Scheduled Post Guardian
by Mark Jaquith · Uncategorized
Also makes 28 other plugins · 165.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Watches over scheduled posts, and makes sure they don't miss their scheduled time
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈69 estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cron”, “future posts” and “scheduled posts” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
43 health vs 58 average across 25,764 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 11.3K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1000 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
2.8★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 3.90★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1000 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| guardian | #20 | #11 | down 1 |
| cron your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| future posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scheduled posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cron”, “future posts” and “scheduled posts” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 296 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,000 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
2.7y ago
latest release · v1.1.4 · 6 Feb 2024
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 1 Aug 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ wpantonio10.5y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ phinecode10.9y ago
Highly recommend it for missed post, really works.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sarangan Thillaiampalam11.7y ago
Works perfect
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rdzn12.5y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ smnchp12.5y ago
My shared hosting down with this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pky12.5y ago
My DH hosting service ban install of this plugin that is considered heavy resources consumption!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gfpnt12.5y ago
Checks EVERY post of the blog, every 3 minutes, consume a lot of the server resources. Bad Choice!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dtlf12.5y 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 ↗
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Watches over scheduled posts, and makes sure they don't miss their scheduled time"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 246 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("cron", "Future Posts" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-11 70+ → 60+ down after 341 days in tier
- 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
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 -
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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Snack Missed Schedule 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Scheduled Posts Issue Fixer 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Scheduled Posts Showcase 30+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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