How To Prevent A WordPress Missed Schedule
A while back I did an article on the “Steps On How To Schedule A Post In WordPress” so today I wanted to talk about something that is related to that and this is the occurrence of a WordPress missed schedule or the failure of WordPress to successfully schedule a post for publishing if you like.
If you’ve ever used the WordPress post schedule function and have ever experienced a WordPress missed schedule for your post(s) then I’m sure you know how irritating it can be especially if you were away for a while and had set several posts to auto publish themselves. If on the other hand you’ve never experienced a WordPress missed schedule then you better glue your eyes to the screen for the next few minutes to ensure you put preventive measures in place so that you never have to experience how it feels like to have a WordPress missed schedule or worse several of them.
How To Prevent A WordPress Missed Schedule
There are basically two ways in which one can prevent a WordPress missed schedule from occurring and these are:
1. Publishing posts immediately
This means you don’t use the WordPress post schedule function.
2. Using a WordPress missed schedule plugin
The good thing about WordPress is that there are hundreds of plugins for almost everything you can think of and the best part is that there are several WordPress missed schedule plugins that one can use to prevent or fix a missed schedule. All you have to do is to install the WordPress missed schedule plugin of your choice then activate it, that’s pretty much it!
I personally use the WP Missed Schedule plugin by sLa. The latest version is 2013.0131.3333 and it requires WordPress Version: 2.6-3.8. The fact that it has been downloaded 50,469 times just goes to show that it’s indeed a great WordPress missed schedule plugin to use.
Last Word On How To Prevent A WordPress Missed Schedule
It can be quite stressing to have planned several posts to be auto published then go on a vacation or about your other business only to discover that there was a WordPress missed schedule for some of the posts or worse, all them but knowing how to prevent a WordPress missed schedule can be a huge plus for your online business (for those who treat their blog as a business) as it will ensure all your scheduled posts are always published on time.
There’s however no need of panicking if you do discover a WordPress missed schedule and this is because WordPress just like any other CMS has its fair share of challenges but using a WordPress missed schedule plugin can come in handy to ensure this never happens.
As always, feel free to share your thoughts on how to prevent a WordPress missed schedule; I’d certainly love to hear from you!