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Run External Crons vs Cronjob Scheduler

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

Cronjob Scheduler and Run External Crons are close on health (D · 47 vs D · 45), with nothing separating them on the sub-scores.

Active-install trajectory

Run External Crons moved down one install band, 60+ to 50+; Cronjob Scheduler moved down one install band, 1K+ to 900+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Run External Crons	Cronjob Scheduler
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	900–1K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-17%	-10% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	D · 47 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	2	14 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	32/100	43/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	14.2y ago	6.5y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	76	214 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+45%	+47%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.7%	2.1% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Run External CronsCronjob Scheduler

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.