Title: Randomly recycles multiple posts Last modified: February 23, 2017 --- # Randomly recycles multiple posts * Resolved [Ynah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynahpantig/) * (@ynahpantig) * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomly-recycles-multiple-posts/) * We’ve been using this plugin for possibly more than a year now and it works perfectly except for a couple of times when it recycles 2 posts at the same time when in the settings, it is set to only recycle 1 per day. Here’s a screenshot of the settings ([http://pasteboard.co/BMdRyw8fr.png](http://pasteboard.co/BMdRyw8fr.png)), as well as a screenshot of a few of the crons that I have running ([http://pasteboard.co/BMevNMv35.png](http://pasteboard.co/BMevNMv35.png)). * Here’s the debug log for today as well: * ``` 2017-02-23 01:04:58 - DEBUG: current time 0104 is not in allowed time range for (thu - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-23 02:04:47 - DEBUG: current time 0204 is not in allowed time range for (thu - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-23 03:04:57 - DEBUG: eligible posts WP_Query Array ( [posts_per_page] => -1 [cat] => [post_type] => Array ( [0] => question-for-the-day ) [ignore_sticky_posts] => 1 [post_status] => Array ( [0] => draft [1] => pending [2] => publish ) [order] => ASC ) 2017-02-23 03:04:57 - DEBUG: found 381 results. 2017-02-23 03:04:57 - DEBUG: processing post What moves me and breaks my heart? How does this vulnerability motivate me? 2017-02-23 03:04:57 - DEBUG: wp_update_post Array ( [ID] => 1485 [post_status] => publish [post_date_gmt] => 2017-02-23 08:04:57 [post_date] => 2017-02-23 03:04:57 ) 2017-02-23 03:04:57 - POST id 1485 RECYCLED: 'What moves me and breaks my heart? How does this vulnerability motivate me?' 2017-02-23 03:06:00 - DEBUG: eligible posts WP_Query Array ( [posts_per_page] => -1 [cat] => [post_type] => Array ( [0] => question-for-the-day ) [ignore_sticky_posts] => 1 [post_status] => Array ( [0] => draft [1] => pending [2] => publish ) [order] => ASC ) 2017-02-23 03:06:00 - DEBUG: found 381 results. 2017-02-23 03:06:00 - DEBUG: processing post Whom have I underestimated? What does this teach me? 2017-02-23 03:06:00 - DEBUG: wp_update_post Array ( [ID] => 1280 [post_status] => publish [post_date_gmt] => 2017-02-23 08:06:00 [post_date] => 2017-02-23 03:06:00 ) 2017-02-23 03:06:00 - POST id 1280 RECYCLED: 'Whom have I underestimated? What does this teach me?' 2017-02-23 04:04:58 - DEBUG: current time 0404 is not in allowed time range for (thu - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-23 05:04:49 - DEBUG: current time 0504 is not in allowed time range for (thu - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-23 06:04:48 - DEBUG: current time 0604 is not in allowed time range for (thu - 0300), no post check will occur. ``` * Thanks! Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * Plugin Author [johnh10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh10/) * (@johnh10) * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomly-recycles-multiple-posts/#post-8839772) * Looks like WordPress called the 2nd cron job about a minute after the 1st one. Best guess is a slow database lock, so WordPress didn’t know the 1st job was running when the 2nd one was called. * Thread Starter [Ynah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynahpantig/) * (@ynahpantig) * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomly-recycles-multiple-posts/#post-8839825) * It’s very random though. Last time it happened was probably around mid-last year. Any suggestions on how to solve or avoid this issue? * Plugin Author [johnh10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh10/) * (@johnh10) * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomly-recycles-multiple-posts/#post-8840122) * You could try using server cron jobs instead. Details in [FAQ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/auto-post-scheduler/faq/). * Thread Starter [Ynah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynahpantig/) * (@ynahpantig) * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomly-recycles-multiple-posts/#post-8843550) * Ok, I’ll try that out and let you know. Thanks! * Thread Starter [Ynah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynahpantig/) * (@ynahpantig) * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomly-recycles-multiple-posts/#post-8846831) * Hi John, * I tried doing that but it looks like it’s not running the wp crons anymore. We had one that would run a clear cache on W3TC and it looks like it didn’t run that. Also, the “next auto post” check is also not being updated anymore. Here’s a screenshot ([http://pasteboard.co/CvZ4UvpZY.png](http://pasteboard.co/CvZ4UvpZY.png)). I’ve already manually cleared the cache from W3TC to make sure, but no luck. * Plugin Author [johnh10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh10/) * (@johnh10) * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomly-recycles-multiple-posts/#post-8847248) * The server cron job has to fire to call wp-cron into order to process scheduled jobs. * Thread Starter [Ynah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynahpantig/) * (@ynahpantig) * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomly-recycles-multiple-posts/#post-8849750) * Hi John, * Yes, I did add that cron to the server as was instructed in the FAQ but it resulted to the last issue that I mentioned. * It looks like it’s becoming more frequent – it’s been recycling 2 posts for the last 2 days as opposed to 1 post which is in the settings. * Thread Starter [Ynah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynahpantig/) * (@ynahpantig) * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomly-recycles-multiple-posts/#post-8849770) * From what I notice in the logs, it’s only checking it twice (and posting twice) when it’s recycling something. Otherwise, when it’s only checking for the time range, it only checks once. Here’s a sample debug log: * ``` 2017-02-25 13:04:49 - DEBUG: current time 1304 is not in allowed time range for (sat - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-25 14:04:48 - DEBUG: current time 1404 is not in allowed time range for (sat - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-25 15:04:49 - DEBUG: current time 1504 is not in allowed time range for (sat - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-25 16:04:51 - DEBUG: current time 1604 is not in allowed time range for (sat - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-25 17:04:50 - DEBUG: current time 1704 is not in allowed time range for (sat - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-25 18:04:49 - DEBUG: current time 1804 is not in allowed time range for (sat - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-25 19:04:51 - DEBUG: current time 1904 is not in allowed time range for (sat - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-25 20:04:58 - DEBUG: current time 2004 is not in allowed time range for (sat - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-25 21:04:53 - DEBUG: current time 2104 is not in allowed time range for (sat - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-25 22:05:01 - DEBUG: current time 2205 is not in allowed time range for (sat - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-25 23:05:03 - DEBUG: current time 2305 is not in allowed time range for (sat - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-26 00:04:56 - DEBUG: current time 0004 is not in allowed time range for (sun - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-26 01:04:47 - DEBUG: current time 0104 is not in allowed time range for (sun - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-26 02:04:48 - DEBUG: current time 0204 is not in allowed time range for (sun - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-26 03:04:48 - DEBUG: eligible posts WP_Query Array ( [posts_per_page] => -1 [cat] => [post_type] => Array ( [0] => question-for-the-day ) [ignore_sticky_posts] => 1 [post_status] => Array ( [0] => draft [1] => pending [2] => publish ) [order] => ASC ) 2017-02-26 03:04:48 - DEBUG: found 381 results. 2017-02-26 03:04:48 - DEBUG: processing post Where can I find humor in my life right now? 2017-02-26 03:04:48 - DEBUG: wp_update_post Array ( [ID] => 1252 [post_status] => publish [post_date_gmt] => 2017-02-26 08:04:48 [post_date] => 2017-02-26 03:04:48 ) 2017-02-26 03:04:48 - POST id 1252 RECYCLED: 'Where can I find humor in my life right now?' 2017-02-26 03:05:48 - DEBUG: eligible posts WP_Query Array ( [posts_per_page] => -1 [cat] => [post_type] => Array ( [0] => question-for-the-day ) [ignore_sticky_posts] => 1 [post_status] => Array ( [0] => draft [1] => pending [2] => publish ) [order] => ASC ) 2017-02-26 03:05:49 - DEBUG: found 381 results. 2017-02-26 03:05:49 - DEBUG: processing post How can I question myself and my daily patterns more skillfully? 2017-02-26 03:05:49 - DEBUG: wp_update_post Array ( [ID] => 1259 [post_status] => publish [post_date_gmt] => 2017-02-26 08:05:49 [post_date] => 2017-02-26 03:05:49 ) 2017-02-26 03:05:49 - POST id 1259 RECYCLED: 'How can I question myself and my daily patterns more skillfully?' 2017-02-26 04:04:47 - DEBUG: current time 0404 is not in allowed time range for (sun - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-26 05:04:48 - DEBUG: current time 0504 is not in allowed time range for (sun - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-26 06:04:54 - DEBUG: current time 0604 is not in allowed time range for (sun - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-26 07:04:48 - DEBUG: current time 0704 is not in allowed time range for (sun - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-26 08:04:47 - DEBUG: current time 0804 is not in allowed time range for (sun - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-26 08:04:52 - DEBUG: current time 0804 is not in allowed time range for (sun - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-26 09:05:07 - DEBUG: current time 0905 is not in allowed time range for (sun - 0300), no post check will occur. 2017-02-26 10:04:48 - DEBUG: current time 1004 is not in allowed time range for (sun - 0300), no post check will occur. ``` * Plugin Author [johnh10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh10/) * (@johnh10) * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomly-recycles-multiple-posts/#post-8849900) * Yes, it still looks like the WordPress cron is calling APS twice, probably for the reasons I mentioned above. * If you tried using server cron jobs, and wp-cron is not being called, you will have to figure out why at the server level. The server error logs should have something if you mis-configured the cron entry or something else occurred. * Thread Starter [Ynah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynahpantig/) * (@ynahpantig) * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomly-recycles-multiple-posts/#post-8853705) * Hi John, * I just got it to work for my server. Here’s the cron line that fixed it (it is a bit different than the one that’s on your FAQ page the reason why I was having issues previously) `* * * * * wget -q -O - http://my.domain.com/wp-cron.php? doing_wp_cron >> /var/www/cronlog 2>&1` * Instead of * ``` */5 * * * * wget -q -O -"http://www.mydomain.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron='date +\%s'" > /dev/null2>&1 ``` * I wanted it to run every minute because we have a lot of other things running in the background. * Thread Starter [Ynah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynahpantig/) * (@ynahpantig) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomly-recycles-multiple-posts/#post-9420837) * Hi John, * It looks like this issue is still happening very randomly with at least 3-4 months gap. I looked at the server error logs as you had suggested previously but there’s nothing there. The cron is running via server cron instead of wp-cron. * Any other thoughts? * Plugin Author [johnh10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh10/) * (@johnh10) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomly-recycles-multiple-posts/#post-9421594) * I tried a google search for “wordpress cron execute twice” and found [this page](https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/74797/how-is-wp-cron-locking-implemented). * The answer mentions something you can try for the server cron job to try to avoid the cron job running twice. * Thread Starter [Ynah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ynahpantig/) * (@ynahpantig) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomly-recycles-multiple-posts/#post-9442053) * Thanks [@johnh10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh10/). I’ll look into the link and let you know how it goes. 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