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Advanced Cron Manager

Advanced Cron Manager - debug & control
by Kuba Mikita · 30,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 10 Mar 2026, 6 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

84/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Advanced Cron Manager
Ownership100
Maintenance55
Security100
SupportNo data
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Advanced Cron Manager still maintained?
Yes. Last release 10 Mar 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months. 10 Mar 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Advanced Cron Manager, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Kubitomakita since Feb 2014. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Advanced Cron Manager removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Advanced Cron Manager safe?
4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.5.7). Not on the exploited list. 30 Oct 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Advanced Cron Manager update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.7.0. No one-star spike after it. 10 Mar 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
Kubitomakita24 Feb 2014 to 25 Aug 2025, 77 commits
bracketspace17 Sep 2019 to 10 Mar 2026, 15 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2014.

Maintenance

Last release
8 months ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.3 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Advanced Cron Manager
Q1 20241
Q2 20246
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20255
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 10 Mar 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.7.

Average rating per quarter for Advanced Cron Manager
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20241.0
Q4 20245.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star34
4 star2
3 star0
2 star1
1 star2
Latest low reviews

Security record

4 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 2.5.7).

Show 4 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
30 Oct 2024Advanced Cron Manager - debug & control <= 2.5.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 2.5.62.5.7Patched before disclosure
7 Aug 2024Advanced Cron Manager - debug & control <= 2.5.9 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 2.5.92.5.10Patched before disclosure
10 Apr 2024Advanced Cron Manager - debug & control <= 2.5.2 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 2.5.22.5.3Patched before disclosure
4 Jan 2022Advanced Cron Manager <= 2.4.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Events/Schedules Creation/Deletion4.3< 2.4.22.4.2Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

30,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Advanced Cron Manager
4 May 2026498
11 May 20261,797
18 May 20261,932
25 May 20261,821
1 Jun 20261,594
8 Jun 20261,670
15 Jun 20261,529
22 Jun 20261,170
29 Jun 20261,168
6 Jul 20261,231
13 Jul 20261,275
20 Jul 20261,582
27 Jul 20261,542
3 Aug 20261,466
10 Aug 20261,456
17 Aug 20261,594
24 Aug 20261,626
31 Aug 20261,667
7 Sep 20261,682
14 Sep 20261,250
21 Sep 20261,548
28 Sep 20261,534
5 Oct 20261,610
12 Oct 20261,223
19 Oct 20261,585
26 Oct 20261,487
2 Nov 2026235

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 21% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.7.0
AuthorKuba Mikita
Added24 Feb 2014
Last updated10 Mar 2026
Active installs30,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP5.3
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagscron, wpcron, manager, crontrol, cron manager

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Questions

Is Advanced Cron Manager still maintained?

Yes. Last release 10 Mar 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Advanced Cron Manager, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer Kubitomakita since Feb 2014.

Was Advanced Cron Manager removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Advanced Cron Manager safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.5.7). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Advanced Cron Manager update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.7.0. No one-star spike after it.

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