Title: Double Posts Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # Double Posts * Resolved [elliesp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elliesp/) * (@elliesp) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/) * hi, * I’ve been using Postie for a good while and it’s been great, only I’m having a little problem in that, every now and then, Postie is double posting; it’s a really annoying bug that I’ve been unable to squash for a while now. * A month or so ago I switched over to a new server with Linux hosting, which seems to have made the problem worse and I’m not sure how to proceed. Any help is greatly appreciated. * Thanks! * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/postie/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/postie/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) * Plugin Author [Wayne Allen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayneallen-1/) * (@wayneallen-1) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/#post-6787610) * Are you using a cron job? * Thread Starter [elliesp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elliesp/) * (@elliesp) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/#post-6787617) * hi Wayne, thanks for your quick reply. * Yes, using the debug tool Cron is listed as being on. * Plugin Author [Wayne Allen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayneallen-1/) * (@wayneallen-1) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/#post-6787620) * Sorry, not what I meant. Are you using an external cron? If you aren’t sure what I’m talking about, then you probably are not. * Thread Starter [elliesp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elliesp/) * (@elliesp) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/#post-6787623) * Then I guess not. 🙂 I just activated the plugin and it worked thereafter. * Plugin Author [Wayne Allen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayneallen-1/) * (@wayneallen-1) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/#post-6787630) * How often does Postie do a email check? * Thread Starter [elliesp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elliesp/) * (@elliesp) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/#post-6787631) * Currently one minute, although I’ve had it set at various times (15, 10, 5, etc.) and the problem has still persisted. * Plugin Author [Wayne Allen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayneallen-1/) * (@wayneallen-1) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/#post-6787633) * IMAP or POP? Which email service? * Thread Starter [elliesp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elliesp/) * (@elliesp) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/#post-6787634) * IMAP (no SSL) through tsohost’s mail service. * Plugin Author [Wayne Allen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayneallen-1/) * (@wayneallen-1) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/#post-6787636) * Have you tried switching to POP? My thinking is that the mail server isn’t deleting the email when Postie asks. * Thread Starter [elliesp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elliesp/) * (@elliesp) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/#post-6787639) * I haven’t tried that yet, no. I’ll give it a go and report back. 🙂 * Thanks again! * Thread Starter [elliesp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elliesp/) * (@elliesp) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/#post-6787905) * hi Wayne, * Unfortunately this hasn’t fixed the issue; Postie is still double posting every now and then. * Plugin Author [Wayne Allen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayneallen-1/) * (@wayneallen-1) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/#post-6787924) * What email service are you using? Nobody else seems to have this issue, so I’m thinking the email server is the culprit. * [ruelbowman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ruelbowman/) * (@ruelbowman) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/#post-6787950) * I am having the same problem. Just set up Postie and it works great except that the email sent once results in two posts. What can I do to fix this issue.? * Plugin Author [Wayne Allen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayneallen-1/) * (@wayneallen-1) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/#post-6787952) * [@ruelbowman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ruelbowman/) * Did you try any/all of the suggestions? * [kitykitykity](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kitykitykity/) * (@kitykitykity) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/#post-6787954) * I think I figured out the issue. I was having double-postings too. * I changed the password in Settings -> Writing -> Post Via Email to just an X…( so it was wrong)… * I think between that, and the postie posting, is why it was posting twice. * I could be wrong–but for me, it made it stop. * Hope this helps… Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) The topic ‘Double Posts’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/postie/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=970083) * [Postie](https://wordpress.org/plugins/postie/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/postie/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/postie/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/postie/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/postie/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/postie/reviews/) * 15 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [kitykitykity](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kitykitykity/) * Last activity: [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/double-posts-10/#post-6787954) * Status: resolved