WP-Cron Status Checker
by webheadcoder · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 95.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
If WP-Cron runs important things for you, you better make sure WP-Cron always runs!
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
5K+
≈5.5K estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “check”, “logging” and “notify” for “status”, “status code” and “insurance”. “check” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “status” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “logging” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “status code” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “notify” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “insurance” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 136.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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 4 releases 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 13 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.5★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.02★ 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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
23%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cron your tag | #4 | #14 | down 1 |
| wp cron | #5 | #22 | up 1 |
| web cron | #2 | #13 | 0 |
| checker | #8 | #15 | down 1 |
| status | #9 | #16 | down 2 |
| wordpress cron | #5 | #19 | 0 |
| status code | #10 | #20 | 0 |
| website status | #6 | #18 | up 1 |
| website checker | #6 | #15 | 0 |
| server status | #11 | #21 | down 1 |
| things | #23 | #24 | — |
| insurance | #15 | #19 | 0 |
| post status | #20 | #23 | down 3 |
| site status | #13 | #18 | up 1 |
| plugin checker | #13 | #21 | 0 |
| plugin status | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| check your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| logging your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notify your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scheduled your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
50 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 34 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “check”, “logging” and “notify” for “status”, “status code” and “insurance”. “check” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “status” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “logging” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “status code” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “notify” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “insurance” sits at #15 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 7.9K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
13d ago
latest release · v1.3.1 · 20 Oct 2026
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Nov 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Maxime Culea1.3y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chocofc11.7y 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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jean Werk5.7y ago
This plugin makes debugging easy. Good interface.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ adriana19876.0y ago
This helped me a lot, the support team is very responsive and very good. recommend this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wronski6.1y 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.”
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bart Kuijper6.9y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Arun Basil Lal8.0y 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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webheadcoder9.8y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — 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
- — Version 1.2.9 fixed PHP 8.2 warnings. fixed security vulnerabilities. updated freemius SDK. 1.2.9
- — 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
- — Version 1.2.7 updated freemius SDK. 1.2.7
- — Version 1.2.6 updated freemius SDK. 1.2.6
- — Version 1.2.5 minor backend optimization. updated freemius SDK. 1.2.5
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.3.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.4 Patched in 1.2.5
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "If WP-Cron runs important things for you, you better make sure WP-Cron always runs!"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,775 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "logging" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-05 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-04 5K+ → 6K+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-09-17 6K+ → 5K+ down after 223 days in tier
- 2025-02-06 5K+ → 6K+ up after 68 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 6K+ → 5K+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2024-11-11 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-09 6K+ → 5K+ down after 296 days in tier
- 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).
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WP Crontrol 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Manage Notification E-mails 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Check & Log Email – Easy Email Testing & Mail logging 90K+ 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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