Scheduled post failed

  • My scheduled posts are not publishing. I receive this error message: “Schedule failed”

    I’ve found no help on the support forum. How is this problem solved?

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  • Hi

    I receive this error message: “Schedule failed”

    Does this error message happen right after you schedule the post or does it happen when the schedule time arrives?

    How is this problem solved?

    You could try deactivating all plugins. If that resolves the issue, reactivate each one individually until you find the cause.

    If that does not resolve the issue, try switching to the default theme for your version of WordPress to rule-out a theme-specific issue (theme functions can interfere like plugins).

    Thread Starter markbarnes19

    (@markbarnes19)

    It does not happen immediately. I schedule for overnight. I wake up. It’s not published. Says schedule failed.

    The deactivating plugins is a royal pain. I have a ton of plugins.

    WP people have to be smarter than this.

    WordPress people are smarter than this. But lack of information, and access to the website makes it hard to debug issues.

    De-activate all plugins. Easy way is connect to your server with FTP and rename the “wp-content/plugins” directory.

    WordPress scheduling uses WP-Cron, and WP-Cron relies on users making requests to your website. If you have no users on your website overnight, your article will not be published. If you want to ensure your content is published on time then you’ll need access to your servers cron jobs.

    You can enable debugging in the wp-config.php file, this will output error messages for you..

    Also does it actually say “Schedule Failed” or does it actually say “Missed Schedule” ? Correct terminology makes it easier to fix.

    Lastly, what version of WordPress are you running, and are you using any out of date plugins?

    Thread Starter markbarnes19

    (@markbarnes19)

    crgeary, I appreciate your thorough response. It says “Missed Schedule.” I have the latest version of WP. Not sure about outdated plugins.

    A lot of what you say is foreign to me. I’m not a programmer and know very little about this. I know enough HTML to be dangerous. Usually, when I have issues, I call Bluehost, but that’s only when the site is down.

    I have users 24/7. This is a high traffic site.

    I’ve heard about a plugin to fix the issue. Mixed reviews. Do you know anything about that plugin?

    Thanks again.

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