Changing the schedule

By default, RankYak writes one article every day, in the early morning of its scheduled date. If you would prefer a different rhythm, fewer days per week, a specific time of day, or a pause, you may change the schedule at any time. The schedule settings live under Settings, then Project, in the Schedule section.

Auto scheduling

The section leads with the Auto scheduling toggle, which controls whether RankYak plans new articles on your calendar at all. It is enabled by default, so the content plan keeps itself filled month after month. When you disable it, RankYak stops planning articles automatically, and articles are only written for keywords you schedule yourself on the calendar. The day and time settings below apply to automatic planning, so they are shown only while the toggle is on.

Choosing the days

The Generate a new article every ... row shows a toggle for each day of the week. Click a day to disable or enable it; disabled days appear struck through. RankYak plans one article per enabled day, so fewer days simply means fewer articles per month.

For example, if you would rather not publish on weekends, disable Saturday and Sunday. The content plan skips those days and continues normally on the days you keep enabled.

Choosing a time of day

Below the days, you may pick the hour and the timezone that articles are scheduled for. The finished article typically goes live around the time you chose.

Rescheduling the calendar

Schedule changes apply when the plan is next generated, so articles that are already planned keep their original dates. To apply your new settings right away, click Reschedule in the same Schedule section.

Rescheduling clears every planned article that has not been started yet, including ones you planned manually, and generates a fresh calendar from your current settings and keyword pool. Articles that have already been written or published are not affected.

Pausing new articles

Sometimes you may wish to stop new articles entirely rather than thin out the schedule. On the same settings page, in the Content automation section, disable Write new articles. Planned items stay on the calendar, but no articles are written until you enable writing again. When you resume, you should reschedule the calendar so the plan picks up from the current date.

Disabling Auto scheduling also stops new articles, but in a different way: it stops the planning itself, while Write new articles leaves the plan in place and pauses only the writing.

Publishing has its own toggle in the same section, so you may also keep the writing schedule running while reviewing and publishing the articles yourself.