CMS Published - Yes/No/Set Date Option (More User Friendly approach + Bug)
 

As it is right now on CMS Editing options* it is very confusing and frustrating. It is not clear when the article will be published and takes more time to make it Publish "Now" by setting the Day...
If you combine it with the "Automatic changing publishing Date X+1" bug (Start Publishing Date Increase by One with every edit/save)* every time you edit the article to correct something it get's unpublished for "later"....

independently of the bug* make a 3 option Ratio Button to set when the Article in Published or not

Published: Yes / No / Set Publishing Date


Published:

• Yes
• No
• Set Date (when this is selected then the Date Selection option will turn from "grayed"/ unable to select a date to "Live" and able to select date. (or just use the date that is written to the date selection)

(and make the author "editable" please)