by Automattic 3.5 (13 reviews)

Action Scheduler

Name: Action Scheduler
Rating: 3.5 (13 reviews)
Author: Automattic

Action Scheduler - Job Queue for WordPress

Action Scheduler ranks #1,373 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #169 of 5,310 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 3.5/5 rating from 13 reviews, and was last updated Sep 17, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v4.2.0 Current Version v4.2.0

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 17 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 21 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#169 of 5,310 in Utilities & Tools Top 5% by installs Downloads -16.9% this week

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Rank

#1,373

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Active Installs

20K+

-8.3%

KW Avg Position

0.5 worse

Downloads

779.6K

+393 today

Support Resolved

100%

— No change

Rating

70%

Review 3.5 out of 5

3.5 (13 reviews)

Next Milestone 30K

Total Progress 21.4%

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Growth Needed

8,000,000

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Growth +0.0%

Peak 0,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

3.5

13 reviews

Overall 70%

8 (62%)

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1 (8%)

4 (31%)

Support Threads Overview

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Total Threads

Resolved

Unresolved

100%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.2.0
Last Updated: Sep 17, 2026
Requires WP: 6.9+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.2 or higher
Author: Automattic

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.5
Reviews: 13
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

cron scheduler

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress plugin developers who need to run large sets of tasks in the background. It solves the problem of scheduling and processing actions asynchronously and at scale without slowing down normal site operations.