WP Cron Cleaner
by Younes JFR. · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 110.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
View all your cron scheduled tasks, then clean what you want.
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Health
B 81/100
no flags
Active installs
400+
≈490 estimated
Momentum
+39%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “clean” and “schedule” for “scheduled tasks” and “cleaner”. “clean” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “scheduled tasks” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “schedule” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cleaner” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 18K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 72 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.4★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 3.96★ 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.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.5
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 cleaner | #1 | #3 | up 2 |
| cron job your tag | #6 | #12 | up 1 |
| cron your tag | #8 | #18 | 0 |
| wp cron your tag | #10 | #23 | down 1 |
| cron jobs | #6 | #14 | down 1 |
| scheduled tasks | #12 | #17 | down 2 |
| cleaner | #18 | #20 | down 3 |
| orphans | #14 | #14 | 0 |
| wordpress cron | #12 | #22 | 0 |
| orphan | #19 | #18 | up 1 |
| site cleaner | #17 | #20 | down 1 |
| wordpress cleaner | #19 | #21 | down 2 |
| clean your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| schedule your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “clean” and “schedule” for “scheduled tasks” and “cleaner”. “clean” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “scheduled tasks” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “schedule” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cleaner” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 481 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
5mo ago
latest release · v1.0.3 · 1 Jun 2026
4
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 51 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 500.
Install history since 14 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ zepolo1.6y ago
The pro version is not expensive and can be used on multiple websites… Be careful before deleting cron jobs that run, while the plugins are uninstalled. The plugins names is clearly visible. useful for me
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ K3on2.7y ago
You need to purchase “pro” version to do the basic functions. Useless plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sergey A3.4y ago
So you can install it or not with almost same results
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ardhyvandal3.7y ago
dont download this plugin , huffttttt…. ⛔ This topic was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by ardhyvandal. This topic was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by ardhyvandal.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Flash Buddy3.8y ago
Waste of time! It shows you the cron jobs, and you can delete them, but it won’t tell you what plugin they are associated with. If you want anything more than to simply view crons, then you have to purchase the premium version. The plugin WP Control does everything the free version of this plugin does, plus shows you what plugin/theme/etc. the cron event is associated with. This plugin is no more than a schill to purchase the pro version.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ greymouse6.4y ago
This was not helpful in clearing old WordPress chrons that were being reported as “scheduled tasks which are overdue”. That was all I needed it for, to be able to even see them I was being asked to purchase Premium, even though it was inexpensive at $8USD I did not feel justified to purchase.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fabiofava7.9y ago
Even the Free version allows you to delete Crons, and the Pro version allows you to see who (what plugin or theme or whatever) is triggering the Crons (very useful).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Steven8.4y ago
Bought the plugin a couple of weeks ago, can’t manage to activate it and wrote to the support team twice without any feedback, shame. This topic was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by Steven.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 118 languages, 3 at 90% or more
Plus 94 more locales with partial translations.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 984 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-09-10 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-09 400+ → 500+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-09-01 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-30 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-08-27 500+ → 400+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-08-18 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-17 500+ → 400+ down after 338 days in tier
- 2025-09-13 600+ → 500+ down after 29 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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Easycron 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
LH Clear Debug Log by Cron 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags - M Manual Cron 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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WP Crontrol 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Missed Schedule Post Publisher 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Revisionize 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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