fix: scheduled post sometimes not being published

Author: HardeepAsrani

includes/admin/class-rop-admin.php

@@ -878,6 +878,22 @@ public function publish_now_attributes( $default ) {
 		return $default;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Handles the transition of post status from 'future' to 'publish'.
+	 * Triggers the "publish now" functionality when a scheduled post is published.
+	 *
+	 * @param string  $new_status The new status of the post.
+	 * @param string  $old_status The previous status of the post.
+	 * @param WP_Post $post       The post object.
+	 */
+	public function transition_post_status( $new_status, $old_status, $post ) {
+		if ( $old_status !== 'future' || $new_status !== 'publish' ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$this->maybe_publish_now( $post->ID, true );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Publish now, if enabled.
 	 *
@@ -905,7 +921,7 @@ public function maybe_publish_now( $post_id, $force = false ) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_id ) ) {
+		if ( ! wp_doing_cron() && ! current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_id ) ) {
 			return;
 		}
 

includes/class-rop.php

@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ function ( $message ) {
 
 		$this->loader->add_action( 'add_meta_boxes', $plugin_admin, 'rop_publish_now_metabox' );
 		$this->loader->add_action( 'wp_after_insert_post', $plugin_admin, 'maybe_publish_now' );
+		$this->loader->add_action( 'transition_post_status', $plugin_admin, 'transition_post_status', 10, 3 );
 		$this->loader->add_action( 'rop_publish_now_instant_share', $plugin_admin, 'maybe_publish_now', 10, 2 );
 		$this->loader->add_filter( 'rop_publish_now_attributes', $plugin_admin, 'publish_now_attributes' );