Editorial Calendar in Google Sheets

Planning, publishing, and tracking content across platforms can be overwhelming—unless you have the right system. Introducing the Editorial Calendar in Google Sheets, a fully customizable and collaborative content planning template designed for bloggers, marketers, teams, and creators.

Whether you’re running a solo blog, managing a digital marketing team, or scheduling content for multiple platforms, this tool offers a centralized, user-friendly, and visual solution to stay organized, meet deadlines, and streamline your editorial workflow.

✨ Key Features of the Editorial Calendar Template

🏠 Home Sheet Tab: One-Click Navigation

Start your journey from the Home tab, which acts as a central dashboard with four buttons:

• 🔁 Annual View – Jump to the year-wide calendar

• 📆 Monthly View – Focused view of selected month

• 📋 Daily View – Zoom in on specific date ranges

• 🗂️ Events – Direct access to the event database

This central hub makes navigating between sheets effortless.

📅 Annual View Sheet Tab: Plan Big, Stay Ahead

Visualize your entire content roadmap across 12 months:

• 🔢 Select the Year from a dropdown to update the calendar

• 🔄 Change the Starting Month to align with your planning cycle

• 🗓️ Choose the Start Day of the week (Monday/Sunday)

This sheet is perfect for annual campaign planning, blog scheduling, and multi-channel content visibility.

🗓️ Monthly View Sheet Tab: Detailed Monthly Focus

Get a simple, easy-to-read calendar view of scheduled content:

• 👁️‍🗨️ Displays one event clearly per day, or “more than 1…” if multiple items exist

• 🔍 Great for tracking content themes, posting frequency, and deadlines

📆 Daily View Sheet Tab: Day-to-Day Management

Zoom in on activities between two dates:

• 📅 Input Start Date and End Date with calendar pickers

• 📋 See a full list of scheduled events, times, and locations

Ideal for content editors and social media managers working with daily publishing queues.

📝 Events Sheet Tab: Your Content Database

Everything lives here!

• 📌 Columns: ID, Date, Day, Event Name, Time, Location, Description

• 💾 Use as the master source for all content scheduling

• 🧩 Compatible with all other sheets via live references

📦 What You’ll Get

✅ 5 Google Sheets Tabs (Home, Annual, Monthly, Daily, Events)
✅ Built-in calendar logic (Year, Month, and Day automation)
✅ Dropdowns for year & day control
✅ Real-time collaboration across teams
✅ Fully editable structure (add filters, colors, extra columns)
✅ Event & content planner for blogs, YouTube, newsletters & more

No coding, no plug-ins, just plug-and-play content organization! 🚀

🧠 How to Use

1. Open the Google Sheet

2. Navigate to the Events tab and input your content details

3. Switch between Annual, Monthly, or Daily views based on planning needs

4. Use the navigation buttons on Home tab for quick access

5. Share the sheet with your team for seamless collaboration

🎯 Who Is It For?

👩‍💻 Bloggers & Vloggers
📣 Marketing Agencies
📆 Social Media Managers
🧑‍🏫 Educators & Content Trainers
🗂️ Newsletter & Email Teams
🧑‍💼 Project Managers handling content workflows

Whether you’re working solo or with a team of 20—this template scales to your needs.

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