Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by WPBeginner
by WPBeginner · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 21.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Are your scheduled posts missing their publication times? Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher effectively resolves the 'missed scheduled post' …
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Health
B 83/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈28K estimated
Momentum
+32%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “scheduled” and “publication” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4 and #18 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.2%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 243.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,785 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 1 release 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 232 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
4.9★ over 60 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.5★
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| missed scheduled posts | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| missed scheduled post | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| scheduled posts your tag | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| missed | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| missed schedule your tag | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| missed posts | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| publisher | #3 | #2 | down 1 |
| scheduled | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| post missed schedule | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| post publisher | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| publish scheduled posts | #4 | #4 | — |
| schedule posts | #7 | #8 | down 1 |
| publication | #18 | #12 | down 6 |
| cron your tag | #23 | #15 | down 1 |
| missing | #24 | #17 | down 2 |
| best posts | #16 | #19 | 0 |
| schedule post | #18 | #15 | down 5 |
| posts 2 posts | #21 | #16 | down 2 |
| schedule | #23 | #18 | down 1 |
| post schedule | #24 | #19 | — |
66 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 46 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “scheduled” and “publication” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4 and #18 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 42.5K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
8mo ago
latest release · v2.1.1 · 16 Mar 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 30K.
Install history since 11 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ alexvinasdev5mo ago
Great plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous10mo ago
My posts kept missing my scheduled time – using this plugin fixed it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ richardgb1.3y ago
Excellent, free plugin, if you need it, it just works.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shelleymagnezi1.4y ago
This plugin helped me since a website that I built was new and not getting traffic, so the future dated posts were not being posted.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Trinary Star1.4y ago
I tested it (Version 2.1.0) on a test site running on WordPress 6.6.1. It did not work. I deactivated all the other plugins, but it still did not work. The theme was the official Twenty Twenty-Four Version 1.2. I tested it on another test site running on WordPress 4.9.26 with Twenty Seventeen. As it is not claimed to be compatible with WordPress 4.9.x, it naturally did not work after deactivation of all other plugins. So, I deactivated this Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher on both of the test sites, and then installed another plugin called Scheduled Post Trigger. That one works in a different way (it publishes missed scheduled posts when someone visits the site), but it worked. You had better use that Scheduled Post Trigger, or just write a simple command line as a cron job (the path to the location of the PHP version you use plus a single space and then the path to the wp-cron.php in your WordPress) on your cPanel or any other control panel as long as a cron job is available on your server. This server cron job probably works, and when it does, it works the way Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher works. It publishes missed scheduled posts not at every 15 minutes but at an interval you specified, like every minute, every five minutes, every 15 minutes, every 30 minutes, every hour, etc. That means it would be more versatile.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marktfm1.5y ago
I had an issue with one of my sites updating properly and this plugin solved my issue. Love it! This topic was modified 9 months, 3 weeks ago by marktfm.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ orlandorobin1.6y ago
Amazing plugin!! If you deactivate wp-cron this is your go to plugin for post scheduling.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ frodo651.7y ago
It just works!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.1.1 Updated: CHANGELOG.md Updated: Version Updated: “Tested up to…” constraints Updated: readme.txt 2.1.1
- — Version 2.1.0 Updated: CHANGELOG.md Updated: Version Updated: “Tested up to…” constraints Updated: readme.txt 2.1.0
- — Version 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: 2.0.0
- — Version 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_freque 1.0.1
- — Version 1.0.0 Initial plugin release. 1.0.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPForms, Google Analytics.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,360 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-25 30K+ → 20K+ down after 176 days in tier
- 2026-05-02 40K+ → 30K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-30 50K+ → 40K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-29 60K+ → 50K+ down after 89 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 70K+ → 60K+ down after 190 days in tier
- 2025-07-24 60K+ → 70K+ up after 37 days in tier
- 2025-06-17 70K+ → 60K+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2025-05-02 80K+ → 70K+ down after 99 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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Snack Missed Schedule 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Scheduled Posts Issue Fixer 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
ScheduleLens – Cron Viewer & Manager — installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Snagbane Cron Monitor — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
CronEngine: Real Cron Scheduler — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
MWW Scheduled Post Trigger 60K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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