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Cron Jobs

by Ariel · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 19 Dec 2025, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

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

82/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Cron Jobs
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Cron Jobs still maintained?
Yes. Last release 19 Dec 2025, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 19 Dec 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Cron Jobs, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer arielhr1987 since Aug 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Cron Jobs removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Cron Jobs safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.2.10). Not on the exploited list. 12 Sep 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Cron Jobs update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2.12. No one-star spike after it. 19 Dec 2025 · 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
plugin-master12 Aug 2019 to 12 Aug 2019, 1 commits
arielhr198713 Aug 2019 to 19 Dec 2025, 55 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
11 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Cron Jobs
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 19 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.

Rating distribution
5 star2
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 1.2.10).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
12 Sep 2024Cron Jobs <= 1.2.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.2.91.2.106

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

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Cron Jobs
4 May 202670
11 May 202698
18 May 2026124
25 May 2026117
1 Jun 2026116
8 Jun 2026123
15 Jun 2026119
22 Jun 202683
29 Jun 202691
6 Jul 202699
13 Jul 202696
20 Jul 2026123
27 Jul 2026120
3 Aug 2026139
10 Aug 2026145
17 Aug 2026129
24 Aug 2026111
31 Aug 202699
7 Sep 2026111
14 Sep 2026111
21 Sep 2026123
28 Sep 2026137
5 Oct 2026231
12 Oct 2026185
19 Oct 2026188
26 Oct 2026205
2 Nov 202628

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 23% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.2.12
AuthorAriel
Added13 Aug 2019
Last updated19 Dec 2025
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress4.1
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP5.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagscron, wp cron, scheduler, automation, Admin Tools

Other plugins by this author: Leira Letter Avatar, Roles & Capabilities, Transients, Access

Questions

Is Cron Jobs still maintained?

Yes. Last release 19 Dec 2025, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Cron Jobs, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer arielhr1987 since Aug 2019.

Was Cron Jobs removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Cron Jobs safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.2.10). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Cron Jobs update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.2.12. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue