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The 12 WordPress plugins most like Cron Guard, by the tags they share, the most in common first. Installs, ratings and updates come from WordPress.org and refresh every night.

Cron Guard

Fewer than 10 installs · #65,969 most popular

Its stats

Closest match

WP-Cron Control

Shares 3 of Cron Guard's 5 tags.

Most installed

Manage

100K+ active installs.

Best rated

Modular DS

5.0 out of 5 from 133 reviews.

Most recently updated

WP Cron HTTP Auth

Updated on Nov 5, 2026.

1. 1

   WP-Cron Control

   by Automattic

   This plugin allows you to take control over the execution of cron jobs.

   Installs

   1K+

   Rank

   #5,800

   Rating

   3.5(10)

   Updated

   9 years ago

   Sharescroncron jobswp cron

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2. 2

   Cron Jobs

   by Ariel

   Easily manage and monitor your WordPress cron jobs from a clean, intuitive interface.

   Installs

   2K+

   Rank

   #4,428

   Rating

   4.7(3)

   Updated

   10 months ago

   Sharescronwp cron

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3. 3

   WP Cron HTTP Auth

   by Jeff Starr

   Enables WP Cron on sites using HTTP Authentication.

   Installs

   1K+

   Rank

   #6,514

   Rating

   5.0(17)

   Updated

   3 days ago

   Sharescronwp cron

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4. 4

   Cron Logger

   by Palasthotel GmbH

   Logs wp-cron.php runs.

   Installs

   1K+

   Rank

   #5,537

   Rating

   4.9(8)

   Updated

   1 month ago

   Sharescronwp cron

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5. 5

   Uptime Monitoring for WordPress

   by santerref

   Free SSL, domain expiry and cron monitors in WordPress. Connect a free account for external uptime checks every 5 minutes and email alerts.

   Installs

   500+

   Rank

   #9,079

   Rating

   5.0(2)

   Updated

   12 days ago

   Sharescronmonitoring

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6. 6

   WP Cron Cleaner

   by Younes JFR.

   View all your cron scheduled tasks, then clean what you want.

   Installs

   400+

   Rank

   #9,344

   Rating

   3.4(12)

   Updated

   2 months ago

   Sharescronwp cron

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7. 7

   Cron Tasks Viewer

   by Roy Orbitson

   Displays all scheduled WP-Cron tasks.

   Installs

   200+

   Rank

   #12,948

   Rating

   5.0(1)

   Updated

   1 year ago

   Sharescronwp cron

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8. 8

   amr cron manager

   by anmari

   Overview of wp cron jobs in the site's timezone. The lists show if the action exists and any arguments to the cron job.

   Installs

   100+

   Rank

   #14,003

   Rating

   5.0(4)

   Updated

   6 years ago

   Sharescronwp cron

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9. 9

   Manage

   by Elementor

   Manage provides a centralized dashboard to monitor, optimize, and maintain your WordPress sites without switching between individual sites.

   Installs

   100K+

   Rank

   #397

   Rating

   2.0(1)

   Updated

   8 days ago

   Sharesmonitoring

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10. 10

    WP Umbrella

    by WP Umbrella - Backup WordPress

    Everything you need to sell WordPress maintenance and manage multiple sites effortlessly: backup, update, uptime monitoring, and security.

    Installs

    90K+

    Rank

    #487

    Rating

    4.8(81)

    Updated

    10 days ago

    Sharesmonitoring

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    Modular DS

    by Modular DS

    Manage all your WordPress sites from one place. Automate updates, backups, uptime monitoring, security, reports, and more.

    Installs

    40K+

    Rank

    #826

    Rating

    5.0(133)

    Updated

    26 days ago

    Sharesmonitoring

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    Advanced Cron Manager

    by Kuba Mikita

    View, pause, remove, edit and add WP Cron events and schedules.

    Installs

    30K+

    Rank

    #1,036

    Rating

    4.7(39)

    Updated

    8 months ago

    Sharescron

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