> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://elarislabs.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Calendar & drafts

> Use the Scheduler calendar to visualize and reschedule posts, save work-in-progress as drafts, and recover from publish failures without losing your content.

The Calendar and Drafts views give you full control over your content pipeline — from idea to live post and everything in between.

## What can I do in the Calendar?

The Calendar is your visual command center for organic scheduling. Every scheduled and recently published post appears here in chronological order.

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Reschedule posts" icon="calendar-arrow-right">
    Drag a post to a new time slot, or click it and edit the publish date directly.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Edit before publish" icon="pencil">
    Open any upcoming post to update the caption, swap media, or change destination accounts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Track publish status" icon="circle-check">
    See at a glance which posts are scheduled, published, or failed — color-coded per status.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## How do Drafts work?

Drafts let you save a post without committing to a publish time. Use them when content is still in review, waiting for final creative approval, or simply not ready to go live.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a draft">
    Start composing a post and choose **Save as draft** instead of scheduling. The post is saved to **Scheduler → Drafts** with no publish time attached.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Collaborate and refine">
    Share the draft link with teammates for review. Editors can update the caption or swap assets directly.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Promote to scheduled">
    When the draft is approved, open it, set a publish time, and click **Schedule**. It moves off the Drafts list and onto the Calendar.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Keep drafts for campaigns that are awaiting final creative approval — it prevents accidental early publishing while keeping work visible in the pipeline.
</Tip>

## What happens when a post fails to publish?

Failed posts appear in the **Failures** section of your post list, flagged with an error reason.

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Permission error (token expired or revoked)">
    The most common cause. Go to **Scheduler → Connections**, reconnect the affected account, then return to the failed post and click **Retry**.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Media error (format or size rejected by platform)">
    Open the post, swap the asset for a platform-compatible version, and reschedule. Refer to the supported formats on the Compose & Schedule page.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Post is stuck in 'Publishing' state">
    Recovery jobs run automatically to clear stuck publish states. If a post remains stuck after a few minutes, click **Retry** manually or contact support.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Rate limit hit">
    Some platforms enforce daily or hourly publish limits. Space out your schedule and retry the failed post at the next available window.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Compose & schedule" icon="pencil" href="/docs/scheduler/compose-and-schedule">
    Create new posts and attach media from Studio
  </Card>

  <Card title="Scheduler analytics" icon="chart-bar" href="/docs/scheduler/analytics">
    Review performance after posts go live
  </Card>
</CardGroup>