Scheduled Post Guardian
by Mark Jaquith · Uncategorized
Also makes 19 other plugins · 164.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Watches over scheduled posts, and makes sure they don't miss their scheduled time
45 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 937 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
75
now · peak 296
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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.6y ago
latest release · v1.1.4
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2017-08-01 · 1,383 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ wpantonio10.3y ago
Scheduling in database a lot of posts didn’t work. Installed this plugin and all posts are now publishing. Only one run and deactivated. Great. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ phinecode10.7y ago
Highly recommend it for missed post, really works.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sarangan Thillaiampalam11.6y ago
Works perfect
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rdzn12.3y ago
After i installed this plugin my database was dropped with more and more transients: the only solution found is delete plugin and reinstall blog! Why This?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ smnchp12.3y ago
My shared hosting down with this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pky12.3y ago
My DH hosting service ban install of this plugin that is considered heavy resources consumption!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gfpnt12.3y ago
Checks EVERY post of the blog, every 3 minutes, consume a lot of the server resources. Bad Choice!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dtlf12.3y ago
I installed this plugin and since then, the mysql is falling: when disabling the plugin, the service stopped dying. … can’t connect to MySQL server … ?!?
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-04 80+ → 70+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2025-10-06 90+ → 80+ down after 21 days in tier
- 2025-09-15 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-14 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-09-11 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-10 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-09 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-07 90+ → 80+ down after 1 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 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Missed Schedule Posts 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D - W WP-Cron Control 1K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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Scheduled Posts Issue Fixer 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Snack Missed Schedule 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Scheduled Posts Showcase 20+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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