{"id":1949885,"date":"2021-06-08T11:18:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T15:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=tribe-knowledgebase&#038;p=1949885"},"modified":"2021-07-14T10:18:46","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T14:18:46","slug":"updating-an-event-to-published-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/updating-an-event-to-published-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Update an Event to &#8220;Published&#8221; Status"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes we create an event and go to publish it, but &#8220;Scheduled&#8221; is the only available option. There are a few reasons why this issue pops up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publishing an event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When creating an event, you should see the option to <strong>Publish <\/strong>your event right away.  It should look something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-08-at-10.29.54-AM.png\" alt=\"The publishing options in the WordPres editor showing buttons to Save Draft, Preview, Publish, and move to trash. There is also a list of three options to set the status, visibility and publish date.\" class=\"wp-image-1949886\" width=\"291\" height=\"250\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to publish the event later, you can schedule it by clicking the <strong>Edit<\/strong> link next to the <strong>Publish immediately<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Missing &#8220;Publish&#8221; option<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to publish the event now, but do not see the option to do so, there are a few troubleshooting steps that you can take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Check the <strong>Scheduled<\/strong> date of the event and modify it to something in the past. Then click <strong>Update<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Make sure that you are logged into your WordPress dashboard as an <strong>admin<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Try creating a new event and see if the <strong>Publish<\/strong> option appears as expected for that event.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If none of of those options work, we&#8217;d recommend <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/k\/testing-for-conflicts\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/k\/testing-for-conflicts\/\" target=\"_blank\">testing for conflicts<\/a> to see if a plugin or theme is causing the option to disappear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes we create an event and go to publish it, but &#8220;Scheduled&#8221; is the only available option. There are a few reasons why this issue pops up. Publishing an event When creating an event, you should see the option to Publish your event right away. 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