Every video or collection in Uscreen has a publication status that determines whether it's visible to your customers.
This article covers the three status types, how to change them, and how expiration dates affect availability.
Setting the Publication Status
Navigate to Content > Videos or Collections
Select the video/collection you want to publish
View the Visibility section, right underneath the video preview
Set the desired status
Publication Statuses
Unpublished
Unpublished videos are not available in your catalog and can't be seen or purchased by customers.
📝 NOTE: If an unpublished video is added to a collection that is Published, the video will be viewable inside that collection.
🔗 Learn more about Collections
Published
Published videos are visible to customers. They appear in your catalog and are available for purchase according to your pricing settings.
Scheduled
Scheduled videos aren't published until their scheduled release date. At that date and time, they'll automatically become available on your storefront. If you enable the notification email, customers will be notified on the publication date.
🔗 Learn more about Scheduled Content
ℹ️ INFO: You can change the publication status of your video at any time.
Expiration Dates
You can set an Expiration Date on Published or Scheduled videos to automatically remove them from your catalog once the last day is reached.
When a video's expiration date is reached, it automatically becomes Unpublished.
This means:
It disappears from your main catalog and search
Members who purchased it individually lose access, unless the video also belongs to a Published collection, in which case it remains visible and accessible there
The video stays intact in your library
The expiration only changes its visibility, and it doesn't delete anything
📝 NOTE: Publication status changes must be made one video at a time. Bulk publishing and bulk unpublishing are not currently supported.
FAQs
Can I change a video's status at any time?
Can I change a video's status at any time?
Yes, you can change the publication status of your video whenever needed.
What happens to a video's access if I unpublish it after members already purchased it?
What happens to a video's access if I unpublish it after members already purchased it?
Members lose direct access to the video once it's unpublished, unless it's part of a collection that's still Published, in which case it remains accessible through that collection.
Can I set an expiration date at the same time I schedule a video?
Can I set an expiration date at the same time I schedule a video?
Yes. Expiration dates can be set on a video regardless of its status, so you can combine a scheduled release with an expiration date. The date picker just won't let you choose a date that's already passed.