Action Scheduler
Action Scheduler - Job Queue for WordPress
Action Scheduler ranks #1,384 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #171 of 4,932 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 3.5/5 rating from 13 reviews, and was last updated Aug 6, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
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- Version
- 4.1.0
- Last Updated
- Aug 06, 2026
- Requires WP
- 6.8+
- Tested Up To
- 7.0.4
- PHP Version
- 7.2 or higher
- Author
- Automattic
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- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.5
- Reviews
- 13
- Support Threads
- 2
- Resolved
- 50%
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis 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.
- Delays and repeats hook execution
- Schedules actions with unique data
- WP CLI queue runner support
- Administration screen for scheduled actions
- Background processing at scale
- Traceable job queue
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