Improved Cron vs WP-Cron Status Checker

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Improved Cron

by CPK Web Solutions

Health D45

WP-Cron Status Checker

by webheadcoder

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

Improved Cron WP-Cron Status Checker

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Improved Cron	WP-Cron Status Checker
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	5K–6K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 45	B · 81 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	68/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.99★ ✓	3.74★
Reviews	5	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.9y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	58	1.5K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Improved Cron WP-Cron Status Checker

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.