Title: Posts Still Missing Schedule Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Posts Still Missing Schedule * Resolved [prayersnapples](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prayersnapples/) * (@prayersnapples) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-still-missing-schedule/) * My posts began missing their scheduled publishing times a couple weeks ago. ( When I login, it says “Missed Schedule” in red – if I click ‘update’ the post publishes immediately.) A member on this support forum suggested the problem would be fixed with 3.5.1, but it is still happening. Will this be fixed with the next upgrade? Is there anything I can do? * My site is: [http://www.prayersandapples.com](http://www.prayersandapples.com) Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-still-missing-schedule/#post-3406664) * Try solving it with a real cron job: [http://wpdailybits.com/blog/replace-wordpress-cron-with-real-cron-job/74](http://wpdailybits.com/blog/replace-wordpress-cron-with-real-cron-job/74) * Or with a plugin: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-cron-control/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-cron-control/) * Thread Starter [prayersnapples](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prayersnapples/) * (@prayersnapples) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-still-missing-schedule/#post-3406667) * I’m new and really don’t know much about all of this: what is a cron job? And is there anything I could possibly mess up on my site by trying one? * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-still-missing-schedule/#post-3406685) * A cron job is a scheduling feature on your server that handles things like scheduled database back ups or email to occur at certain times. WordPress has it’s own cron feature that in fact is a virtual cron that checks the current time against the list of scheduled tasks (like scheduled posts) every time a page is loaded on the site. * With a real cron job you let your server do the cron job (no matter if a page is loaded on your site) but still use the WordPress internal cron functions. * If you’re not comfortable doing this you can also use this plugin: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-missed-schedule/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-missed-schedule/) * Thread Starter [prayersnapples](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prayersnapples/) * (@prayersnapples) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-still-missing-schedule/#post-3406777) * Thank you! Quick question: I posted another thread about my backup plugin not working (all of a sudden it’s not backing anything up when it’s scheduled to)– could the two issues possibly be related? * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-still-missing-schedule/#post-3406782) * > … could the two issues possibly be related? * They probably are. It could be that the plugin is no longer compatible or the load on the server is too heavy when doing the backup, which results in WP-Cron not executing fully. Try disabling the plugin and see if the scheduled posts work. * Thread Starter [prayersnapples](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prayersnapples/) * (@prayersnapples) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-still-missing-schedule/#post-3406821) * wow, good call! did what you said and uninstalled the backup plugin and my posts published right on time this morning! thank you! * [kumarrj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kumarrj/) * (@kumarrj) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-still-missing-schedule/#post-3406938) * hi everyone same problem here , when i future post set in the admin , its show the missed schedule in a red text , after that when i back to my admin and update same post it is posted ……..!!! anyone can tell to me that how its resolve step to step..please sorry to bad English …advance thanks * [kumarrj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kumarrj/) * (@kumarrj) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-still-missing-schedule/#post-3406939) * hi everyone same problem here , when i future post set in the admin , its show the missed schedule in a red text , after that when i back to my admin and update same post it is posted ……..!!! anyone can tell to me that how its resolve step to step..please sorry to bad English …advance thanks * [kumarrj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kumarrj/) * (@kumarrj) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-still-missing-schedule/#post-3406940) * and also want to know that where and how cron job working ? * Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * (@jdembowski) * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-still-missing-schedule/#post-3406941) * kumarj? This topic is months old and marked resolved already. Most people won’t look at those and your chances of getting help on a resolved topic is pretty slim. * Can you please create your own topic instead? It’s the best way to get help for your problem. * [http://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting#postform](http://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting#postform) * Try to include some useful details about your installation. That may help others provide you with support. 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