Randomised scheduling

When you upload 30 posts at once, you usually don't want them to fire at the same minute. Randomised scheduling spreads them across a window you define, with a minimum gap between posts.

How it works

From the bulk-upload screen or the multi-select toolbar:

1. Pick a window — start date/time, end date/time.
2. Set a minimum gap (defaults to 30 minutes).
3. Hit Randomise.

Post Mate distributes the posts across the window. The distribution is uniform random — it doesn't cluster, and it respects your minimum gap.

What it's good for

• Pinterest pinning — 10-50 pins over a few days at random times looks more natural to Pinterest's algorithm than 50 pins at 9:00am
• Bulk Threads / Bluesky posts — both networks reward steady cadence; randomising prevents the flood effect
• Holiday content — schedule 20 themed posts across December without manually picking times

What it's not good for

• Posts with specific timing (launches, replies to news cycles)
• Networks with strict per-day caps (YouTube, TikTok large videos)

Configurable constraints

• Minimum gap — defaults to 30 minutes. Don't go below 5 minutes; some platforms throttle rapid posts.
• Network awareness — randomisation respects per-network rate limits. If you randomise 100 TikTok videos across one day, we'll cap at TikTok's per-account limit and surface a warning.
• Queue conflict — if you have a queue and you randomise into the same window, randomised posts get the queue slots first; remaining ones get random times around them.

Re-randomising

Made a randomised batch and want to redo the times? Multi-select the affected posts in the dashboard and click Randomise again with a new window. The old times get discarded; new ones replace.