Title: Task will not complete Last modified: June 17, 2026 --- # Task will not complete * Resolved [Dr. Melvin Temo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/temovision/) * (@temovision) * [3 weeks, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/task-will-not-complete/) * The task is unable to complete under the normal settings as before. It stops after the first batch and throws no errors. It just stops. Is it because it fails after a particular number of posts? I initially had 3000+ urls and this was not an issue. Now I have 9000+ and I submitted an index sitemap which seems to detect the correct number of urls Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * Plugin Author [Ozgur Sar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ozgursar/) * (@ozgursar) * [3 weeks, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/task-will-not-complete/#post-18941679) * Hi, please try choosing batch size of 10 to start with and check if it can complete the first batch. Remaining batches will run in the background until all URLs are preloaded. * 9000 is a large number, so run the Preloader manually to check how long it takes to complete. Based on that estimate, you can set scheduling later. * Soon the plugin will support URL exclusions. You will be able to exclude certain URLs to avoid preloading unnecessary URLs. * Thread Starter [Dr. Melvin Temo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/temovision/) * (@temovision) * [3 weeks, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/task-will-not-complete/#post-18942055) * Hi. I have always used the default of 10, always. It fails after the first batch. I dont know if its something to do with the latest wordpress or just a bug. At least I expected it to proceed beyond 10! It just hangs and does not triiger any error when the log is viewed, meanwhile the default preloader for Super Page Cache works normally. * Thread Starter [Dr. Melvin Temo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/temovision/) * (@temovision) * [3 weeks, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/task-will-not-complete/#post-18942063) * Soon the plugin will support URL exclusions. You will be able to exclude certain URLs to avoid preloading unnecessary URLs: This is better or provide slots or possibility for multiple sitemaps to be added, so that its easier to remove sitemaps for category pages, authors, etc * Plugin Author [Ozgur Sar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ozgursar/) * (@ozgursar) * [3 weeks, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/task-will-not-complete/#post-18942415) * _It just hangs and does not triiger any error when the log is viewed, meanwhile the default preloader for Super Page Cache works normally._ * This has nothing to do with our plugin. Super Preloader preloads pages through your Cloudflare Worker and Webshare proxies. * If there is something blocking your access in one of these steps your preloader might be silently failing. Please double check whether your Cloudflare Worker is properly set up and your Webshare proxy list URL is valid. If your manual preloader still fails, check the PHP error_log for clues. A security plugin or your hosting prover’s setup might be blocking your outbound HTTP requests. * Thread Starter [Dr. Melvin Temo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/temovision/) * (@temovision) * [3 weeks, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/task-will-not-complete/#post-18942711) * So, I reduced the number of urls in sitemap by selectively excluding many urls but it still didnt go pass the first batch * I double checked your script on github and it was last edited dec 2025, same script I have, which had been configured before and was working, and proxy url is still valid at webshare.io * I checked with cloudflare to see if admin ajax or similar was being blocked and still i didnt find a thing * I enabled debug via wp-config and still no errors in log. server side wp cron running without issues. does this require cron? * I can’t understand how the same setup wont work anymore. The UI says running before switching to idle after some time. This is so frustratrating - This reply was modified 3 weeks, 4 days ago by [Dr. Melvin Temo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/temovision/). * Thread Starter [Dr. Melvin Temo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/temovision/) * (@temovision) * [3 weeks, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/task-will-not-complete/#post-18942716) * I thought maybe the cron job was not running properly. So I tried running it from WP Control and it says its already running, bu wont move past the initial batch [https://imgur.com/a/RhVCRd2](https://imgur.com/a/RhVCRd2) * Thread Starter [Dr. Melvin Temo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/temovision/) * (@temovision) * [3 weeks, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/task-will-not-complete/#post-18942727) * Seems tto be the proxy? i left it for a long while and saw this: [https://imgur.com/a/BfP3fTU](https://imgur.com/a/BfP3fTU) * Plugin Author [Ozgur Sar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ozgursar/) * (@ozgursar) * [3 weeks, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/task-will-not-complete/#post-18942749) * As you can see the HTTP rerrors in your log, your website can not reach out to proxies. * `HTTP error (proxy): cURL error 28: Connection timed out after 10002 milliseconds` * For some reason, you can’t get a response back from the proxies after waiting** 10 seconds**, which results in timeout. * Make sure to choose the **Backbone Connection** method at Webshare Proxy list settings. * Details of Webshare Proxy setup is here: [https://wpfixfast.com/blog/preload-cloudflare-cache/#how-to-register-and-use-webshare-proxies](https://wpfixfast.com/blog/preload-cloudflare-cache/#how-to-register-and-use-webshare-proxies) Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ftask-will-not-complete%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to reply to this topic. * ![](https://ps.w.org/super-preloader-for-cloudflare/assets/icon-256×256.png?rev =3303143) * [Super Preloader for Cloudflare](https://wordpress.org/plugins/super-preloader-for-cloudflare/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/super-preloader-for-cloudflare/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/super-preloader-for-cloudflare/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/super-preloader-for-cloudflare/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/super-preloader-for-cloudflare/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/super-preloader-for-cloudflare/reviews/) * 8 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Ozgur Sar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ozgursar/) * Last activity: [3 weeks, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/task-will-not-complete/#post-18942749) * Status: resolved