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Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by WPBeginner
Version: 2.1.0
Description
WordPress Missed Scheduled Post Publisher by WPBeginner
Do you encounter the “missed scheduled post” error with your scheduled content?
Our plugin specializes in resolving the “missed scheduled post” issue with precision. It ensures that your scheduled posts consistently meet their publication deadlines. This post scheduler plugin has been meticulously crafted for optimal performance, guaranteeing zero impact on your website’s speed and responsiveness.
What Causes the Missed Scheduled Post Error?
Not seeing WordPress scheduled posts show up on time?
WordPress relies on something called “WordPress cron jobs” to make these posts go live as scheduled. Think of “cron” as a fancy way of saying “commands that follow a schedule,” just like your WordPress scheduled posts.
In the technical world, a real “cron job” operates at the server level. But since WordPress can’t access that level directly, it does the next best thing by running a “simulated cron.”
These simulated cron jobs, including the one for your scheduled posts, are supposed to kick in whenever someone (or even a bot) visits your site. But because it’s not the real deal, there are times when it slips up and leads to a “missed schedule” hiccup.
How Do I Fix the Missed Posts Schedule Error in WordPress
Scheduled Post Check: Our post scheduler plugin diligently examines your posts every fifteen minutes to detect any missed schedule errors. If it finds one, it takes the initiative to automatically publish the missed post for you.
Comprehensive Checks: We employ a range of techniques to ensure that no scheduled post slips through the cracks, guaranteeing a seamless posting experience for you.
Credits
Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher is created by the WPBeginner team.
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Installation
- Install Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by uploading the
missed-scheduled-posts-publisher
directory to the/wp-content/plugins/
directory. (See instructions on how to install a WordPress plugin.) - Activate Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher through the
Plugins
menu in WordPress.
Faq
To avoid impacting the performance of your WordPress site, the Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher plugin checks for scheduled posts once every fifteen minutes. This is important because faster sites tend to rank higher in search results and get more traffic and conversions.
Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher is a set-and-forget plugin. There are no settings, since your site’s scheduled posts will automatically be checked when the plugin is installed and activated.
Reviews
It just works!
By frodo65 on February 7, 2025
It just works!
Plugin Helped Solve a Mess
By centuryperf on January 27, 2025
I noticed today that nearly 5,000 products in my WooCommerce site were showing as "scheduled" instead of "Published." This was caused by a glitch from 3rd part data provider. Looking further into the problem, these 5,000 products showed a status of "missed schedule," even though they should have published immediately!
I performed a few Internet searches regarding this issue and then checked for plugins that could act as a solution. This is where I found the "Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher. " Although it showed as untested with my version of WordPress or addressed WooCommerce product (post) issues, I decided to give it a try. Thankfully, this plugin changed all of the products to "Published" status, saving me a great deal of time and effort. Thank You!
Very good
By theendfear on January 23, 2025
This plugin saved a lot of time!
Works fine
By swamb85 on January 20, 2025
Thanks for the plugin. It works fine.
Five stars
By inside83 on December 17, 2024
Does EXACTLY what it says
Plugin Works
By MisterTibbs on December 16, 2024
Nice Plugin
Plugin Works
By mridea on December 15, 2024
Solved my problem with scheduled posts not appearing.
Working nice
By tammh on November 14, 2024
Working nice in many websites hosted in cpanels.
Very good
By Ferdinanda Cremascoli (nandac) on November 3, 2024
this plugin does not act on the causes, it acts on the consequences, that is on the blocking of the scheduled publication. In any case it works perfectly.
Solved the problem of scheduled posts
By passegua on October 20, 2024
Solved missing scheduled posts.
Changelog
2.1.0
- Updated:
CHANGELOG.md
- Updated: Version
- Updated: “Tested up to…” constraints
- Updated:
readme.txt
2.0.0
- Added: Autoload dependencies
- Added:
CHANGELOG.md
- Added: DocBlocks
- Added Review CTA
- Updated: Composer files to work with Composer 2.0+
- Updated:
.gitignore
to allow autoloading - Updated: “Tested up to…” constraints
- Updated:
readme.txt
1.0.1
- Improvement: Add a new filter
wpb_missed_scheduled_posts_publisher_frequency
to allows developers to change the frequency of the plugin checks. - Test: Add PHP unit tests for the
wpb_missed_scheduled_posts_publisher_frequency
filter. - Docs: Add new documentation for the plugin release process.
- Miscs: Update the plugin package name and description in composer.json.
1.0.0
- Initial plugin release.