Best Scheduled Tasks & Cron Management plugins for WordPress
Plugins for viewing, scheduling, editing, running, and troubleshooting WordPress cron events and other background tasks.
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365.7K
Combined active installs
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4.28
Average rating
Across the 13 here that carry a rating at all
Sub-categories
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- Admin Dashboard Customization 141
- Site Diagnostics & Troubleshooting 97
- Backup & Migration 67
- Code Management 63
- Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon 63
- WordPress Updates Management 41
- Remote Site Management 35
- Plugin Management 28
- Database Management 21
- File & Directory Management 21
- Server & PHP Configuration 13
- Domain Mapping & Management 10
- Static Site Generation & Deployment 6
The plugins
Plugins in Scheduled Tasks & Cron Management
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#1
WP Crontrol
wp-crontrol #2Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control
advanced-cron-manager #3Action Scheduler
action-scheduler #4WP-Cron Status Checker
wp-cron-status-checker #5Force Refresh
force-refresh #6Cron Jobs
leira-cron-jobs #7Cron Logger
cron-logger #7Cron Setup and Monitor – Get URL Cron
get-url-cron #7WP-Cron Control
wp-cron-control #7WP Cron HTTP Auth
wp-cron-http-auth #11WP Cron Cleaner
wp-cron-cleaner #12Cron Tasks Viewer
cron-task-viewer-redux #13FastCron – Run WP Cron for free
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