Best alarm plugins for WordPress
The most popular alarm plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Cron Setup and Monitor leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Tavakal (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “alarm” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 alarm plugins
- 1.
Cron Setup and MonitorThe most installed alarm plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.Tavakal
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
All 2 plugins tagged “alarm”

Cron Setup and Monitor
Down in the last 7 days:39#6,423by berkux2 months ago
Manage cron jobs, monitor tasks, retry failures, and send email alerts when something goes wrong.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 16/day
Tavakal
Down in the last 7 days:9,637#65,738by tavakal4devs4 years ago
Free light plugin to monitor the free disk space, and notification system when running out of space.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day