by Younes JFR. 3.4 (12 reviews)

WP Cron Cleaner

Name: WP Cron Cleaner
Rating: 3.4 (12 reviews)
Author: Younes JFR.

View all your cron scheduled tasks, then clean what you want.

WP Cron Cleaner ranks #9,272 among WordPress.org plugins with 400+ active installations, is #253 of 1,880 in the Calendar & Events category, a 3.4/5 rating from 12 reviews, and was last updated Aug 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.0.3 Current Version v1.0.3

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 20 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#253 of 1,880 in Calendar & Events Top 25% by installs Actively maintained

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#9,272

+34 this week

Active Installs

400+

-19.5%

KW Avg Position

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Downloads

16.9K

+6 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

68%

Review 3.4 out of 5

3.4 (12 reviews)

Next Milestone 500

Total Progress 96%

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.0.3
Last Updated: Aug 20, 2026
Requires WP: 3.1.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: Younes JFR.

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ 3.4
Reviews: 12
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who want visibility into scheduled cron tasks. It solves the problem of identifying and cleaning up orphan or unwanted cron jobs running behind the scenes.

Displays all cron job names
Displays task frequency
Displays next run time
Allows selecting tasks to clean
Supports multisite installation
Detects orphan cron tasks
Detects plugin cron tasks
Detects theme cron tasks

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Cron Cleaner

A scheduled task enables plugins to execute some actions at specified times, without having to manually execute code at that time. WordPress itself uses some scheduled tasks to perform some regular actions.

As you know, not all plugins care about the housekeeping of your site. Some scheduled tasks may not be removed even if the responsible plugins are deleted from your WordPress installation. These tasks are called "orphan scheduled tasks". Hence, deleting these unnecessary tasks may help in cleaning your site.

It should be noted that cleaning scheduled tasks is safe as long as you know what tasks to clean. If your are not sure, it is better to not clean any task.

Yes, it is compatible with multisite. It should be noted that only the main site can view and clean tasks in the whole network. Other sites in the network cannot perform these tasks. We have opted for this philosophy because we are sure that only the super administrator can perform such actions. Your network is precious!

We do clean-up of your WordPress site, it will be a shame if the plugin does not clean itself after an uninstall! Of course yes, the plugin cleans itself and removes any data used to store its settings once uninstalled.