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WordPress Post Scheduler

A WordPress tool that allows you to reschedule all your future posts to publish at a regular interval (two posts per hour), adjusted to London time (GMT).

by Hostragons Global Limited · github.com/hostragons/wordpress-post-scheduler · website

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Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/hostragons/wordpress-post-scheduler/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
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A simple WordPress tool that allows you to reschedule all future posts to publish at a regular interval (two posts per hour), making content scheduling more consistent and manageable.

Features

  • Reschedules all future posts to publish at regular intervals (two per hour)
  • Uses London timezone (GMT) for consistent timing
  • Simple one-click implementation from WordPress admin panel
  • No configuration needed - just install and use
  • Perfect for managing large batches of scheduled content

Installation

Method 1: As Plugin

  1. Create a new folder called wordpress-post-scheduler in your /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Add the post-scheduler.php file to this folder
  3. Activate the plugin from your WordPress admin panel

Method 2: In functions.php

  1. Add the code to your theme's functions.php file
  2. Save the file and upload it to your theme directory

Usage

  1. After installation, go to "Tools" > "Reschedule Posts" in your WordPress admin panel
  2. Click the "Reschedule Posts" button
  3. All your future (scheduled) posts will be rescheduled to publish at a rate of two posts per hour

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.0 or higher
  • PHP 7.4 or higher
  • Access to WordPress admin panel with administrator privileges
  • Scheduled (future) posts to reschedule

Customization

You can modify the scheduling parameters in the code:

  • To change the number of posts per hour, modify the $minutes = ($index % 2) * 30; line
  • To change the timezone, modify the $timezone = new DateTimeZone('Europe/London'); line
  • To change the starting time, modify the $start_time->modify('+1 hour'); line

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Author

Hostragons Global Limited - https://www.hostragons.com

Contribution

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome!