Publishes one draft post every configurable interval, with logging and an admin dashboard.
As of April 2026, Controlled Draft Publisher is a WordPress cron plugin with 20 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 298 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 8.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: WP Crontrol.
Publishes one draft post every X minutes. Includes logging, stats, and an admin dashboard with start/stop, manual publish, filter, and refresh controls.
Features:
– Publish one draft post at a configurable interval.
– Simple start/stop controls and manual publish button.
– Activity log with timestamps, post titles, and permalinks.
– Basic stats: total published and last published entry.
– Works with selected post types.
Controlled Draft Publisher stores an activity log (cdp_log) in the WordPress database when logging is enabled. The log includes post IDs, titles, timestamps, permalinks, and post types for published drafts. No user data is collected or sent externally. Logs can be cleared or exported via the dashboard.
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 8.0+ required |
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