Best missed schedule plugins for WordPress
The most popular missed schedule plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. MWW Scheduled Post Trigger leads with 60K+ active installs, ahead of Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by WPBeginner (20K+) and Missed Schedule Post Publisher (6K+). All 12 plugins tagged “missed schedule” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 missed schedule plugins
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MWW Scheduled Post TriggerThe most installed missed schedule plugin, with 60K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 27 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by WPBeginner20K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 60 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Missed Schedule Post Publisher6K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 6 days ago.
- 4.
Snack Missed Schedule200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
Scheduled Posts Issue Fixer100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Simple Auto Post Scheduler70+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 7.
Scheduled Content DashboardFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 8.
Kotaqx PosterFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 9.
ScheduleLensFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
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CronEngineFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 12 plugins tagged “missed schedule”
MWW Scheduled Post Trigger
Down in the last 7 days:7#651by Jennifer Moss1 month ago
Publishes missed scheduled posts when WordPress Cron fails. Ideal for small to medium sites.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.4(27)
- Downloads
- 237/day
Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by WPBeginner
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,109by WPBeginner7 months ago
Are your scheduled posts missing their publication times? Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher effectively resolves the 'missed scheduled post' …
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.9(60)
- Downloads
- 143/day
Missed Schedule Post Publisher
Down in the last 7 days:13#2,777by ufukart6 days ago
🎯 Never miss scheduled posts again! Automatically publishes missed scheduled posts on time, every time. Zero bloat, single purpose, reliable.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 55/day
Snack Missed Schedule
Up in the last 7 days:9#12,401by BoUk2 months ago
Uses separate recurring cron task to check for missed schedules.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Scheduled Posts Issue Fixer
Up in the last 7 days:218#14,796by Optimist Hub1 month ago
Fixes the WordPress "missed schedule" error. Posts that miss their scheduled time publish automatically via a lightweight cron job.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Simple Auto Post Scheduler
Up in the last 7 days:323#18,354by Mehedi Hasan2 months ago
Schedule posts, pages, and WooCommerce products, fix missed schedule errors, and manage publishing via a visual content calendar.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Scheduled Content Dashboard
Up in the last 7 days:9,650#55,310by Jean Galea14 days ago
Editorial calendar with drag-and-drop, a grouped content overview, and a dashboard widget. Auto-fixes missed schedules. No bloat.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Kotaqx Poster
#56,255by Kotak Digital9 months ago
Automatically recover missed scheduled posts and repost content to Telegram, Discord, Twitter/X, Facebook, Threads, and more.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ScheduleLens
#62,627by Monowar Hossain (devmonowar)9 days ago
See all scheduled jobs, catch overdue tasks, run or pause events, and check cron health - lightweight, admin-only, 100% free.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
CronEngine
Up in the last 7 days:461#70,232by CronEngine10 days ago
Run WP-Cron on a real schedule. Scheduled posts, emails and backups run on time, even when nobody visits your site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Snagbane Cron Monitor
Down in the last 7 days:8#71,651by snagbane1 month ago
Tells a genuinely stuck WP-Cron apart from a quiet site that simply had no visitors -- instead of crying wolf, or saying nothing at all.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CronVitals
Down in the last 7 days:16,490#72,520by codynaut12 days ago
Cron job monitoring for WordPress. Know when a WP-Cron job fails, misses its run, or dies on a PHP fatal, with the error and an email alert.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day