Automated blog update

I was wondering whether it was possible and easy to add a post in a blog at regular intervals once these posts are already stored.
In other words having the blog regularly updated, let's say daily, with stored content so I don't have to worry to put my hands in to it on a daily base.
Is that possible and how, please and if I need to learn how to master databases, which I am not at present looking forward to.

Thanks...

 

If your blog is utilizing an XML feed and you have permissions, you can "post" as you want by inserting new "records" into the XML file at whatever time interval you choose. There are a number of applications to work with XML and I'm sure there are posts on this forum if you search.

 

Thanks very much!

I didn't think of a feed. I'll look into it.

 

Moveable Type has this functionality built in. You just set your publish status to "Future", set the date, and run a cron job like this:

0,15,30,45 * * * * cd /usr/local/apache/mtcgi; ./tools/run-periodic-tasks

PHP:

This will check every 15 minutes for an entry to publish.

It's documented, but you have to dig through the documentation to find it. I think it's under the "Advanced" section in the manual.

 

Thank you nevetS, that's precious info.

 

In wordpress you can post to the future. You need only to edit post date to a future date. No need to set cron jobs.

 

Thanks sligowaths!

I am actually using WP so that's even greater news!

You have only 2 posts and 1 is to help me out? Well, thank you so much and keep coming to DP!

 

Uca,

You´re welcome! I read DP every day, but I´m not so helpful answering posts ... (I think that´s because my writinig skill in English sucks)

 

Whoa! sligowaths - you are a DOLL! What a great tip!

I would have never thought of that. I often change the date just to re-order some posts or I will write my Friday Funnies blog on Thursday night, post it, then on Friday AM when I get up change the date to Friday.

I like doing my daily blogs - but what this will really come in handy for is if I am out of town or know I will be buried on a certain day - I can blog in advance.

So you are saying if I write a blog today with a date of Monday, it will post Monday without me doing anything? All I need to do is set the date ahead when I write it and it will auto post???

 

Hi 5starAffiliates,

Yes, thats right! I used this lots of times and it works pretty well.

I found a link that might be worth read http://wordpress.org/support/topic/31555#post-178136

 

I think you'd need to use the plugin
or you won't generate any pings

 

If you hold on comments from "untrusted" commenters (that's probably not a real word) how would the comment spammers get through?