FastCron – Run WP Cron for free
by fastcron · Uncategorized
This plugin will set up a free cronjob at FastCron to run your wp-cron.php file automatically. Completely free, no registration required.
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Health
B 75/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+8%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “wp cron” for “cron”. “wp cron” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cron” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 2.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,781 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 242 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| online cronjob your tag | #2 | #9 | 0 |
| cronjob your tag | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| run | #16 | #24 | down 2 |
| web cron your tag | #16 | #24 | down 2 |
| cron | #18 | #23 | down 2 |
| cron job your tag | #17 | #23 | down 2 |
| wp cron your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “wp cron” for “cron”. “wp cron” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cron” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “web cron”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 28 Aug 2024 · 797 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 207 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
8mo ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 6 Mar 2026
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Aug 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ thuankkk2.2y ago
The plugin works fine. It doesn’t require registration with email or anything.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin will set up a free cronjob at FastCron to run your wp-cron.php file automatically. Completely f..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("suitable for", "if you manage").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 924 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("cron job", "online cronjob", "web cron", "wp cron" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-11 90+ → 100+ up after 58 days in tier
- 2025-09-14 80+ → 90+ up after 120 days in tier
- 2025-05-17 70+ → 80+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2025-04-23 60+ → 70+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2025-03-25 50+ → 60+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2025-02-13 40+ → 50+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2025-01-24 30+ → 40+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-01-15 20+ → 30+ up after 78 days in tier
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).
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WP Cron Cleaner 400+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Easycron 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Cron Tasks Viewer 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C - R Run External Crons 60+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- C Cron View 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- M Manual Cron 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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