” panel.
• Enable the “Schedule” setting.
• Select a date for “Start showing”.
• Leave “Stop showing” as “Never”.

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Schedule a block until a selected date #

If you want to show a block until reaching a selected date, follow these steps:

• Go to the “Block Controls” panel in the right sidebar.
• Enable the “Schedule” setting.
• Leave “Start showing” as “Now”.
• Select a “Stop showing” date.

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Timezone settings #

PublishPress Blocks will automatically use the timezone is the same one configured in your WordPress site through Settings > General > Timezone.

You can also see the timezone in Gutenberg editor below the Schedule settings and when selecting a date:

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