WP Cron HTTP Auth vs WP Crontrol

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

WP Cron HTTP Auth

by Jeff Starr

Health A89

WP Crontrol

by John Blackbourn

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

WP Cron HTTP Auth WP Crontrol

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	WP Cron HTTP Auth	WP Crontrol
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 89 ✓	A · 88
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100 ✓	87/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.54★ ✓	4.43★
Reviews	17	165 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	94/100 ✓	92/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	20d ago ✓	29d ago
Downloads · 30d	1.5K	277.8K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	eCommerce

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

Release activity

WP Cron HTTP Auth WP Crontrol

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.