Title: [Plugin: RSS Feed Checker] RSS do not update
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: RSS Feed Checker] RSS do not update

 *  Resolved [gamichicoth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gamichicoth/)
 * (@gamichicoth)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rss-feed-checker-rss-do-not-update/)
 * The script is supposed to run every certain time in order to keep the RSS list
   updated and sorted according the last update.
    I know several pages have been
   updated but the script does not update the RSS list. How can I schedule the script
   to update the links and/or read the RSS?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/rssfeedchecker/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/rssfeedchecker/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Workshopshed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/workshopshed/)
 * (@workshopshed)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rss-feed-checker-rss-do-not-update/#post-2876068)
 * You can see if it’s processing from the RSS Feed Checker page under the links
   menu, it will tell you if it has a backlog of pages to check.
 * The feed checker uses WordPress’s own internal “pseudo” CRON, this means that
   it relies on visit to the site to kick of the activities. It will check links
   every 30 minutes.
 * You might get a backlog if:
    1. There are no users visiting your site
    2. The load usage on your machine is high and the load limit setting is low (this
       is intentional)
    3. You have a large number of RSS feeds
    4. Many of your feeds are slow or missing
 * If you have feeds that update frequently you might want to change the recheck
   frequency setting to a lower value.
 *  Thread Starter [gamichicoth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gamichicoth/)
 * (@gamichicoth)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rss-feed-checker-rss-do-not-update/#post-2876081)
 * Thanks for the response, actually the script does run every time the page loads
   but the only change I notice is that it calculates the time since the last RSS
   feed stored when I saved the link.
    The problem is that when the RSS has an update
   I have to manually hit the “Refresh” or “Process Link” buttons to get the lastest
   article of the RSS feed. Also in the RSS Feed Checker screen, the Link Stats 
   and Schedule sections don’t show any info. And when I hit the “Refresh” button,
   nothing happens. I’m using the default settings. Here’s the screen capture as
   I see it on my site: [http://www.arepitas.com/pics/rss_feedchecker_screen.png](http://www.arepitas.com/pics/rss_feedchecker_screen.png)
   Thanks for the help 🙂
 *  Plugin Author [Workshopshed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/workshopshed/)
 * (@workshopshed)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rss-feed-checker-rss-do-not-update/#post-2876112)
 * Looks like you’ve got more that one problem there.
 * The data in that screen is populated with javascript, it would appear that that
   is not running. Most likely there is a clash with another plugin although it’s
   a little strange that the buttons work correctly on the link page and not on 
   that page.
 * You might try using something like Firebug to see if there are errors occuring.
 *  Thread Starter [gamichicoth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gamichicoth/)
 * (@gamichicoth)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rss-feed-checker-rss-do-not-update/#post-2876113)
 * I’m not a developer so I don’t think Firebug would help me :-S
    I think the whole
   issue could server related, anyway I contacted my hosting provider just in case
   and they said Java Script is fully supported. Is there any other way I can check
   this script? a Java version or Java server configs? What hosting provider do 
   you know where this script works? Thanks for the help 🙂
 *  Plugin Author [Workshopshed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/workshopshed/)
 * (@workshopshed)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rss-feed-checker-rss-do-not-update/#post-2876122)
 * It could be server related but more likely it’s your theme and/or another plugin
   that is causing the problem.
 * Try disabling all of the other plugins and see if the RSS Feed Checker screen
   starts working.
 *  Thread Starter [gamichicoth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gamichicoth/)
 * (@gamichicoth)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rss-feed-checker-rss-do-not-update/#post-2876126)
 * I verified with my hosting provider and they said their servers do not support
   JQuery.
    Could that possibly be the issue? Let me know. Thanks.
 *  Plugin Author [Workshopshed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/workshopshed/)
 * (@workshopshed)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rss-feed-checker-rss-do-not-update/#post-2876131)
 * Yes, the plugin does need JQuery for the server side controls to work but I think
   you will find that lots of WordPress functionality utilises JQuery.
