by Kuba Mikita
4.7 (38 reviews)
Advanced Cron Manager - debug & control
View, pause, remove, edit and add WP Cron events and schedules.
Compatible with WP 6.9
v2.7.0
Current Version v2.7.0
Updated 3 weeks ago
Last Update on 10 Mar, 2026
Refreshed 6 hours ago
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#1,065
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94%
Review 4.7 out of 5
4.7
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| cron manager | 37 | — | Tag | 1 day ago |
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- Version
- 2.7.0
- Last Updated
- Mar 10, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.0+
- Tested Up To
- 6.9
- PHP Version
- 5.3 or higher
- Author
- Kuba Mikita
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Advanced Cron Manager - debug & control
Tasks yes. Schedules no.
It's used for action. For example if your hook is hook_name you'll need to add in PHP: add_action( 'hook_name', 'function_name' )
No. This is not safe. You can, however, copy the sample implementation and paste it into your own plugin or theme's function.php file.
Yes, but WP-Cron Control is quite old and it's tactics is not needed anymore. Advanced Cron Manager can disable spawning WP Cron on site visit and will give you useful information about added Server Cron task.
Yes! We're offering a custom plugin development services. Feel free to contact us to find out how we can help you.
WP Crontrol is a popular and well-maintained plugin — it's a solid choice for basic cron management. Both plugins let you view, edit, add, remove, pause, and manually run cron events, as well as manage custom schedules. Where Advanced Cron Manager stands out in the free version: you get copy-paste PHP implementation snippets for every event's action hook and callback, plus bulk actions to manage multiple events at once. The biggest difference is in the PRO upgrade. Advanced Cron Manager PRO adds cron execution logging, per-event performance stats, automatic error catching, and a debug tool for logging custom data from inside your callbacks. These diagnostic features are not available in WP Crontrol. Switching between the two is seamless — both plugins read from the same underlying WP-Cron system, so there's nothing to migrate. You can install Advanced Cron Manager and immediately see all your existing events and schedules.
Action Scheduler and Advanced Cron Manager solve different problems. Action Scheduler is a background job queue designed for processing large batches of tasks — it's used by WooCommerce and other plugins to handle things like webhook delivery, subscription payments, and bulk data operations. It has its own database-backed queue separate from WP-Cron. Advanced Cron Manager focuses on WP-Cron — the built-in WordPress scheduling system that handles recurring tasks like checking for updates, publishing scheduled posts, sending emails, and running backups. If you need visibility into what WP-Cron is doing and tools to debug it, that's what Advanced Cron Manager is for. The two plugins complement each other. Action Scheduler manages its own job queue, while Advanced Cron Manager gives you control over WP-Cron events and schedules. Many sites run both without any conflict.
WP Cron Status Checker is a monitoring-only tool — it checks whether WP-Cron is running, logs hook executions, and sends email alerts when something fails. It does not let you view, edit, add, remove, or run cron events. Advanced Cron Manager is a full management tool. You get a complete dashboard for all your cron events and schedules, with the ability to search, add, edit, remove, pause, and manually run any event. With the PRO version, you also get execution logging, performance stats, and error catching — covering the monitoring side as well. If you only need a simple health check for WP-Cron, WP Cron Status Checker does the job. If you want both management and diagnostics in one plugin, Advanced Cron Manager (especially with PRO) replaces the need for a separate status checker.