Best cron job plugins for WordPress
The most popular cron job plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Cleanup Action Scheduler leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of WP Cron Cleaner (400+) and Easycron (200+). All 13 plugins tagged “cron job” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 cron job plugins
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Cleanup Action SchedulerThe most installed cron job plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 3.2 from 6 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
WP Cron Cleaner400+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 12 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Easycron200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 4.
FastCron100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
Run External Crons60+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 6.
Remove Unwanted Subscribers20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
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LH Clear Debug Log by Cron10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
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WP Cron per Action10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 9.
Manual Cron10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
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DB Backup by Fairshare.techFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 13 plugins tagged “cron job”
Cleanup Action Scheduler
Down in the last 7 days:41#5,625by laurencebahiirwa16 days ago
Delete Action Scheduler Events to avoid having large database tables.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.2(6)
- Downloads
- 24/day
WP Cron Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:49#9,344by Younes JFR.2 months ago
View all your cron scheduled tasks, then clean what you want.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 3.4(12)
- Downloads
- 7/day
Easycron
Down in the last 7 days:77#12,804by EasyCron3 years ago
Utilize EasyCron's API to configure a cron job that will trigger WordPress's cron script (wp-cron.php) periodically.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
FastCron
Down in the last 7 days:33#15,244by fastcron8 months ago
This plugin will set up a free cronjob at FastCron to run your wp-cron.php file automatically. Completely free, no registration required.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Run External Crons
Down in the last 7 days:67#20,038by Milan Dinić14 years ago
Use WordPress internal cron system to hit external URLs on a scheduled basis.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Remove Unwanted Subscribers
Down in the last 7 days:69#28,266by paulvgibbs7 years ago
Remove unwanted users automatically using a CRON Job.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LH Clear Debug Log by Cron
Up in the last 7 days:761#31,456by shawfactor4 years ago
A simple plugin that clears the debug log by the cron schedule when it gets too big.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Cron per Action
Up in the last 7 days:6,639#39,679by miunosoft10 years ago
Ensures that wp-cron.php is loaded per executing action to avoid exceeding the PHP's maximum execution time.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Manual Cron
#40,524by Viktor Szépe11 years ago
Triggers WP-cron from a Dashboard widget and displays output.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DB Backup by Fairshare.tech
Up in the last 7 days:15,315#50,253by Keshav Grover4 months ago
Automatic WordPress database backups with mysqldump or PHP fallback. Supports email and reliable real cron jobs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Cronjob.de
Down in the last 7 days:1,838#65,514by cronjobde27 days ago
Run WP-Cron on a fixed schedule instead of on page views – set up in two minutes, with a safe fallback and an optional heartbeat.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Snagbane Cron Monitor
Down in the last 7 days:8#71,651by snagbane1 month ago
Tells a genuinely stuck WP-Cron apart from a quiet site that simply had no visitors -- instead of crying wolf, or saying nothing at all.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Cron Monitor
#73,935by Mac26 days ago
See what every WordPress cron job did, get alerted when one fails or stops, and clean up duplicate and leftover events.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day