 *  Thread Starter [gamichicoth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gamichicoth/)
 * (@gamichicoth)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rss-feed-checker-rss-do-not-update/#post-2876162)
 * I tested the script on another hosting that claims to support JQuery but the 
   script didn’t work there either. I used the script on a fresh WordPress 3.4.1
   installation with the Twenty Ten default theme. Also the RSS Feed Checker is 
   the only Plug-in installed and working.
    Any ideas abut were to look for a solution
   to make the script works? Thanks in advance.
 *  Plugin Author [Workshopshed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/workshopshed/)
 * (@workshopshed)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rss-feed-checker-rss-do-not-update/#post-2876168)
 * If it does not work on a simple install for you then it’s likely your browser
   or connect that’s the problem.
 * I’ve seen issues when a proxy server has been used and a couple of users reported
   issues with IE and Safari that should now be fixed.
 *  Thread Starter [gamichicoth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gamichicoth/)
 * (@gamichicoth)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rss-feed-checker-rss-do-not-update/#post-2876169)
 * So far I’ve tested it on Chrome, IE, Firefox and Safari (on Windows and Mac OS)
   and I got the same results. This is weird.
    This script makes an outgoing connection
   to some source outside the site? I Just want to try out something. Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [gamichicoth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gamichicoth/)
 * (@gamichicoth)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rss-feed-checker-rss-do-not-update/#post-2876196)
 * Hello,
    I have been testing the script with firebug and I see the script is getting
   a “500 Internal Server Error” every time I run the script:
 * [http://www.arepitas.com/wp-admin/link-manager.php?page=RSSFeedChecker](http://www.arepitas.com/wp-admin/link-manager.php?page=RSSFeedChecker)
 * I leave her the Firebug error screen so any one can check it out:
 * [http://www.arepitas.com/pics/error_500.png](http://www.arepitas.com/pics/error_500.png)
 * Thanks.
 *  Plugin Author [Workshopshed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/workshopshed/)
 * (@workshopshed)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rss-feed-checker-rss-do-not-update/#post-2876207)
 * That means that the problem is server side.
 * You could try turning on the WordPress to log errors and see if that indicates
   where the problem is.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Configure_Error_Log](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Configure_Error_Log)
 *  [rotwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rotwp/)
 * (@rotwp)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rss-feed-checker-rss-do-not-update/#post-2876236)
 * I have the exact same Problem and I get the following Error in my log:
 * `PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function microtime_float() in [...]/wp-content/
   plugins/rssfeedchecker/RSSFeedCheckerUI.php on line 159, referer: [...]/wp-admin/
   link-manager.php?page=RSSFeedChecker`
 * I now changed the 2 occurances of
    `microtime_float(true)` in _RSSFeedCheckerUI.
   php_ to `microtime(true)` and now i get no errors anymore.
 * I also changed 3 more occrances in _RSSFeedCheckerProcessor.php_.
 * What should that `microtime_float(true)` be anyway?
 * [http://php.net/manual/en/function.microtime.php](http://php.net/manual/en/function.microtime.php)
   gives this code:
 * <?php
    /** * Simple function to replicate PHP 5 behaviour */ function microtime_float(){
   list($usec, $sec) = explode(” “, microtime()); return ((float)$usec + (float)
   $sec); }
 * $time_start = microtime_float();
 * // Sleep for a while
    usleep(100);
 * $time_end = microtime_float();
    $time = $time_end – $time_start;
 * echo “Did nothing in $time seconds\n”;
    ?>
 * **So this is due to using php5?**
 * Something is wrong wih the plugin !
 *  Plugin Author [Workshopshed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/workshopshed/)
 * (@workshopshed)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rss-feed-checker-rss-do-not-update/#post-2876237)
 * Thanks rotwp, yes the function was missing. I’ve fixed this in version 0.8
 *  [rotwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rotwp/)
 * (@rotwp)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-rss-feed-checker-rss-do-not-update/#post-2876238)
 * thanks for the fast fix!

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