WP-Cron Status Checker

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 26% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Maxime Culea

   1.1y ago

   I installed by mistake, intending to use a simple tool to monitor and log WP-Cron activity. It appears, this is now another freemius plugin which seems to me to be a bait, because description and screenshots are not accurate and up to date. To use this plugin is now required to give all your personnal data or to register/subscribe. This shouldn’t be required for such limited functionality plugin. An unnecessary and intrusive step for something as simple as viewing cron logs Thankfully, better alternatives exist. Installed by mistake, uninstalling by will.

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2. ★★★★★ chocofc1

   1.5y ago

   It does not honor its name, because this plugin only sends you an email if there is a problem with cron execution, but it only does it if cron task is working!! So this tool does not allow you to check if cron task is running at desired interval or many other relevant information. Plus when you enter your email it will be shared with the developer. Pure garbage!

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3. ★★★★★ Jean Werk

   5.6y ago

   This plugin makes debugging easy. Good interface.

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4. ★★★★★ adriana1987

   5.8y ago

   This helped me a lot, the support team is very responsive and very good. recommend this plugin.

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5. ★★★★★ wronski

   5.9y ago

   Installed plugin. Didn’t get any status info. Decided to use another plugin, but when try to delete “You cannot delete a plugin while it is active on the main site.”

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6. ★★★★★ Bart Kuijper

   6.7y ago

   This is an easy way to check if WP-cron is enabled and jobs are actually running. Don’t let the relatively low number of active installations mislead you, I suspect many people may use this plugin just like I did – install it just to check WP-cron is doing ok, then remove the plugin again. My only criticism is that I had expected to be able to view the WP-cron status on this plugin’s settings page, instead I had to look for it in the Dashboard.

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7. ★★★★★ Arun Basil Lal

   7.8y ago

   I debug WordPress websites for a living and a stopped, paused or failed cron is often a problem. I use this plugin to help in the process. Thanks to the dev! One request. At first, it was very hard to find where to find the status (it’s a widget on the dashboard btw). It would be helpful if this was mentioned somewhere in the description of the plugin (unless its there already and I missed it). Cheers!

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8. ★★★★★ webheadcoder

   9.7y ago

   I know I created this plugin, but I am also using it and it has warned me WP Cron stopped working. I’m not sure what the error was. WP Cron just stopped working for a short while and then started working the next day right before I contacted the web host.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.3 hardened output escaping and fixed security vulnerabilities. improved sanitization and validation of plugin settings. fixed PHP warnings when no cron events are scheduled. updated minimum required WordPress version to 5. 1.3
2. — Version 1.2.9 fixed PHP 8.2 warnings. fixed security vulnerabilities. updated freemius SDK. 1.2.9
3. — Version 1.2.8 fixed no logging when cron is run with WP CLI. fixed timezone issue when WordPress timezone setting is set to an integer offset. 1.2.8
4. — Version 1.2.7 updated freemius SDK. 1.2.7
5. — Version 1.2.6 updated freemius SDK. 1.2.6
6. — Version 1.2.5 minor backend optimization. updated freemius SDK. 1.2.5

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.1 Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get ↗
   2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.2.4 Patched in 1.2.5
2. Medium · 6.3 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks ↗
   2022-03-04 CVE-2022-4974 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.2.4 Patched in 1.2.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-10-05 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-10-04 5K+ → 6K+ up after 17 days in tier
3. 2025-09-17 6K+ → 5K+ down after 223 days in tier
4. 2025-02-06 5K+ → 6K+ up after 68 days in tier
5. 2024-11-30 6K+ → 5K+ down after 19 days in tier
6. 2024-11-11 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2024-11-09 6K+ → 5K+ down after 296 days in tier
8. 2024-01-18 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 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).

• Cron Setup and Monitor – Get URL Cron 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• I Improved Cron 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• WP Crontrol 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• Manage Notification E-mails 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Check & Log Email – Easy Email Testing & Mail logging 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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WP-Cron Status Checker: 5K+ active installs, 3.5★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-cron-status-checker