Best cron plugins for WordPress
The most popular cron plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Crontrol leads with 300K+ active installs, ahead of Advanced Cron Manager (30K+) and Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by WPBeginner (20K+). All 118 plugins tagged “cron” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 cron plugins
- 1.WP Crontrol
The most installed cron plugin, with 300K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 167 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.Advanced Cron Manager
30K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 39 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by WPBeginner20K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 60 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.Transients Manager
20K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 38 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 5.Action Scheduler
20K+ active installs. Rated 3.5 from 13 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Missed Schedule Post Publisher6K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 7.
WP-Cron Status Checker5K+ active installs. Rated 3.5 from 8 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 8.
Revisionize4K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 24 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 9.
Cron Jobs2K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 10.TAO Schedule Update
2K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 31 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 118 plugins tagged “cron”
WP Crontrol
Up in the last 7 days:1#169by Syed Balkhi25 days ago
Take control of the cron events on your WordPress website or WooCommerce store with WP Crontrol.
- Installs
- 300K+
- Rating
- 4.4(167)
- Downloads
- 6.5K/day
Advanced Cron Manager
#1,039by Kuba Mikita8 months ago
View, pause, remove, edit and add WP Cron events and schedules.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.7(39)
- Downloads
- 183/day

Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by WPBeginner
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,109by WPBeginner7 months ago
Are your scheduled posts missing their publication times? Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher effectively resolves the 'missed scheduled post' …
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.9(60)
- Downloads
- 141/day
Transients Manager
Down in the last 7 days:4#1,216by Syed Balkhi2 years ago
Provides a familiar interface to view, search, edit, and delete Transients.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 5.0(38)
- Downloads
- 358/day
Action Scheduler
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,370by Automattic1 month ago
Action Scheduler - Job Queue for WordPress
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 3.5(13)
- Downloads
- 1.3K/day

Missed Schedule Post Publisher
Down in the last 7 days:9#2,776by ufukart7 days ago
🎯 Never miss scheduled posts again! Automatically publishes missed scheduled posts on time, every time. Zero bloat, single purpose, reliable.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 79/day

WP-Cron Status Checker
Down in the last 7 days:3#3,161by webheadcoder20 days ago
If WP-Cron runs important things for you, you better make sure WP-Cron always runs!
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 3.5(8)
- Downloads
- 87/day

Revisionize
Up in the last 7 days:14#3,446by jamiechong5 years ago
Draft up revisions of live, published content. The live content doesn't change until you publish the revision manually or with the scheduling system.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.6(24)
- Downloads
- 34/day

Cron Jobs
Down in the last 7 days:17#4,429by Ariel10 months ago
Easily manage and monitor your WordPress cron jobs from a clean, intuitive interface.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 23/day
TAO Schedule Update
Up in the last 7 days:9#4,895by Syberspace8 years ago
Take a copy of an arbitrary post/page/cpt, change it and make it replace the original post at a given date and time in the future.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.6(31)
- Downloads
- 25/day

Cron Logger
Up in the last 7 days:4#5,502by Palasthotel GmbH1 month ago
Logs wp-cron.php runs.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(8)
- Downloads
- 136/day
WP-Cron Control
Up in the last 7 days:9#5,794by Automattic9 years ago
This plugin allows you to take control over the execution of cron jobs.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.5(10)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Cron Setup and Monitor
Down in the last 7 days:34#6,427by 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

WP Cron HTTP Auth
Up in the last 7 days:22#6,515by Jeff Starr4 days ago
Enables WP Cron on sites using HTTP Authentication.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(17)
- Downloads
- 58/day
Cronjob Scheduler
Down in the last 7 days:33#7,238by chrispage16 years ago
Cronjob Scheduler allows you to automate regular tasks and actions within your WordPress installation!
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.4(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Uptime Monitoring for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:17#9,071by santerref12 days ago
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+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 22/day

WP Cron Cleaner
Up in the last 7 days:48#9,329by 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
Debug Bar Cron
Up in the last 7 days:23#9,555by Zack Tollman13 years ago
Debug Bar Cron adds a new panel to Debug Bar that displays information about WP scheduled events.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Controlled Draft Publisher
Down in the last 7 days:82#10,920by techygeekshome1 month ago
Publishes draft posts on a configurable interval per post type, with optional publishing-window/weekend restrictions and email alerts.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Snack Missed Schedule
Up in the last 7 days:24#12,432by BoUk2 months ago
Uses separate recurring cron task to check for missed schedules.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 7/day
Easycron
Down in the last 7 days:24#12,721by 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

Cron Tasks Viewer
Down in the last 7 days:32#12,973by Roy Orbitson1 year ago
Displays all scheduled WP-Cron tasks.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Improved Cron
Down in the last 7 days:81#13,230by CPK Web Solutions11 years ago
Keep WP-Cron running every minute for scheduled tasks without actually using Cron.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Luzid Backup to Nextcloud
Up in the last 7 days:472#13,953by luzidmedia7 months ago
Upload WordPress backup files to Nextcloud via WebDAV, with optional rotation and retention management.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

amr cron manager
Down in the last 7 days:16#13,983by anmari6 years ago
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+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Scheduled Posts Issue Fixer
Up in the last 7 days:207#14,701by Optimist Hub1 month ago
Fixes the WordPress "missed schedule" error. Posts that miss their scheduled time publish automatically via a lightweight cron job.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
DBC Backup 2
Up in the last 7 days:28#16,326by Damien Saunders13 years ago
DBC Backup 2 is a safe & simple way to schedule regular WordPress database backups using the wp-cron batch jobs.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
AsynCRONous bbPress Subscriptions
Down in the last 7 days:15#16,950by Markus Echterhoff6 years ago
Email notifications done right. No BCC lists, no added page load time, better performance.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Delay Cron
Up in the last 7 days:4#17,211by computermagic10 years ago
Prevent cron from running every time a page is viewed. Good for high traffic sites.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Delete Spam Daily
Up in the last 7 days:99#18,176by brockangelo17 years ago
Uses wp_cron to delete comments each day that are marked "spam" in the database.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Utility Script Runner
Up in the last 7 days:25#18,279by Bytes.co8 years ago
Create custom scripts and manage them directly from the WordPress Dashboard. Schedule scripts, handle user input, download reports, and more.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Disable Admin WP Cron Notice For UpdraftPlus
Down in the last 7 days:70#18,325by David Baumwald1 year ago
An UpdraftPlus extension to remove the 'DISABLE_WP_CRON' admin notice if the site is using a server cron.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day

GLOBUS Debug Control
Up in the last 7 days:165#19,352by Yevhen Leonidov7 months ago
WordPress debug toolkit: filter errors, toggle WP_DEBUG, view error logs, monitor cron, transients, HTTP requests, and more.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Scheduled Post Guardian
Down in the last 7 days:432#19,864by Mark Jaquith2 years ago
Watches over scheduled posts, and makes sure they don't miss their scheduled time
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 2.8(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Run External Crons
Up in the last 7 days:12#20,016by 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
Revision Strike
Up in the last 7 days:528#21,879by Steve Grunwell9 years ago
Periodically purge old post revisions via WP Cron.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Cron View
#23,002by drmaxim11 years ago
Displays all scheduled WP-Cron tasks.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Optimize Database
Down in the last 7 days:458#23,929by Joshua Fredrickson7 months ago
Automatically optimize your database daily.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP-Auto-Publish
Up in the last 7 days:43#24,022by flashcol8 years ago
Automatic batch timing post. 灵活设定自动批量定时发布文章。
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Trigger Scheduled Events
#27,045by Scott Nelle12 years ago
Trigger any scheduled event now instead of waiting until WP cron tells it to run. Handy for debugging.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ShieldClimb
Down in the last 7 days:74#28,226by ShieldClimb2 months ago
Fix Pending and Past-due Tasks for WooCommerce – Speed up order processing, prevent stuck scheduled tasks, and optimize performance.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Utopia Cron
Down in the last 7 days:130#28,541by Now 'utopiamech'18 years ago
Makes it easy to set up (semi)-timed page load events without messing with cron or other third-party timing scripts.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Clear Debug.log Cron
Down in the last 7 days:706#29,065by salocined14 years ago
This plugin will automatically delete the debug.log file generated by Wordpress in wp-content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AMPM Queue Manager for Action Scheduler
Up in the last 7 days:738#30,030by Marcelo Pedra3 months ago
Manage Action Scheduler queue resources, inspect its status, run due actions, and clean old records from a focused settings panel.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Multisite Postie CRON Creator
Down in the last 7 days:625#30,206by Rick Hellewell3 years ago
The Postie plugin doesn't always grab new mail, especially on lower-volume sites. So this plugin creates a CRON command line to force Postie  …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
0 Day Analytics
Down in the last 7 days:142#30,810by Golemiq1 month ago
All-in-one WordPress debug & operations toolkit: error log manager, PHP fatal tracker, cron & transient manager, mail logger, traffic analytic …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
WST Post Expiration
Up in the last 7 days:1,410#30,843by webtatsu1 month ago
Set an expiration date and time on a post. Once that time passes, the post is moved back to draft automatically.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LH Clear Debug Log by Cron
Up in the last 7 days:602#30,865by 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

kombat-optimizer
Up in the last 7 days:431#31,571by d_alinus20045 months ago
WebP optimizer for WordPress/WooCommerce with scan, cron, and TTFB tools in a fast tabbed interface.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Hwinote ROP Scheduler
Up in the last 7 days:581#32,098by hwinote29 days ago
Automatically refresh older posts based on configurable intervals and a daily update limit.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day