Launching a new campaign, updating an entire academic department section, or releasing event pages, images, and press materials… sounds pretty daunting, doesn’t it?
If you’ve ever had to coordinate the timed release of multiple assets on your website, you know it can get chaotic. That’s where Publish Sets and Scheduled Publishing in Cascade CMS shine. These two often-overlooked features let you bundle, organize, and time your content updates precisely, meaning no more last-minute scrambles or late-night publishing sessions.
A Publish Set in Cascade CMS is a collection of publishable assets, such as pages, files (including images and the dreaded PDFs), and folders that can be published together. This ensures all related content goes live in unison, maintaining consistency and cohesion across your site.
Common use cases include, but are not limited to:
You can create a Publish Set by navigating to Manage Site > Publish Sets, selecting the desired assets, and configuring the set to fit your workflow. You can also maintain multiple Publish Sets for recurring processes, such as semester-based updates or department-wide refreshes.
Do you wish you didn’t have to be logged in on a Friday night to push a campaign live? With Scheduled Publishing, you don’t have to.
Cascade CMS allows you to set a specific date and time for content or entire Publish Sets to go live. This feature allows you to schedule updates for nights, weekends, or holidays and eliminate delays due to human error or missed deadlines.
There are two key ways to schedule publishing:
When publishing content is linked to other areas of your site, such as news feeds, lists, or homepages, it’s critical to publish those associated assets, too. Cascade CMS helps you do this in two smart ways:
Cascade can automatically detect and surface related assets during the publishing process. For example, if a page includes a shared Block or references another asset, you can view and publish those related items to keep everything in sync. You can also manually establish these relationships for assets that aren’t inherently connected.
You can associate a Publish Set with a specific Content Type, so any time a user publishes a page of that type, related assets (like RSS feeds or dynamic listings) get published automatically. This helps ensure that navigation elements, feeds, or Index Pages stay up to date without extra clicks.
Publish Sets and Scheduled Publishing reduce friction, human error, and stress, especially during high-visibility launches or time-sensitive updates.
These features enable:
Whether you're working solo or managing a decentralized team, these tools help you execute with confidence and efficiency.
If you want to add structure before publishing, combine Publish Sets with Cascade workflows for an even smoother process:
This seamless handoff enforces quality, governance, and timing and ensures that your site reflects your best work and is right on schedule.
Publish Sets and Scheduled Publishing are two quietly powerful features that can have an outsized impact on your team's work. Whether managing daily content updates or orchestrating major launches, these tools help keep your content strategy streamlined, efficient, and stress-free.
To learn more about how Cascade CMS and Clive Web Personalization can help your institution reach more students than ever before, reach out to our team.
Last Updated: Sep 18, 2025 10:00 AM
