Best scheduled plugins for WordPress
The most popular scheduled plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Missed Schedule Posts leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of WP-Cron Status Checker (5K+) and Force Refresh (4K+). All 20 plugins tagged “scheduled” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 scheduled plugins
- 1.
WP Missed Schedule PostsThe most installed scheduled plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 2.
WP-Cron Status Checker5K+ active installs. Rated 3.5 from 8 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 3.
Force Refresh4K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
DayOfWeek300+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 5 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
Public Preview URL Manager300+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.
Future200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 7.
Improved Cron100+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 8.
MY Missed Schedule100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 9.
SOUP70+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 6 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 10.
Draft List30+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 5 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
All 20 plugins tagged “scheduled”
WP Missed Schedule Posts
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,913by NewVariable9 years ago
Auto publish future/scheduled posts missed by WordPress cron
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.0(6)
- Downloads
- 25/day
WP-Cron Status Checker
Down in the last 7 days:3#3,159by webheadcoder19 days ago
If WP-Cron runs important things for you, you better make sure WP-Cron always runs!
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 3.5(8)
- Downloads
- 88/day
Force Refresh
Down in the last 7 days:5#3,555by jordanleven1 month ago
Force Refresh lets you request page refreshes for visitors viewing your site, whether you want to refresh the whole site or a single page.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 33/day
DayOfWeek
Down in the last 7 days:83#10,769by Peachy Software2 months ago
This plugin provides an easy, lightweight way to show content based on the day of the week.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.6(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Public Preview URL Manager
Up in the last 7 days:257#10,892by Sudip Debnath2 months ago
Secure, time-sensitive public preview links for drafts/scheduled posts. Fully compatible with Divi, Elementor, Gutenberg, Bricks, and more.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Future
Up in the last 7 days:32#12,313by msudvarg12 years ago
Integrates future-dated posts into your blog. Adds future posts and category selection to Wordpress's built-in calendar widget.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Improved Cron
Up in the last 7 days:91#13,149by CPK Web Solutions11 years ago
Keep WP-Cron running every minute for scheduled tasks without actually using Cron.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
MY Missed Schedule
#14,767by smyx8 years ago
重发定时失败的文章。Find missed schedule posts and it republish them correctly. Once every five minutes.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
SOUP
Down in the last 7 days:195#18,826by Dave Clements7 years ago
Displays your upcoming posts in a sidebar widget to tease your readers
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.5(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Draft List
#23,189by David Artiss2 months ago
WordPress plugin to manage and promote your unpublished content.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 4.6(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
The Future Posts
Down in the last 7 days:386#28,142by jdalmeida8 years ago
Display future (scheduled) posts in responsive grids using shortcodes. Works with PODS, Advanced Custom Fields, WooCommerce, and all page builders.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
All Post Statuses for Add Link
#34,359by Dave Clements7 years ago
Adds all post statuses to the "Add Link" modal in the editor, allowing you to link to future content, draft posts, private items etc.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easy Scheduled Posts
Up in the last 7 days:6,096#36,623by Nick Adams10 years ago
An easy to use WordPress function to add scheduled posts to any theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple scheduled posts widget
#37,407by maxbmx16 years ago
Simple show future posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Scheduled Unsticky
#47,899by Frank Neumann-Staude12 years ago
Removes sticky flag after a adjustable period from posts
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- 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
ContentTimer
Up in the last 7 days:13,715#56,423by CT1 month ago
Automate when your WordPress content starts, expires, and changes. Expire posts, pages and custom post types automatically.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Schedules
Up in the last 7 days:10,485#62,270by Brad Parbs5 years ago
A WordPress plugin to quickly and easily view all your scheduled posts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SavedPixel Remote Backup
#70,600by savedpixel6 months ago
Create manual or scheduled WordPress backups, keep local artifacts, and optionally deliver them to remote storage.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day