[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #8737: Button to Publish Posts Scheduled for Later Immediately

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#8737: Button to Publish Posts Scheduled for Later Immediately
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 Reporter:  minusonebit     |       Owner:  anonymous                      
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new                            
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  2.8                            
Component:  Administration  |     Version:                                 
 Severity:  normal          |    Keywords:  posts, publish, scheduled posts
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 There have been several reports of posts scheduled not getting posted. I
 don't know the reason why and I have given up trying fixes and hacks. Its
 easier to just sign into console and edit the database directly.

 Of course, there is the usual debate of whether its the WP application of
 the end user's server environment that causes the problem. I think its a
 WP problem, others are free to have their opinions.

 '''Regardless''' of where the "blame" lies for the problem, '''the current
 implementation in 2.7 needs help'''.

 As it is now, when a post misses its scheduled time, there is no way
 through the interface that I have found (you have to edit the DB) to get
 that post live because the "Publish Immediately" option goes away once you
 make it a scheduled post instead of a publish immediately post. You cant
 even convert it to a draft to publish it immediately. All you can do is
 edit the time that the post will be published (and putting in a new time X
 minutes from the present does not work, it simply misses those) so you
 actually have to copy and paste the post into a brand new post and publish
 immediately, or go through console.

 And even if the posts missing the queue issue is fixed, this feature
 request should still be implemented. There should always be an option to
 take a post scheduled for later and make it live right now.

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