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Dec 26, 2024
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01 Jan 2025
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Automatically publish missed scheduled items with WPMasterToolKit

The module Publish Missed Schedule Posts has been developed to solve a common problem encountered by WordPress administrators: scheduled posts that don't publish as planned. This problem, known as "Missed Schedule", can occur for a variety of reasons, such as WordPress cron interruptions or server limitations. With this module, WPMasterToolKit automates the publication of these articles with ease, requiring no manual intervention.

Which plugin can this module replace?

This module can easily replace popular plugins such as Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by WPBeginner or other similar solutions. The difference? This lightweight module is integrated into WPMasterToolKit, and only loads if you activate it, helping to maintain optimum performance for your site.

Why is this module important?

When you schedule articles for future publication, you expect WordPress to adhere to this flawless schedule. However, due to the nature of WordPress' cron system (based on site traffic), some articles may miss their schedule. This can impact your content planning, marketing strategy and SEO. This module automatically solves this problem by detecting unpublished articles and publishing them immediately.

How do I use the "Publish Missed Schedule Posts" module?

Using this module is incredibly simple. Here's how it works:

  1. Install and activate the plugin WPMasterToolKit on your WordPress site.
  2. Activate the Publish Missed Schedule Posts from the WPMasterToolKit administration interface.
  3. The module automatically runs and checks scheduled items each time the home page, an item or the administrator dashboard is visited.

No additional configuration is required. Once activated, the module runs in the background to ensure that all scheduled articles are published on time.

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The technical details behind the module

Missed item detection

The module uses an SQL query via $wpdb to identify all items that :

  • Have publication status future (scheduled for a later date),
  • Have a scheduled publication date lower than the current date in GMT (post_date_gmt).

The module also supports custom content types using the wpmastertoolkit/publish_missed_schedule_posts/post_typeswhich dynamically modifies the content types checked by the system.

Using transients to optimize performance

To avoid unnecessary SQL queries, the module uses a WordPress transients. A list of missed scheduled items is cached for a configurable duration (default 30 minutes). This duration can be adjusted using the wpmastertoolkit/publish_missed_schedule_posts/transient_expiration.

Automatic publishing

Once missed items have been detected, the module uses the native function wp_publish_post() to publish them immediately. This guarantees perfect compatibility with the native WordPress system.

Examples of filter use

1. Modify supported content types

If you have specific custom content types (CPT) that you wish to include or exclude from the verification, you can use the filter wpmastertoolkit/publish_missed_schedule_posts/post_types. For example, to add only the custom content type eventhere's how:

add_filter( 'wpmastertoolkit/publish_missed_schedule_posts/post_types', function( $post_types ) {
    return "'post','page','event'"; // Add CPT "event" while keeping posts and pages
});

Or, to exclude all custom types and check only articles and pages :

add_filter( 'wpmastertoolkit/publish_missed_schedule_posts/post_types', function( $post_types ) {
    return "'post','page'"; // Excludes all other content types
});

2. Customize transient cache duration

By default, the list of missed items is cached for 30 minutes. If you wish to adjust this duration, for example to reduce the interval to 10 minutes, you can use the filter wpmastertoolkit/publish_missed_schedule_posts/transient_expiration :

add_filter( 'wpmastertoolkit/publish_missed_schedule_posts/transient_expiration', function( $expiration ) {
    return 10 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS; // Change cache duration to 10 minutes
});

Or, to extend the cache time to one hour:

add_filter( 'wpmastertoolkit/publish_missed_schedule_posts/transient_expiration', function( $expiration ) {
    return HOUR_IN_SECONDS; // Set cache duration to 1 hour
});

These filters allow you to customize the module's behavior to your specific needs.

Why did we make these technical choices?

  • Performance first The module only loads its resources when activated, and uses a temporary cache system (transients) to reduce the impact on server performance.
  • Flexibility Developers can extend functionality via two filters:
    • wpmastertoolkit/publish_missed_schedule_posts/post_types to personalize targeted content types,
    • wpmastertoolkit/publish_missed_schedule_posts/transient_expiration to adjust the cache duration.
  • Simplicity The module operates automatically, without complex configuration, and concentrates solely on its main task.
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Conclusion

With the Publish Missed Schedule PostsWith WPMasterToolKit, you no longer have to worry about planned articles not being published. This feature guarantees the continuity of your content strategy, while offering optimum performance thanks to its lightweight, modular integration into WPMasterToolKit. What's more, thanks to the available filters, you can tailor the module's behavior to your specific needs.

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