Bulk Write: What does the task frequency drop-down do?
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Hi, hope you’re well.
In the Write > Bulk module, I noticed a drop-down menu with options like One time / Hourly / Daily, etc.
I checked the support docs at https://docs.aipower.org/docs/Write/modules but couldn’t find a clear explanation of what this drop-down controls.
For example, if I select Daily, does that mean one post will be generated per day? I tested with 5 topics, and all 5 posts were created on the same day, so it doesn’t seem to work that way.
Could you clarify whether this drop-down is related to scheduling, or if scheduling is handled entirely by Post > Publishing Schedule > Smart Schedule instead?
Every time the task “runs” (according to the drop-down menu settings), how many input rows are processed? One? All?
Thanks!
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To answer your questions:
If I select Daily, does that mean one post will be generated per day?
No. “Daily” only controls how often the task runs, not how many posts are published; the actual publishing flow depends on the Post > Publishing Schedule setting (Immediate, Smart Schedule, or Use Dates).
Every time the task runs, how many input rows are processed—one or all?
Each time the task runs, all available input rows for that run are added to the queue and processed in batches (5 at a time, with a pause between batches).
Let me explain with examples:
Scenario 1: Publish Immediately
You create a Daily Bulk Task with 5 topics (one per line).
Task Creation & Queueing: All 5 topics are added to the global queue as individual jobs.
Processing: The background processor takes them in batches (up to 5 per run), with a short pause (0.5s between items, 30s between batches if more than 5).
Publishing: Because you selected Post Status = Publish and Publish Immediately, each article is published to your site instantly as soon as it is generated. There is no extra scheduling layer; posts appear live in real time.
Scenario 2: Smart Schedule
You again create a Daily Bulk Task with 5 topics.
Task Creation & Queueing: All 5 topics are added to the global queue.
Scheduling: This time, you selected Post Status = Publish and enabled Smart Schedule.
You also entered:
Start Date/Time (e.g., Sept 6, 09:00 AM)
Interval (e.g., publish one post every 6 hours).
Processing: The articles are still generated by the queue in the background, but they won’t all go live instantly.
Instead:
The first generated post is scheduled at your chosen start time.
The second post is scheduled for 6 hours later, the third 12 hours later, and so on.
Scenario 3: Use Dates from Input
You create a Daily Bulk Task with 5 topics, but this time you include dates with each item (or in the CSV/Google Sheet input).
Accepted Date Formats:
YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM[:SS]
YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM
DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM
Task Creation & Queueing: Each topic is added to the queue with its associated publish date.
Processing: As items are generated, the plugin assigns the exact schedule date/time from your input.
Publishing: Each article is published at the specific date/time you provided. Times are interpreted in your WordPress site’s timezone.
Please note that, you should probably choose one time frequency if you are using Bulk mode or CSV. Because those topics from bulk mode and CSV is not an alive and dynamically changing. So one time means they will be generated only once.
But if you are using RSS, Google Sheets or URL, you can either select one time or daily or any other interval.
I hope this clarifies.
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