Schedules

A schedule defines when its member keywords receive rank checks. It creates planned runs that you can review in Runs before they start.

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Create a schedule

Open Rank tracker, then Schedules, and select New schedule. Give the schedule a name, choose a cadence, and add the keywords that should belong to it. You can also set its start window, check depth, and provider policy. The schedule editor offers these recurring cadences: The start window can delay a scheduled start by a random number of minutes. Choose None to start exactly on time.

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Time zone

A new schedule uses the project’s time zone unless you choose a specific IANA time zone for that schedule. The selected time zone is used to calculate the schedule’s timing. Monthly and custom cron schedules use it as their wall-clock anchor.

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Default schedule

Exactly one schedule is the default for a project. Newly tracked keywords join that schedule automatically. Changing the default does not move the existing members of the previous default schedule; it stays enabled with its members. You cannot delete the default schedule. Choose another default first if you need to remove it.

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Membership is exclusive

A keyword belongs to one schedule at a time. Adding a keyword to a schedule moves it from any other schedule. Removing a keyword from a schedule returns it to manual checking rather than adding it to another schedule automatically.

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Pause, skip, and run now

Pause stops future runs for the schedule. Resuming starts the cadence from the current time and does not backfill missed occurrences. Use Skip once in Runs > Planned when you only want to cancel one future occurrence. It cancels that planned run and its queued targets without pausing the schedule. Use Run now in Runs > Planned to bring one planned or blocked run forward immediately. It starts the existing planned occurrence instead of creating a separate recurring schedule.