Cron Guard
by chillichalli · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 100+ installs across the portfolio →
Monitor WP Cron health, detect stalled or missed cron jobs, and get actionable guidance to fix issues.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
—
not reported yet
Momentum
+8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cron”, “cron jobs” and “monitoring” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 129 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
54
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
67%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.7
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| cron your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cron jobs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| monitoring your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scheduled tasks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp cron your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cron”, “cron jobs” and “monitoring” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 15 May 2026 · 169 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 130 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #49,700 to #68,000, alongside the other plugins with fewer than 10 installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
10
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.5.0 · 24 Jun 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
wp.org publishes an install count once a plugin has enough of them. This one has none yet.
wp.org reports no install count for this plugin yet.
Install history since 6 Jun 2026
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Monitor WP Cron health, detect stalled or missed cron jobs, and get actionable guidance to fix issues."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for agencies"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Slack, Discord, Salesforce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 11 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,507 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- W WP-Cron Control 1K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D
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ABC Bits Cron Monitor — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Cronheart — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
WP Crontrol 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Cron Jobs 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Cron Logger 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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