Title: Auto Update Extension Plugin
Last modified: October 4, 2017

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# Auto Update Extension Plugin

 *  Resolved [Sam L.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scionet/)
 * (@scionet)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-update-extension-plugin/)
 * Hello. Thank you very much for TablePress. I searched the forum and support but
   could not readily find the answer to my question.
 * Is there a way to immediately auto import/update my files? I understand I can
   set interval time frames, but can that be done either immediately or set at an
   exact time? I used to be able to do that by simply hitting the button on Auto
   Import Tables, Save Auto Import Configuration. But since after your TablePress
   update recently, it no longer updates my tables immediately.
 * I am open to discussing custom paid builds and configurations.
 * Thank you.

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-update-extension-plugin/#post-9555784)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your question, and sorry for the trouble.
 * It’s strange the clicking that button doesn’t run the import immediately. It 
   still should. Are you getting any errors when doing that?
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [Sam L.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scionet/)
 * (@scionet)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-update-extension-plugin/#post-9555806)
 * I get no error messages. Can this be set to an exact time, that way if it cannot
   update immediately, I can set the time to update perhaps a minute or two later.
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-update-extension-plugin/#post-9555822)
 * Hi,
 * no, that’s not possible, due to how the WordPress cron mechanism works, I’m afraid.
   You could try getting it closer to an exact time by replacing that mechanism 
   with an actual server cron job (if your webhosting package allows that). How 
   this is done is different for every hosting company, but here are some ideas:
   [https://www.siteground.com/tutorials/wordpress/setup-cron-job.htm](https://www.siteground.com/tutorials/wordpress/setup-cron-job.htm)
 * In addition, you could use plugins like WP Crontrol from [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-crontrol/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-crontrol/)
   or the Core Control’s
    plugin “Cron Component”, from [https://wordpress.org/plugins/core-control/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/core-control/)
   to further debug this.
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [Sam L.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scionet/)
 * (@scionet)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-update-extension-plugin/#post-9555893)
 * Ok. Thank you very much for your help and suggestion. I will explore all of them.
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-update-extension-plugin/#post-9555915)
 * Hi,
 * sounds good! I hope that you can find something!
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [Sam L.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scionet/)
 * (@scionet)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-update-extension-plugin/#post-9556024)
 * Just FYI. I downloaded WP Crontrol and it worked perfectly. I found the scheduled
   cron event for tablepress_table_auto_import_hook and did a RUN NOW and the tables
   updated immediately. Again. Thank you!
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-update-extension-plugin/#post-9556174)
 * Hi,
 * awesome! That’s great! I’m still not sure why the direct button click doesn’t
   work, but this should at least give you a work around.
 * Regards,
    Tobias

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 * Last reply from: [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-update-extension-plugin/#post-9556174)
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