Improved Cron

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1. ★★★★★ Harry

   8.5y ago

   It’s still works fine at wordpress version 4.9.4 with PHP 7.1

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2. ★★★★★ meadows19

   9.6y ago

   Simple and works nicely. Thank you for making this free and for maintaining it.

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3. ★★★★★ Hinnerk Altenburg

   11.0y ago

   Hi I am proud to start contributing to the great “Improved Cron” plugin with updating the code and make it run with WP 4.3, properly. Additionally, I have added a filter hook to adjust the fake visit interval without altering the plugin’s code. Thanks Paul for this great tool and giving me the chance to contribute! Cheers, Hinnerk

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4. ★★★★★ Gary Gordon

   12.5y ago

   I said “at the moment” since I posted a question to the plugin author. It says “no support” (which is odd) but I’m just trying to get this plugin to work and it seems to be functioning, but other indications show that the plugin “is not” working. So, at the moment, I need to give this plugin only a rating of one star since I’m anticipating no help from the author and the plugin appears to not be working. I’ve tried disabling all plugins .. but that didn’t help. If the author replies back and helps with this, I’ll certainly update my post and rating. I’m keeping my fingers crossed. It would be nice if this plugin worked.

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5. ★★★★★ CPK Web Solutions

   12.9y ago

   Hi I hope you find this plugin useful. It was previously sold on Code Canyon, but due to an extremely low number of sales, I’ve decided to make it available here on an ‘as is’ basis. I can’t guarantee it will work for all users (especially if you use a windows server or require multisite support) and I’m too busy to provide any free support. Best wishes Paul

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-11-30 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2024-11-27 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2024-11-26 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2024-11-25 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2024-11-23 300+ → 200+ down after 35 days in tier
6. 2024-10-19 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-10-18 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2024-10-17 200+ → 300+ up after 1 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).

• WP-Cron Status Checker 5K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B
• S Scheduled Jobs Dashboad Widget 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• WP Crontrol 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• WP Job Manager 70K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• HireZoot – Job Listings, Career Page & Recruitment Tool 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B

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Improved Cron: 200+ active installs, 4.2★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/improved-cron