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Best WordPress Plugins for Wp Cron

12 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Wp Cron

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for wp cron comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 12 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 12 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. WP Crontrol Best overall 88/100
  2. 2. Advanced Cron Manager 83/100
  3. 3. WP Cron HTTP Auth 81/100
  4. 4. Cron Logger 76/100
  5. 5. WP Cron Cleaner 76/100
  6. 6. Cron Jobs 75/100
  7. 7. Cron Tasks Viewer 68/100
  8. 8. Advanced Cron Scheduler for WordPress 64/100
  9. 9. Spam Comments Cleaner 50/100
  10. 10. WP-Cron Control 48/100
  11. 11. Easycron 47/100
  12. 12. amr cron manager 46/100
1 WP Crontrol
Best overall Free by John Blackbourn

WP Crontrol

Take control of the cron events on your WordPress website or WooCommerce store with WP Crontrol.

4.5★
from 165 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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6 Cron Jobs
Free by Ariel

Cron Jobs

Easily manage and monitor your WordPress cron jobs from a clean, intuitive interface.

4.7★
from 3 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Dec 2025
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
75

WPScore

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9 Spam Comments Cleaner
Free by Manish Kumar Agarwal

Spam Comments Cleaner

Delete all the SPAM comments of your WordPress site in a regular time interval. To start the scheduled script this plugin using wp_cron hook.

4.5★
from 15 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Feb 2018
Tested to
WP 4.9.31
50

WPScore

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11 Easycron
Free by EasyCron

Easycron

Utilize EasyCron's API to configure a cron job that will trigger WordPress's cron script (wp-cron.php) periodically.

5★
from 2 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2023
Tested to
WP 6.2.11
47

WPScore

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12 amr cron manager
Free by anmari

amr cron manager

Overview of wp cron jobs in the site's timezone. The lists show if the action exists and any arguments to the cron job.

5★
from 4 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2020
Tested to
WP 5.5.20
46

WPScore

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