Best external scripts plugins for WordPress
The most popular external scripts plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Hit An External Cron leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Tuning4Web (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “external scripts” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 external scripts plugins
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Hit An External CronThe most installed external scripts plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
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Tuning4WebFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “external scripts”
Hit An External Cron
Up in the last 7 days:2,400#44,717by Aaron Jorbin16 years ago
Use wordpress's internal cron system to hit an external cron on a daily basis
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tuning4Web
Up in the last 7 days:4,758#66,719by Piotr Kunicki25 days ago
Checks your site the way an anonymous visitor sees it, verifies that your WordPress hardening actually works, and lists external scripts it loads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day