01 / Natural-language scheduler
Plain English in. WP-Cron out.
Describe the task and cadence in chat. PressBot persists the automation as a native WP-Cron event — the full 83-tool admin agent is available to each run.
Scheduled Automations · Trusted Plans
Describe it once. Run it on a schedule.
Plain-English cron. Tell PressBot what to do and when. Trusted Plans hold any risky change for your approval — so automations ship real work, not silent surprises.
Native WP-Cron
Review-required by default
Headless service user
Three things make it work
Natural language in. Real WP-Cron out.
Schedules live on your server — not ours. Plans gate risky changes. A dedicated service user keeps the audit trail clean.
02 / Trusted plans
Review before a site-touching change.
Review-required is the default. Each run creates a plan with the exact changes; nothing lands until you approve it. Plans expire after 48 hours if untouched.
03 / Headless service user
Clean audit trail, scoped access.
Runs execute as a dedicated service user (default pressbot_agent) — not an admin — so every edit is attributed and every capability is checked.
Copy-paste templates
Four automations you’ll actually use.
Paste the prompt into the admin chat. Tweak the schedule. Let Trusted Plans keep you in the loop until you’re ready to switch to direct mode.
Daily draft report
List all draft posts older than 7 days and summarize them in one paragraph.
Weekly security digest
Run Shield stats for the last 7 days, run a security audit, and summarize what needs attention.
Monthly traffic report
Pull last month from GA4, list the top 5 pages by sessions, and comment on notable traffic changes.
Low-stock alerts
List products with stock below 5, then draft a reorder plan as a Trusted Plan for review.
Setup
Three steps. No cron syntax.
If you’ve scheduled a meeting before, this will feel the same.
Enable the Operations tab
In PressBot → Settings → Operations, flip on Scheduled Automations and pick a service user (default pressbot_agent).
Describe it in chat
Open the admin chat and tell PressBot what to run, how often, and where to send the result. New automations default to review-required.
Approve and watch
Each run creates a Trusted Plan. Apply or cancel from the Automations page, or switch to direct mode once you trust the automation.
Automations run under native WP-Cron. For production sites we recommend wiring a real system cron to wp-cron.php so schedules don’t depend on visitor traffic.
Pricing
Automations ship on every paid tier.
Trusted Plans, scheduled runs, and the service user are identical on Pro, Business, and Agency. Pick by how many sites you run.
Free
$0 · forever
Visitor chatbot only
- Unlimited conversations
- Claude + Gemini
- 10 knowledge entries
Most popular
Pro · 1 site
$99 /yr
Automations + full admin agent
- Scheduled Automations + Trusted Plans
- Admin agent · 83 tools
- Telegram bot + 7 alert types
- Shield · WooCommerce · AI images
- Unlimited knowledge entries
14-day money-back guarantee
Business · 5 sites
$149 /yr
Same features, more sites
- All Pro features
- Up to 5 site activations
- Priority support
14-day money-back guarantee
Agency · 50 sites
$299 /yr
Scale to all your clients
- All Pro features
- Up to 50 site activations
- Priority support
14-day money-back guarantee
Lifetime · through Apr 30, 2026
One payment. Lifetime updates.
Lock in early-access pricing before we switch to annual-only.
14-day money-back guarantee · cancel anytime
FAQ
Honest answers.
What is a Scheduled Automation?
A Scheduled Automation is a recurring AI task. You describe what should happen in plain English (for example, “Every Monday at 9am, summarize new conversations and store the report”) and PressBot saves it as a WP-Cron job. The full 83-tool admin agent is available to each scheduled run.
What is a Trusted Plan?
A Trusted Plan is a record of exactly what an automation would do on a given run. When an automation is set to review-required (the default), the plan is created and the site is not modified until you approve it. Plans can be applied, canceled, or later restored from the Automations page. They expire after 48 hours if untouched.
Can automations run without approval?
Yes. Switch an automation from review-required to direct mode once you trust it. Direct automations execute immediately on each schedule. You can switch back at any time, and you can also Run Now on demand regardless of mode.
What powers the schedule under the hood?
Native WP-Cron. Automations register as standard scheduled events attributed to a headless service user (default: pressbot_agent). For production sites we recommend wiring a real system cron to wp-cron.php so schedules are not dependent on visitor traffic.
How is this different from MCP?
MCP is for live, operator-driven work from external AI clients like Claude Code or Cursor. Scheduled Automations are for recurring jobs that run inside WordPress on a schedule. Trusted Plans let those recurring jobs stop for local approval before risky changes are applied.
Is this available in the free version?
No. Scheduled Automations and Trusted Plans are Pro features, included in every Pro tier (Pro, Business, Agency) with identical functionality.
Ready when you are
Stop writing cron jobs.
Describe what should happen. Approve what actually runs. Let PressBot handle the rest.