What will be the status of a post if you set post_date to a future date but post_status to publish when inserting a post?

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Wordpress - Content Management

What will be the status of a post if you set post_date to a future date but post_status to publish when inserting a post?

AThe post will be saved as <code>draft</code>

BThe post will be published immediately

CThe post will remain as <code>publish</code> but not visible

DThe post status will automatically change to <code>future</code>

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand interaction of post_date and post_status
If post_date is in the future, WordPress changes status to future automatically.
Step 2: Check what happens if post_status is set to publish
WordPress overrides publish to future for future dates to schedule the post.
Final Answer:
The post status will automatically change to future -> Option D
Quick Check:
Future date + publish status = future status [OK]

Quick Trick: Future date forces status to 'future' even if 'publish' set [OK]

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