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If you're publishing content on Facebook that includes age-restricted topics (like alcohol, tobacco, or gambling), there's a new setting in ZoomSphere that can help protect your posts from being hidden or blocked.

This article explains what prescheduling means, when to disable it, and how to do it in just a few clicks.

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Prescheduling allows ZoomSphere to send your post to Facebook in advance, before the actual publishing time. This gives you a Post ID early and helps with post tracking.

However, it also means that Meta may scan and review your content before it’s published — even if the post is organic (not an ad).

When Prescheduling May Cause Issues 🚫 

For Facebook Pages that publish age-restricted content such as:

- 🍺 Alcohol
- 🚬 Tobacco or smoking-related content
- 🎲 Gambling or betting
- 💊 Regulated or sensitive topics

…Meta’s automatic content review system can mistake your content for advertising and hide or block the post — especially videos and images.

This typically happens before publishing, during Meta’s pre-check process triggered by prescheduling.

What Happens When You Disable Prescheduling

Your post is sent to Facebook only at the moment of publishing

Meta's automated content review is skipped

Your content is less likely to be flagged or blocked

Post IDs will not be available in advance

- Your post is sent to Facebook only at the moment of publishing
- Meta's automated content review is skipped
- Your content is less likely to be flagged or blocked
- Post IDs will not be available in advance

This helps ensure that your posts go live as expected — especially for Facebook Pages with age-restricted themes.

How to Disable or Re-enable Prescheduling 🛠️ 

You can manage this setting from the main Administrator account in Social Media Channels Settings. ​

Go to Settings → Social Media Channels

Click the three dots (⋯) next to the page

Select “Disable Prescheduling”

A tooltip will confirm the setting is now OFF

1. Go to Settings → Social Media Channels
2. Find your connected Facebook Page
3. Click the three dots (⋯) next to the page
4. Select “Disable Prescheduling”
5. A tooltip will confirm the setting is now OFF

👉 From now on, your content will be sent to Facebook at publishing time — not before.

Go to the same Social Media Channels section

Click the three dots next to your Facebook Page

Future posts will again be sent in advance and will generate Post IDs before publishing

1. Go to the same Social Media Channels section
2. Click the three dots next to your Facebook Page
3. Choose “Enable Prescheduling”
4. Future posts will again be sent in advance and will generate Post IDs before publishing

You’ll receive Post IDs in advance (when your Facebook post is scheduled, i.e. has assigned Approved status, or any custom status with Publish function enabled).

You can preview the scheduled post on Facebook by clicking the Open Post URL button.

- You’ll receive Post IDs in advance (when your Facebook post is scheduled, i.e. has assigned Approved status, or any custom status with Publish function enabled).
- You can preview the scheduled post on Facebook by clicking the Open Post URL button.

You will get the Post ID only when the post is published - not before.

Your post still goes live normally, but without the pre-check process.

You can still preview the post on Facebook but only once it is published.

- You will get the Post ID only when the post is published - not before.
- Your post still goes live normally, but without the pre-check process.
- You can still preview the post on Facebook but only once it is published.

Still not sure whether you should disable prescheduling? Reach out via ZoomSphere in app support chat — we’re happy to advise based on your content and Page setup.