If you’ve ever published a post on Google Blogger and realized you made a typo in the URL or want to backdate the post — you might have noticed that those options are locked after publishing. But here's the twist: there's a neat workaround that many users miss.
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to change the URL and publish date of a Blogger post even after it’s published, using a simple trick — reverting it to draft.
✨ Why This Matters
Blogger generates permalinks (URLs) based on your post title or custom setting at the time of publishing. If you spot an error later or need to backdate a post for content sequencing, Blogger’s interface won’t let you do it unless you know this trick.
This guide helps you:
- ✅ Fix broken or typo-filled URLs
- ✅ Change a post's publish order using backdating
- ✅ Improve content organization and SEO
🔧 Edit URL and Date in Blogger
🧩 Step 1: Revert Your Published Post to Draft
First, go to your Blogger dashboard and find the post you want to update.
Click the down arrow next to "Published" and choose "Revert to draft."
Posts → Select your published post → Click the dropdown beside "Published" → Choose "Revert to draft"
🔍 What this does:
This unlocks the editing options that were previously locked, including Permalink and Publish Date settings.
🔗 Step 2: Edit the Custom Permalink (URL)
Once in draft mode, click on your post to open the editor.
On the right-hand sidebar, look for the "Permalink" section under “Post settings.”
- Select Custom Permalink
- Change the URL slug to your desired value (use hyphens, not spaces)
- Example:
Instead ofmy-gret-post, change tomy-great-post
Post settings → Permalink → Custom Permalink → Edit and enter your clean URL
✅ Pro Tip:
Keep it short, relevant, and keyword-rich for better SEO.
🕒 Step 3: Adjust the Publish Date and Time
In the same sidebar, go to the "Published on" section (still available in draft mode).
- Click to open the calendar picker
- Choose the date and time you want the post to reflect
- Click Done
Post settings → Published on → Pick a new date/time → Done
🧠 Use Case:
You can backdate posts to organize your blog by topic or timeline, or update older content to appear more recent.
🚀 Step 4: Re-Publish Your Post
Once you're happy with the new URL and date:
- Click the "Publish" button
- Blogger will treat it as a fresh publish with your updated settings
⚠️ Important:
Any old links to the original URL will no longer work. Be sure to update internal links or redirect traffic manually (more on that below).
📌 Final Thoughts on Combining Changes
By reverting to draft, you're able to unlock full control over your post’s permalink and publish date — two features Blogger normally locks down after publishing.
When you're done, simply publish it again, and your blog will reflect the updates.
💡 Best Practices & Pro Tips
- 🧼 Keep permalinks clean: use dashes, avoid stopwords, and don’t change them often (SEO prefers stable URLs).
- 🧭 Backdate with purpose: This helps control how content appears in your blog archive or homepage.
- 🔗 Always double-check for internal links pointing to the old URL.
- 🛠️ Consider adding a custom redirect script if your old post URL was shared elsewhere.
📈 SEO & Performance Angle
Clean, optimized permalinks and structured post dates help search engines index your content better. Keeping URLs short and keyword-focused improves click-through rates (CTR) and user trust. Plus, a logical date structure ensures better content flow in archives and feeds.
🔚 Conclusion
Google Blogger doesn’t make it obvious, but with this simple trick, you can gain more control over your content’s structure. Whether fixing a typo or optimizing for SEO, reverting a post to draft is your gateway to editing what was once uneditable.
💬 Try it out and let us know how it worked for you in the comments!
For more Blogger tips and hands-on tutorials, explore our resources section.
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