WP Delay Cron
by computermagic · Uncategorized
Prevent cron from running every time a page is viewed. Good for high traffic sites.
47 health vs 56 average across 12,024 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3728 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
151
now · peak 177
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “90+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-21 100+ → 90+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-08 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 90+ → 100+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-04 100+ → 90+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-02-27 90+ → 100+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-24 100+ → 90+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-02-19 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by WPBeginner 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Transients Manager 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag C - A Action Scheduler 20K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B
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