Scheduling overview
Manual time, queue slots, randomised firing, calendar view. Three ways to schedule, when to use each.
There are three ways to schedule a post in Post Mate. They're all available from the same compose flow — you pick one per post.
| Method | When to use |
|---|---|
| Manual time | One-off posts where the minute matters (launches, time-sensitive reactions) |
| Queue slots | Steady-cadence content where you have a recurring posting rhythm |
| Randomised | Bulk uploads where exact timing doesn't matter and you want natural spacing |
Manual time
The default. Compose the post, click the date picker, pick a date and time. The post fires at that exact moment.
The date picker uses your local timezone — what you see is what you get. If you're scheduling for an audience in a different zone, do the math once mentally or use the timezone offset display in the picker.
Queue slots
A queue is a list of recurring time slots — say, "every weekday at 9am and 5pm." You set it up once on the queue page, then drop posts into the next free slot with one click in the compose editor.
Best for content you want spaced evenly without thinking about timing each time you post. Most creators set up two or three slots a day and let the queue handle the cadence.
Randomised firing
When you bulk-import 30 posts at once, you usually don't want them all to fire at the same minute. The compose flow lets you fire posts in a randomised window — "publish these 30 posts between 9am and 5pm, randomly, over the next 5 days."
The randomisation respects timezone, queue-blackout windows, and a configurable minimum gap between posts (defaults to 30 minutes so you don't flood your followers).
Calendar view
The Calendar gives you a month/week view of everything you have scheduled across every network. Drag to reschedule, click to edit, right-click to duplicate. This is where most of our power users spend their time — it's much faster than the list view for adjusting a week's worth of content.