Run WP-Cron on a fixed schedule instead of on page views – set up in two minutes, with a safe fallback and an optional heartbeat.
Alternatives to FastCron – Run WP Cron for free
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Snagbane Cron Monitorv0.3.1
Tells a genuinely stuck WP-Cron apart from a quiet site that simply had no visitors -- instead of crying wolf, or saying nothing at all.
WP Cron Cleanerv1.0.3
View all your cron scheduled tasks, then clean what you want.
Cron Monitorv2.0.0
See what every WordPress cron job did, get alerted when one fails or stops, and clean up duplicate and leftover events.
Automatic WordPress database backups with mysqldump or PHP fallback. Supports email and reliable real cron jobs.
See all scheduled jobs, catch overdue tasks, run or pause events, and check cron health - lightweight, admin-only, 100% free.
Cleanup Action Schedulerv1.2.5
Delete Action Scheduler Events to avoid having large database tables.
Cron job monitoring for WordPress. Know when a WP-Cron job fails, misses its run, or dies on a PHP fatal, with the error and an email alert.
Cron Pulsev1.2.0
See every WP-Cron job's status, schedule, and run history at a glance — debug failures, catch overdue jobs, and trigger any hook manually.
DMValdez Cron Auditorv1.2.1
See every WP-Cron job on your site in one dashboard, run or pause any of them on demand, and track how long each one actually takes to run.