Missed Schedule Post Publisher
by ufukart · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 6.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
🎯 Never miss scheduled posts again! Automatically publishes missed scheduled posts on time, every time. Zero bloat, single purpose, reliable.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
6K+
≈6.7K estimated
Momentum
+2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cron” and “trigger” for “scheduled posts” and “scheduled”. “cron” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “scheduled posts” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “trigger” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “scheduled” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 58 average across 25,764 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.0%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 66.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 6 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 79 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| post publisher | #1 | #6 | 0 |
| missed | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| missed schedule your tag | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| publisher | #2 | #8 | up 1 |
| publisher tools | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| post missed schedule | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| schedule post | #3 | #13 | 0 |
| missed scheduled post your tag | #3 | #11 | 0 |
| missed scheduled posts | #3 | #11 | up 1 |
| schedule your tag | #5 | #20 | 0 |
| class schedule | #3 | #16 | 0 |
| my schedule | #2 | #12 | 0 |
| missed posts | #2 | #11 | 0 |
| publishers | #5 | #17 | down 1 |
| post schedule | #3 | #14 | 0 |
| scheduled posts | #8 | #20 | up 1 |
| post lock | #6 | #20 | up 1 |
| schedule posts | #4 | #17 | 0 |
| trigger your tag | #15 | #21 | up 1 |
| schedules | #12 | #22 | 0 |
| cron your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
119 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 90 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cron” and “trigger” for “scheduled posts” and “scheduled”. “cron” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “scheduled posts” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “trigger” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “scheduled” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “trigger”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 9.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v2.3 · 17 Jul 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 62% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 74% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ balitamero3.1y ago
I’m using this plugin since April 2021, and it’s exceptional. No other plugin in WordPress directory work like this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ muppix5.4y ago
This plugin provides a reliable way of scheduling posts on low-traffic sites where the standard method isn’t always accurate due to low visitor numbers and / or high update frequency. The default WordPress method of scheduling posts is to check if something’s waiting to be published each time a visitor comes to the site, but if enough time has passed between visitors then items in the queue can get ‘stale’ and are flagged as ‘missed schedule’ instead of being published. That’s the case with my site, a blog for a local shooting club with a small number of daily visitors. We use a custom post type to post an update confirming when the range is open (often it’s not, due to bad weather) and another when it’s closed again, with the second of those updates being scheduled. Because all our members are at the range when it’s open we don’t get enough visits to trigger that second, scheduled update, so it was being missed a lot of the time. Long story short: this plugin provides a simple and effective way of scheduling post updates when the standard WordPress mechanism isn’t enough. It’s very simple to use, doesn’t appear to impact bandwidth or analytics, and the developer is quick to respond when contacted – in my case with a feature request. Recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lars Portman6.7y ago
It works with new versions of WordPress and PHP7.’ Thanks for this idea !
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.3 This is a major reliability update that solves the #1 cause of “plugin not working” reports: disabled WP-Cron and aggressive caching. 🎯 New Features ✨ Smart Dual-Mode Operation * Automatic DISABLE_WP_CRON detection – Pl 2.3
- — Version 2.2 🔧 Improvements Fixed plugin activation and deactivation logic to fully comply with WordPress standards. Moved register_activation_hook and register_deactivation_hook outside the constructor and bound them using static c 2.2
- — Version 2.1 🔒 Security Fixed a security issue where admin settings could be updated before capability checks. Capability (manage_options) validation is now performed before processing POST requests. Added additional hardening to pr 2.1
- — Version 2.0 New: Added support for all public Custom Post Types (CPT), WooCommerce products, and Events. Improved: Implemented batch processing (limit 10) to prevent server timeouts on large queues. Improved: Admin interface now sho 2.0
- — Version 1.0.6 **Fixed: Failsafe cron mechanism now uses recurring events instead of single events **Fixed: SQL query now orders posts by date to publish oldest first **Fixed: XSS vulnerabilities with proper escaping functions **Fixed: 1.0.6
- — Version 1.0.5 🔒 Security Enhancements Fixed critical SQL injection vulnerability using $wpdb->prepare() for all database queries Added comprehensive nonce verification for all admin form submissions Implemented capability checks to e 1.0.5
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "🎯 Never miss scheduled posts again! Automatically publishes missed scheduled posts on time, every time. Ze..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 22 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 22 of 22 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "designed for", "for bloggers").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 24 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,107 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-31 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-30 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-28 7K+ → 6K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-07-22 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-20 7K+ → 6K+ down after 103 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 6K+ → 7K+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2026-02-25 5K+ → 6K+ up after 188 days in tier
- 2025-08-21 4K+ → 5K+ up after 121 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by WPBeginner 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Revisionize 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D - T TAO Schedule Update 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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WP Cron Cleaner 400+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Snack Missed Schedule 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Scheduled Posts Issue Fixer 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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