# Evergreen Notes (/docs/using/notes/evergreen)

An evergreen Note reposts on a repeating schedule, every 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks. WriteStack schedules the reposts for the next 90 days and adds new ones as time moves on.

## Steps [#steps]

1. Open a Note from **Drafts** or **Ready**. Only draft and ready Notes can be made evergreen.
2. Open the **When:** menu next to the schedule button and click **Make Evergreen** ("Automatically repost on a recurring schedule").
3. Pick how often it reposts.
4. Pick the first post: **Next available** (the next free time in your queue for this Note's tags) or **Pick a date**.
5. Optional: open **Cross-post to Buffer** to pick channels for every repost, and **Automations** to turn on [auto-restack](/docs/using/notes/auto-restack).
6. Read the summary under the buttons, for example "Posts every 3 weeks starting Mon, Dec 1 at 9:00 AM. Does not restack."
7. Click **Make Evergreen**. Keep the dialog open while it shows "Scheduling N/M notes…".

### Frequency options [#frequency-options]

| Option | Label in the app |
| --- | --- |
| 1 week | High cadence |
| 2 weeks | Balanced |
| 3 weeks | Suggested (default) |
| 4 weeks | Low cadence |

## How reposts work [#how-reposts-work]

- The Note you made evergreen is the source. It moves to the **Evergreen** tab in **My Notes**. That tab shows only when you have at least one evergreen Note.
- Each repost is a copy of the source, scheduled at the first date plus every N weeks.
- WriteStack schedules every repost that falls within the next 90 days, because Substack allows scheduling up to 3 months ahead.
- As reposts go out, WriteStack adds the next ones so the 90-day window stays filled. This happens through the [browser extension](/docs/using/setup/browser-extension) when WriteStack is open.
- Reposts show in the queue with "Managed by evergreen schedule". You can't drag them to another time ("Evergreen notes can't be rescheduled").

Like any scheduled Note, reposts need to be on Substack to post. See [Sync](/docs/using/concepts/sync).

The **Evergreen** tab shows each evergreen Note with its cadence ("Every 3 weeks"), the next date, how many reposts are scheduled, and how many times it has posted.

## Edit an evergreen Note [#edit-an-evergreen-note]

1. Open the source Note from the **Evergreen** tab.
2. Edit the text. The editor shows "Editing this evergreen note will update all scheduled reposts."
3. To change the cadence, first date, channels or auto-restack, click **Edit new configuration**, make your changes and click **Update Evergreen**. This replaces the scheduled reposts.

## Remove an evergreen Note [#remove-an-evergreen-note]

Either:

- In the **Evergreen** tab, click the remove icon and confirm **Remove Evergreen**, or
- In the source Note, switch the button to **Delete evergreen** and confirm.

This cancels the scheduled reposts on Substack and removes the evergreen schedule. The original Note moves back to **Ready**.

## Limits [#limits]

| Rule | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | Every 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks |
| How far ahead reposts are scheduled | 90 days |
| Which Notes | Draft or Ready only. A Note can have one evergreen schedule. |

{/* TODO(orel): Is there a per-plan cap on evergreen Notes? I found none. Also: do scheduled reposts count toward the scheduled-notes limit on Capacity? Creating an evergreen skips the limit check, but the refill skips a date when canScheduleNote fails, and reposts are status "scheduled" so they look like they count once synced. */}