{"id":35698,"date":"2024-01-18T04:16:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T04:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=35698"},"modified":"2024-07-03T06:04:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T06:04:02","slug":"resolving-the-missed-schedule-issue-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/nz\/knowledgebase\/resolving-the-missed-schedule-issue-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolving the &#8220;Missed Schedule&#8221; Issue in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When managing a WordPress site, scheduling posts for future publication is a common practice. However, sometimes you might encounter the &#8220;Missed Schedule&#8221; issue, where a post set to be published at a specific future date and time fails to go live. This guide provides steps to resolve this issue and ensure your content gets published as planned.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Understanding the &#8216;Missed Schedule&#8217; Issue<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The &#8220;Missed Schedule&#8221; problem occurs when WordPress misses the cron job that triggers the publication of a scheduled post. WordPress uses a system called WP-Cron to handle scheduling tasks, which relies on site visits to execute scheduled events. If your site is cached and\/or has low traffic, the WP-Cron might not trigger the task at the exact scheduled time, leading to missed publications.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Fix the &#8216;Missed Schedule&#8217; Issue<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Check Your Timezone Settings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>First, ensure your WordPress settings reflect the correct timezone:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to your WordPress Dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Settings &gt; General<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Check the <strong>Timezone<\/strong> setting and adjust it if necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Configuring the CRON job inside Staq Panel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Disable the WP Cron<\/h4>\n<p>Inside Staq Panel for that site, click on\u00a0<strong>WP Config<\/strong> and click <strong>Add<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Under Name, enter\u00a0<strong>DISABLE_WP_CRON<\/strong> and then under Value, type in\u00a0<strong>true<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Save<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/disable-wp-cron.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"839\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/disable-wp-cron.png 839w, https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/disable-wp-cron-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/disable-wp-cron-768x565.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Create a custom Cron Job<\/h4>\n<p>Go back to Staq Panel for the site and click\u00a0<strong>Cron Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<strong>Add<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under Interval, select how often you want the CRON job to run i.e. every 5 minutes, 30 minutes,\u00a0 every 1 hour and etc<\/p>\n<p>In the Value, copy\/paste the following value: <strong>wget -q -O &#8211; https:\/\/<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">[YOUR_URL]<\/span>\/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron &gt;\/dev\/null 2&gt;&amp;1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cron-job-scheduled-posts.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"957\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cron-job-scheduled-posts.png 957w, https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cron-job-scheduled-posts-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cron-job-scheduled-posts-768x486.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Automatic cache dump of category, archive and\/or specific page<\/h2>\n<p>After the CRON job has successfully published the page, you may find that the cached version of a category, archive or specific page does not show the new article. With Staq Cache, you can trigger to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/knowledgebase\/published-blog-article-not-showing-on-cached-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">automatically dump the cache for a particular link<\/a> (see KB).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The &#8220;Missed Schedule&#8221; issue in WordPress can be frustrating, but by following these steps, you can minimize the chances of it happening. Regularly monitoring your scheduled posts and maintaining an active website will also help ensure your content is published as planned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-35698","knowledgebase","type-knowledgebase","status-publish","hentry","categories-cron-jobs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Resolving the &quot;Missed Schedule&quot; Issue in WordPress - Managed Hosting Platform for WordPress<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/knowledgebase\/resolving-the-missed-schedule-issue-in-wordpress\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Resolving the &quot;Missed Schedule&quot; Issue in WordPress - Managed Hosting Platform for WordPress\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When managing a WordPress site, scheduling posts for future publication is a common practice. 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