Title: Setting publishing date Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # Setting publishing date * Resolved [Martina442](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martina442/) * (@martina442) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/) * I no longer seem to be able to set the publish date in 4.0 – Help! Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 22 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/page/2/?output_format=md) * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/#post-5262641) * What is preventing you from doing so? Are the date options missing? * Thread Starter [Martina442](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martina442/) * (@martina442) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/#post-5262659) * Nothing happens – I click on the button and nothing happens. No calendar appears, nothing. Very strange. Same for trying to insert media. I’ve cleared my cache but it feels like things aren’t responsive in the new version. My SEO box is also empty so I can’t do anything with that at all – it just doesn’t have any content. I am using Go Daddy theme but even in the 2014 theme none of these things worked. * Thread Starter [Martina442](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martina442/) * (@martina442) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/#post-5262661) * since the upgrade, that is. it all worked find before today! * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/#post-5262664) * Are you using any sort of caching plugin, or do you see a “Clear/Purge Cache” button in your Dashboard or admin bar? If so, would you please try clearing the cache? * If that doesn’t make a difference, or you don’t have any cache, try adding `define(' CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS', false);` to your `wp-config.php` file just below the `define(' DB_HOST'` line. * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Disable_Javascript_Concatenation](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Disable_Javascript_Concatenation) * Thread Starter [Martina442](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martina442/) * (@martina442) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/#post-5262689) * Hi – I don’t think I have a cache/purge cache plugin – I don’t see anything on my dashboard * Thread Starter [Martina442](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martina442/) * (@martina442) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/#post-5262690) * I also don’t know enough about coding to know where that would go, for the “define…” bit * Thread Starter [Martina442](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martina442/) * (@martina442) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/#post-5262692) * PS I just installed WP Super Cache and cleared the cache (there was none) and still can’t schedule my post. In short, it seems a lot of the functions are non- responsive for me since the upgrade. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/#post-5262696) * > I also don’t know enough about coding to know where that would go, for the “ > define…” bit * You’ll need to access your server via [FTP or SFTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients), open the wp-config.php file in a [plain text editor](http://codex.wordpress.org/Glossary#Text_editor), and add `define('CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS', false);` just below the `define('DB_HOST'` line. * > I just installed WP Super Cache * If you don’t plan on using WP Super Cache, make sure that you remove it following the complete uninstall instructions, or you’ll run into more problems: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/other_notes/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/other_notes/) * If the addition to wp-config.php does not improve the situation, try [downloading WordPress](http://wordpress.org/download/) again and delete then replace your copies of everything **except** the `wp-config. php` file and the `/wp-content/` directory with fresh copies from the download. This will effectively replace all of your core files without damaging your content and settings. Some uploaders tend to be unreliable when overwriting files, so don’t forget to delete the original files before replacing them. * Thread Starter [Martina442](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martina442/) * (@martina442) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/#post-5262699) * Wow – okay – I don’t know exactly how to do any of this so I guess I’ll have to start from scratch and hope for the best. It all went from super easy to not so much. Thank you for trying to help! I very much appreciate it! * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/#post-5262700) * Just follow the guides I linked to. They aren’t complicated, just detailed. 🙂 * [bemdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bemdesign/) * (@bemdesign) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/#post-5262702) * [@martina](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martina/), * Its really not complicated – let me break it down into steps for you. 1) Download a fresh copy of WordPress from here:[http://wordpress.org/download/](http://wordpress.org/download/) 2) Unzip it (extract the contents from the zip file) to a location on your local computer. 3) Log on to your server’s control panel or use an FTP client (like FileZilla) to access your server’s filesystem. 4) Upload the freshly downloaded WordPress files up into your server’s WordPress installation folder, but *DO NOT* upload any wp-config.php file or the new “wp-content” folder. 5) You have just manually upgraded WordPress! Congratulations! 6) Log back into your WordPress site and confirm everything works. * I hope this helps! * Thread Starter [Martina442](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martina442/) * (@martina442) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/#post-5262712) * Thanks – I tried doing that but it all seems exactly the same and still not working. I must have done something wrong. I wish I could just go back to how it was before installing 4.0! * Thread Starter [Martina442](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martina442/) * (@martina442) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/#post-5262715) * Yep – re-installed 4.0 again and it still doesn’t work for me. I can’t do anything in the “Publish” box on the right side except to Publish. Can’t change who can see it, can’t change the date, none of it. Or add media. And SEO functions are gone. I tried with TwentyFourteen and had the same thing so I guess I’ll just wait and hope bugs get worked out. And only post when I’m ready to go live. Thanks, though, for trying to help! * Thread Starter [Martina442](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martina442/) * (@martina442) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/#post-5262716) * I can Save as Draft and I can Preview – but none or the rest above or inserting hyper links. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/#post-5262726) * Any luck with adding `define('CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS', false);` to your wp-config. php file just below the `define('DB_HOST'` line? * Also, have you tried deactivating all of your plugins yet? Does that make a difference? * If none of the above make any difference, try switching to the Twenty Fourteen theme to see if that changes anything (theme functions can affect the Dashboard, like plugins). Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 22 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Setting publishing date’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 22 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * Last activity: [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-publishing-date/page/2/#post-5262908) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics