Best scheduled posts plugins for WordPress
The most popular scheduled posts 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 WP Missed Schedule Posts (10K+). All 27 plugins tagged “scheduled posts” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 scheduled posts plugins
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MWW Scheduled Post TriggerThe most installed scheduled posts 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.
WP Missed Schedule Posts10K+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 4.
WP-Cron Control1K+ active installs. Rated 3.5 from 10 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 5.
Snack Missed Schedule200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.
Scheduled Posts Issue Fixer100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
Scheduled Post Guardian60+ active installs. Rated 2.8 from 9 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 8.
Content Forge60+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 9.
Scheduled Posts Showcase30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
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Internal Linking For Scheduled Posts30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
All 27 plugins tagged “scheduled posts”
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
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
- 27/day
WP-Cron Control
#5,800by Automattic9 years ago
This plugin allows you to take control over the execution of cron jobs.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.5(10)
- Downloads
- 22/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
Scheduled Post Guardian
Down in the last 7 days:209#19,657by Mark Jaquith2 years ago
Watches over scheduled posts, and makes sure they don't miss their scheduled time
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 2.8(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Content Forge
Down in the last 7 days:197#19,719by sapayth13 days ago
Generate WordPress content with or without AI. Schedule AI posts via Autopilot, or instantly create dummy posts, users, comments, pages.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Scheduled Posts Showcase
Up in the last 7 days:461#23,910by Fernando Tellado2 months ago
Display your scheduled and future posts on the frontend without generating 404 links. Show visitors what's coming next.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Internal Linking For Scheduled Posts
Up in the last 7 days:43#24,533by Evan Solomon14 years ago
A very simple way to add scheduled posts to WordPress' internal linking system.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Auto Post Publisher
Down in the last 7 days:75#25,138by ExertLogics1 month ago
Automatically publishes scheduled posts that may have missed their scheduled time.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Linked Future Posts Widget
Up in the last 7 days:3,895#41,997by rickacc10 years ago
A widget that displays a list of scheduled posts with links to the posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Scheduled Posts Publisher
Down in the last 7 days:3,551#47,715by ObayTek6 years ago
This plugin will checks and if any scheduled posts have been missed, it publishes them.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Scheduled Post Reminder Notifications
Up in the last 7 days:19,354#51,844by The 215 Guys2 years ago
Sends timely reminders via email or dashboard notifications for your scheduled posts, ensuring you never miss an important content update.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Maruhide Postkeeper
Up in the last 7 days:17,692#55,149by Maruhide10 days ago
Japanese AI articles saved as drafts for review, with auto-retry and recovery of missed scheduled posts. Your own Claude/OpenAI key. All free.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
WST Date Simulator
#55,727by webtatsu2 months ago
See scheduled posts appear on your homepage, archives, and search results before they go live — not just the single post itself.
- 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
IC Post Launcher
#59,797by Inbound Creative2 days ago
Launch posts on your schedule — auto-queue into time slots, set exact per-post dates, and publish everything with one click.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 132/day
GoTasks Content Scheduler
#60,819by gotasks2 months ago
Schedule reserved updates for posts and pages with backups, restore support, logs, selected ACF field support, and optional external cron execution.
- 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
PressHangar Draft Pacer
Down in the last 7 days:9,198#64,897by presshangar1 month ago
Automatically schedule your existing drafts to publish over time at a natural pace — a hands-off post scheduler and auto-publisher for WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Cronjob.de
Down in the last 7 days:1,838#65,514by cronjobde27 days ago
Run WP-Cron on a fixed schedule instead of on page views – set up in two minutes, with a safe fallback and an optional heartbeat.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Global Time Ghost
Up in the last 7 days:527#67,395by Pluginjoy6 months ago
Show every visitor your event, sale and deadline times in their own timezone — automatically. Works with all caches & CDNs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/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