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Scheduling a post

If you're subscribed to the Growth or Pro plan, the owner of the forum can use our Zapier integration to schedule posting a new topic or post at a future date.

  1. Access the Google Sheets template for scheduling topics.
  2. Click Make a copy to copy the template into your own Google account.
  3. Update the required fields in the copied Google Sheet, including topic title, topic content, username, and date.
  4. Log in to your Website Toolbox account.
  5. Click Integrate.
  6. Click Apps & Services.
  7. In the search box, enter Google Sheet and select Google Sheets from the drop-down menu.
  8. Click Create your own workflow.
  9. Login to your Zapier account.
  10. For the Event, select New or Updated Spreadsheet Row.
  11. Click Continue.
  12. Connect your Google account where your Google sheet is located.
  13. Select the spreadsheet by clicking its name.
  14. Choose the Worksheet (e.g., Sheet 1).
  15. For the Trigger Column, select Topic title and click Continue.
  16. Test your trigger.
  17. Click Add a step and type in Delay in the search box.
  18. Select Delay by Zapier from the drop-down menu.
  19. Select Delay until and click Continue.
  20. For the Date, select the date column from the dropdown menu populated from your Google sheet.
  21. For How should we handle dates in the past?, select Always continue.
  22. Click Continue.
  23. Click Test.
  24. Click Add a step and type in Website Toolbox in the search box.
  25. Click Website Toolbox Community.
  26. For the Event, select Create topic from the dropdown menu and click Continue.
  27. Connect your Website Toolbox account by logging in and click Continue.
  28. Select the Category name from the drop-down menu where the topic needs to be posted.
  29. Select Topic title, Topic content, and Username populated from your Google sheet from the drop-down menu.
  30. Click Continue.
  31. Click Test Step.
  32. Click Publish.
  1. Access the Google Sheets template for scheduling posts.
  2. Click Make a copy to copy the template into your own Google account.
  3. Click the tab for the Scheduled Posts sheet.
  4. Update the required fields in the copied Google Sheet, including username, post content, and date.
  5. Log in to your Website Toolbox account.
  6. Click Integrate.
  7. Click Apps & Services.
  8. In the search box, enter Google Sheet and select Google Sheets from the drop-down menu.
  9. Click Create your own workflow.
  10. Login to your Zapier account.
  11. For the Event, select New or Updated Spreadsheet Row.
  12. Click Continue.
  13. Connect your Google account where your Google sheet is located.
  14. Select the spreadsheet by clicking its name.
  15. Choose the Worksheet (e.g., Sheet 1).
  16. For the Trigger Column, select Post Content and click Continue.
  17. Test your trigger.
  18. Click Add a step and type in Delay in the search box.
  19. Select Delay by Zapier from the drop-down menu.
  20. Select Delay until and click Continue.
  21. For the Date, select the date column from the dropdown menu populated from your Google sheet.
  22. For How should we handle dates in the past?, select Always continue.
  23. Click Continue.
  24. Click Test.
  25. Click Add a step and type in Website Toolbox in the search box.
  26. Click Website Toolbox Community.
  27. For the Event, select Create Post from the dropdown menu and click Continue.
  28. Connect your Website Toolbox account by logging in and click Continue.
  29. Select the Topic name from the drop-down menu where you need to post.
  30. Select Username and Post Content populated from your Google sheet from the drop-down menu.
  31. Click Continue.
  32. Click Test Step.
  33. Click Publish.


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