Title: TablePress Auto Update does not work Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # TablePress Auto Update does not work * Resolved [efialtisgr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/efialtisgr/) * (@efialtisgr) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/) * Hello there, and thank you soo much for this GREAT plugin! 🙂 * I have setup everything and all working perfectly. I just have an issue with auto update extension. * I set it up and activate it. Then i import a csv file and then i activated the auto updater for this table. But it doesnt seems to work. * My file is hosted on my host, and i tested host and direct url (www.xxx.com/various/ csvfile.csv) made some changes on the file reupload it on the server and wait 15 min to update but without success. * When i update locally the file i just add some more rows but these rows didnt appear on my table. * Any idea anyone? Btw my host company is Hostgator. * P.S. Where can i host my files (like dropbox) and then i can make the changes from whereever i want and automatically updated in my site? I cant use dropbox cause i have an account already and i just want to share this account with my partners. I tried google drive but it doesnt work, did i do somehting wrong? any ideas pls 🙂 * Thank you for your time * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tablepress/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tablepress/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 28 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/page/2/?output_format=md) * Thread Starter [efialtisgr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/efialtisgr/) * (@efialtisgr) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/#post-3870665) * Any help or idea anyone please .. * [_ahmad_](https://wordpress.org/support/users/_ahmad_/) * (@_ahmad_) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/#post-3870666) * I have the same problem!!!!!!! I tried to test auto update extension in a localhost using both wamp server and xammp and it perfectly worked for both of them, but unfortunately it doesn’t work on server neither using “url” source nor “file on server” in these formats: * url: “[http://xxx/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/csv.csv”](http://xxx/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/csv.csv”); * file on server: /home/xxx/public_html/xxx/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/csv.csv * Thread Starter [efialtisgr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/efialtisgr/) * (@efialtisgr) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/#post-3870667) * Finally there are someone else too 🙂 * I thought that was only my problem. * I dont know if we should do anything with cron jobs or something like that. Something is disabled on host server . * Any ideas anyone ? * [_ahmad_](https://wordpress.org/support/users/_ahmad_/) * (@_ahmad_) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/#post-3870671) * is there anybody using the auto update without any problem? * Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * (@tobiasbg) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/#post-3870672) * Hi guys, * thanks for your questions, and sorry for the trouble. I’m on vacation right now and therefore won’t have the time to reply until later this week. Sorry about that! * Regards, Tobias * [_ahmad_](https://wordpress.org/support/users/_ahmad_/) * (@_ahmad_) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/#post-3870673) * Hi Tobias, Have a nice vacation and thanks! 😉 * [Ian Lamon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ian-lamon/) * (@ian-lamon) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/#post-3870684) * Super plugin but I am also having problems with the auto import extension. I have tried to use it through url and file on server but it has never updated. Last auto import reads as -. * Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * (@tobiasbg) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/#post-3870685) * Hi, * again, sorry for the delay, and sorry for the problems. * Unfortunately, there’s not really much that I can do here, as the Auto Update Extension relies on some server things quite heavily. * First of all, the server must be able to access other URLs or files on the server, which can be easily tested by trying those in a manual import in TablePress ( as the code is the same as in the Extension). If that works, but the automatic import does not, this most likely means that there’s something not working with the cron jobs that trigger the automatic update. Now, these are not regular server cron jobs, but “fake” WordPress Cron Jobs (from the `WP_Cron` class). These require active users on the site, that will then trigger these with their page requests. This again means, that things like a caching plugin prevent this, and therefore can not be used together with the Extension. * Regards, Tobias * Thread Starter [efialtisgr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/efialtisgr/) * (@efialtisgr) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/#post-3870686) * Hi Tobias, * Thank you for your reply. * Yes i can import via url or a file on server but automatic import doesnt work. Obviously it is a cron job problem. So you think that a cache plugin maybe is our problem. Hm any idea how to make that work? any cron job function or something like that. I will try to disable caching plugin (i dont remember actually if i use one right now) * Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * (@tobiasbg) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/#post-3870687) * Hi, * yes, then this is most likely a problem with the cron functionality. If you are using a caching plugin, that would prevent requests to WordPress, which are pivotal to trigger the cron jobs. Unfortunately, fixing this is nothing really that I can help with, but there are a few plugins that could be helpful in investigating the cron jobs: [http://wordpress.org/plugins/core-control/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/core-control/) [http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-crontrol/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-crontrol/) [http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-cron-control/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-cron-control/) * Regards, Tobias * [_ahmad_](https://wordpress.org/support/users/_ahmad_/) * (@_ahmad_) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/#post-3870688) * Hi Tobias Thanks for the answer, My problem is solved and it was just as simple as what you said 🙂 I just deactivated the plugin “Maintenance Mode” and the automatic update is working great! * p.s sorry for re-posting my question, that was because of wanting the others to share their opinions. * Best regards! Ahmad * Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * (@tobiasbg) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/#post-3870690) * Hi, * yes, “Maintenance Mode” explains this 🙂 With that, no requests would go through to WordPress, so that no cron job would run. Nice find! Great to hear that it is working for you now! * Regards, Tobias * Thread Starter [efialtisgr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/efialtisgr/) * (@efialtisgr) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/#post-3870691) * Omg i am using Maintenance Mode too… * Really how i didnt think about it… * Thank you guys !! * And thank you Tobias for this GREAT PLUGIN I will donate very soon 🙂 * Thank you Ahmad 🙂 * Love you guys 🙂 * [Ian Lamon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ian-lamon/) * (@ian-lamon) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/#post-3870692) * I’m not using Maintenance Mode or a caching plugin. I have installed WP Control plugin and can see the cron for auto-import. When I hit “run now” it seems to run ok and I get this message “Successfully executed the cron entry tablepress_table_auto_import_hook”. However, the data in my table doesn’t change. * I am using Genesis framework and a studiopress theme. The only plug-ins active on the site are NextGen Gallery, Genesis Simple Hooks, Genesis Slider, Smallerik File Browser and now WP Crontrol (plus TablePress and TablePress Extension: Table Auto Update obviously 🙂 ) * Any advice would be very grateful. * [Ian Lamon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ian-lamon/) * (@ian-lamon) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-auto-update-does-not-work/#post-3870693) * Sorry, I forgot to mention manual import from both url and file on server works. * I have also deactivated all plugins and ran the auto import and it still didn’t work. 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