Review criteria
- +Month and week views of every planned post
- +Status pipeline (idea → drafting → scheduled → live)
- +Per-platform color coding via conditional formatting
- +Shareable with editors and collaborators
Content Calendar in Content Creator
The Content Calendar is a copy-ready spreadsheet that puts every planned post — across every platform — into one view. Track each post's status from idea to drafting to scheduled to live, color-coded by platform, with month and week views, in both Google Sheets and Excel. Share it with editors and collaborators so the whole plan stays in sync.
Last updated: August 2026
Excel workbook · opens in Google Sheets · 3 tabs · no sign-up
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What’s inside “Content Calendar”
Tabs: How to use · Calendar · SummaryFormat: Excel (.xlsx) · opens in Google SheetsSetup: About 10 minutesColumns: 8
Columns (grey = calculated for you)
- Publish date
- Platform
- Format
- Title / hook
- Status
- Owner
- Link
- Week of
- Open the Calendar tab and replace the sample rows with your own — one row per entry. Formulas fill in automatically for new rows.
- Plan each post with date, platform and format; move Status from Idea to Live. Past dates turn red if a post isn't live yet.
- Filter Week of for a weekly view, or Platform to see one channel at a time.
- Using Google Sheets? Upload the file to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets (or File → Import in an open sheet). Formulas, dropdowns and highlights carry over.
The file opens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded, and you own the copy outright.
Content Calendar
About this template
Planning is a different job from publishing, and this is the planning half done right: a real editorial pipeline without per-seat fees. Keep it as your master plan and push only the ready-to-go posts into a scheduling tool — you get flexible planning plus hands-off publishing. The file is yours to shape however your workflow runs.
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What to verify before choosing Content Calendar
Use the review criteria below to decide whether this template fits your workflow.
Often worth considering when
- +Creators and small teams planning posts across platforms
- +Anyone juggling ideas, drafts, and deadlines in their head
Pause before choosing when
- -Automatic publishing or scheduling
- -Built-in analytics dashboards
About Content Creator
Why people consider this option
- +Plan posts across every platform in one calendar, free
- +Track sponsorships, rates, and deliverables so nothing slips
- +Share a live editorial plan with editors and collaborators
What to review before acting
- -No auto-publishing without a scheduling tool
- -Analytics must be pasted in unless you add a connector
Trust FAQ
Questions people ask before copying a template
Can I plan posts for multiple platforms in one calendar?
Yes. Each post gets a platform tag with color coding, so a single calendar shows your whole cross-platform plan in month or week view.
Does it publish posts for me?
No — it's a planning tool, not a scheduler. The smart workflow is to plan everything here and push only the finished posts into a scheduling tool like Buffer or Later for automatic publishing.
Is the Content Calendar free?
Yes, the core calendar is free to copy and keep in Google Sheets or Excel. There is no paid tier — the free download includes everything described here.