How to not send emails when posts are published retroactively

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  jcollier · Member · Apr 4, 2011 at 9:53 pm

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  This is a continuation of the following topic, now closed:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-not-to-send-emails-when-posts-update?replies=18

  I am moving priot content from an old site into WordPress, with a retroactive date (older than 1 month). However, no matter how old, subcribers receive notification as if it was a new post.

  Feature request: Do not send notifications if post date is older than 1 day | 1 week | 1 month.

  Thanks, in advance, for your consideration (or a workaround).

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  airodyssey · Member · Apr 4, 2011 at 10:42 pm

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  Hi. Good idea, but you do know that there is a workaround for this, right?
  (Temporarily set your blog to private, publish, set it back to public)
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-to-publish-without-notifying-subscribers-2?replies=16#post-532910

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  jcollier · Member · Apr 4, 2011 at 11:05 pm

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  I did not know about that thread or the workaround. That will work until there is a solution to the issue.

  Thank you!

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  auxclass · Member · Apr 4, 2011 at 11:28 pm

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  If you transfer content using Export / Import email’s will not be sent either.

  Not sure how fine you can set the Export Filter to single out only a few existing Posts in an older blog.

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  jcollier · Member · Apr 4, 2011 at 11:53 pm

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  The content is coming from a Dreamweaver site.

  If we were transferring from a WordPress.com site, though, I’d select a month, add a temporary category, and export that category for import.