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WP PlugIndex currently records Scheduled Posts Issue Fixer version 2.0.0 as active, updated 28d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
WordPress relies on WP-Cron to publish scheduled posts. On low-traffic sites, or when WP-Cron is delayed by caching, a post can be left showing the “missed schedule” error and never goes live.
Scheduled Posts Issue Fixer solves this. It registers a cron job that runs every minute, finds posts whose scheduled time has passed but which are still stuck in the future status, and publishes them using WordPress’s own publishing functions.
Why it is safe for performance
Processes at most 20 posts per run, so it never loads your whole post table.
Uses an indexed query against post_date_gmt and post_status.
Returns immediately when there is nothing to publish.
Removes its cron job when the plugin is deactivated or uninstalled.
Features
Publishes overdue posts, pages and custom post types automatically
No settings screen, works as soon as it is activated
Uses wp_publish_post(), so normal publishing hooks still fire for caching, SEO and notification plugins
Filterable batch size and post types
Cleans up its cron event on deactivation and uninstall
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
missed schedule
post scheduler
publish scheduled posts
scheduled posts
cron
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity4 Oct 202628d ago
“Tested up to” is directory metadata supplied by the plugin author. WP PlugIndex does not turn an older declaration into a claim that the plugin is incompatible.
Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
Version1.0.10→2.0.0
WordPress compatibility6.3.10→7.1.2
WordPress requirement5.0→6.0
PHP requirement7.1→7.4
Tracking & source
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