Is there a limit to the number of Draft posts?

I have had more than 50 at a time. However, I don’t know if there’s a specific limit.

I’ve noticed that on the “manage posts” screen you get to see all your drafts, but on the “write post” screen it only shows a limited number (with a ## more link).

For automatic publish times, youre drafts are not really drafts anymore. You can future date the post date/time and wordpress will automatically post it for you.

I will try some more drafts to see if this reproduces as a bug (maybe my computer did something wacky and lost the draft post).
Thankyou for the hint on ‘future dating’ the posts, I did not realise this was possible. I will try adjusting the ‘timestamp’ and see if that publishes it at the future time. That’s a wonderful feature!

Wendy:

I can’t tell what version of WP you’re on, but if it’s 1.5 and higher, I’ve used future dating pretty successfully. I actually currently have over 30 future posts ranging out into June. (I write my site a month or 2 in advance).

Sorry I couldn’t help more on the drafts not saving. Might have been a server issue.

Nice blog…

Thanks ??
I’m using version 2.02
posts not saving doesn’t reproduce (must be a freak of my computer input device)

I haven’t found out how to Auto-post.
I tried changing the time-stamp on an individual draft, Then selecting Save. It didnt autopost.

Not only must you change the time, but you must also check the box “Edit Timestamp” to actually set a new time for post (like future dating, for example). If that box ain’t checked, you’re not accomplishing anything! ??

Oh thanks – it seems so obvious when you know. The word ‘Edit’ didnt convey automatic posting to me – should have tried it anyway, you guys are all so patient. Thankyou ??