WP-Cron Control vs Cron Guard

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

WP-Cron Control

by Automattic

Health D43

Cron Guard

by chillichalli

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	WP-Cron Control	Cron Guard
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K ✓	0–0
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	—
Overall health	D · 43	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.72★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	10 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	693 ✓	48
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP-Cron Control Cron Guard

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.