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.
Alternatives to WP Cron per Action
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This plugin will set up a free cronjob at FastCron to run your wp-cron.php file automatically. Completely free, no registration required.
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.
WP Cron Cleanerv1.0.3
View all your cron scheduled tasks, then clean what you want.
Cron Guardv1.5.0
Monitor WP Cron health, detect stalled or missed cron jobs, and get actionable guidance to fix issues.
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.
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.
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.
Cleanup Action Schedulerv1.2.5
Delete Action Scheduler Events to avoid having large database tables.
Automatic WordPress database backups with mysqldump or PHP fallback. Supports email and reliable real cron jobs.