> ## Documentation Index
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# Featured & Scheduled Posts

> Feature posts into the carousel, schedule with start and end dates, and understand post statuses

Posts can be **featured** (surfaced in the featured carousel) or **scheduled** (published at a future time). Both are configured in the post studio (#1123, #1963).

## Featuring a post

Toggle **Featured** on in the studio's **Basic Information** step (#1930), or from the star icon on the posts list.

Featured posts are pulled into a member-facing **featured posts carousel**, a swipeable row of posts shown alongside the feed. It's posts only, not a mixed row of challenges and rewards.

<Note>
  **You can feature as many posts as you like.** Featuring a post does *not* unfeature the others. `featured` is an independent flag per post. The carousel fetches up to **5** featured posts, so a sixth featured post won't appear until one ahead of it drops out.
</Note>

<Tip>
  **Rotate featured posts.** Because nothing auto-unfeatures, old featured posts stay featured forever until you turn them off. Audit the featured set periodically or the carousel fills with stale content and new posts never surface.
</Tip>

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## Scheduling

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</Frame>

In the studio's **Scheduling** step, turn on **Schedule Post**:

* **Start Date & Time**: when the post goes live. A future start date puts the post in **Scheduled**; at the start time it flips to **Live**.
* **End Date & Time** *(optional)*: when the post comes down. Leave it empty and a live post runs **live indefinitely**.

The end-date calendar greys out every day before your chosen start date. That guard works by day, not by time, so a same-day end time that's earlier than the start time can still be typed in. Saving catches it with a "start date must be before end date" error.

<Warning>
  A **Live** post can't have a future start date. Set a future date and you'll be asked to use **Scheduled** instead. This prevents accidental early publishes.
</Warning>

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## Post statuses

| Status        | Meaning                                                        |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Draft**     | Not visible to members. The default for a new post.            |
| **Scheduled** | Has a future start date; goes Live automatically at that time. |
| **Live**      | Visible in the member feed.                                    |
| **Expired**   | Past its end date. No longer visible to members.               |
| **Archived**  | Retired by hand; hidden from the feed.                         |

The posts list shows counts for **Total Posts**, **Published**, **Draft**, and **Scheduled**, and lets you filter by status.

A **Scheduled** post is flipped to **Live** by a background job at its start time, so you don't need to keep the tab open or publish it by hand.

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## Pairing featured posts with content

Featured posts are most effective when paired with actionable content:

* Featured post announces a new challenge -> challenge links from the post.
* Featured post introduces a new reward -> member sees and taps to check out the reward.
* Featured post for a time-limited event -> urgency + one-click CTA.

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## Best practices

<Tip>
  Use an **end date** for time-limited announcements (an event, a sale). The post expires on its own instead of needing a manual cleanup pass.
</Tip>

<Tip>
  Use scheduled posts to **time content with timezones**. 8am local time in your biggest region is usually the engagement sweet spot.
</Tip>

See [Creating Posts](/admin-guide/posts/creating-posts) for the full studio flow.