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WP-Cron Status Checker

If WP-Cron runs important things for you, you better make sure WP-Cron always runs!

Rating:

3.9

Active Installations:

6000+

Last Updated:

Feb 20, 2025

WordPress Version:

4.0 or higher

Tested up to:

6.7.2

Features Download’s trend Changelog Reviews

Ensure WP-Cron Functionality

Keep your WordPress installation up to date and secure by ensuring that WP-Cron is working properly. With this plugin, you will receive email notifications if WP-Cron stops working, allowing you to take immediate action to prevent your website from becoming vulnerable to hackers.

Stay Informed of WP-Cron Activity

Get real-time updates on all WP-Cron hooks running on your website. This plugin logs the start time, duration, and completion status of each hook, so you can easily monitor and troubleshoot any issues that may arise.

Never Miss a Failed WP-Cron Hook

Don't let a failed WP-Cron hook go unnoticed. This plugin automatically detects hooks that take longer than 5 minutes to complete and sends you an email notification, ensuring that you are always aware of any failures and can address them promptly.

Author’s Site

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.

1.2.7

updated freemius SDK.

1.2.6

updated freemius SDK.

1.2.5

minor backend optimization.
updated freemius SDK.

1.2.4

updated freemius SDK.

1.2.3

updated freemius SDK.
added ability to activate license key on the network level for multisite.

1.2.2

updated freemius SDK.

1.2.1

updated freemius SDK
PRO fixed issue where activating PRO plugin did not deactivate free plugin.

1.2

added more result details. updated database tables.
added option to consider incompleted runs to not be errors.
added option to delete tables when the plugin is deleted.
fixed error with WP v4.9.
fixed other minor issues.
PRO added option to specify hooks with incompleted runs to not be errors.
PRO added ability to see error messages if any.

1.1

updated error logs to stick around longer so it can be seen.
fixed negative elapsed times.
fixed errors for crons that run WP_Background_Process. Time on these cannot be tracked since it just exits sometimes.
added tracking when a event uses wp_die().
added Uncompleted views.
updated Freemius.

1.0.1

Fixed missing database tables after updating.

1.0

added status page to show past WP-Cron runs.
added logging of elapsed time for each WP-Cron run and hooks.
added settings page.

0.3

added feature show the last time WP-Cron ran.

0.2

changed getting current time to be more reliable when timezone is not set.

0.1

Initial release.

Not a Cron Status Checker

By chocofc1 on February 19, 2025

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!

Makes Cron debugging easy

By Jean Werk (brightbluegum) on February 7, 2021

This plugin makes debugging easy. Good interface.

it helps a lot

By adriana1987 on October 28, 2020

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

"You cannot delete a plugin while it is active on the main site."

By wronski on October 4, 2020

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."

Good tool to check WP-cron

By Bart Kuijper (spartelfant) on December 12, 2019

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.

Very handy tool in my debug tool kit

By Arun Basil Lal (arunbasillal) on November 14, 2018

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!

Caught an error

By webheadcoder (webheadllc) on January 3, 2017

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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