The Retain Last Publish Time feature allows editors to retain the story’s previous publish time when making updates and republishing the story.

This is useful when a story needs to be updated without changing the original publish time displayed for the story.

How it works

When Retain Last Publish Time is enabled:

• The story retains its existing publish time when it is updated and republished.
• Content changes can be published without changing the story’s original publish time.
• The previously recorded publish time remains unchanged.

When the option is disabled, republishing the story updates the publish time based on the new publishing action.

Example:

A story was originally published on August 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM.

If the story is updated and republished at 2:00 PM:

• Retain Last Publish Time enabled: The publish time remains 10:30 AM.
• Retain Last Publish Time disabled: The publish time is updated to 2:00 PM.

This feature can be useful when:

• Correcting or updating an already published story.
• Making editorial changes without changing the story's displayed publish time.
• Preserving the original publish time for previously published content.