Manual Cron
Limited data: Manual Cron has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Manual Cron still maintained?
- No. Last release 26 Dec 2015, over 10 years ago. 26 Dec 2015 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Manual Cron, and has it changed hands?
- Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Manual Cron removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Manual Cron safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Manual Cron update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.0.1. No one-star spike after it. 26 Dec 2015 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership change recorded. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 11 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 4.4 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 26 Dec 2015. Tested up to 4.4, 27 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews.
| 5 star | 0 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
10+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.0.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Viktor Szépe |
| Added | 14 Dec 2015 |
| Last updated | 26 Dec 2015 |
| Active installs | 10+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 |
| Tested up to | 4.4.34 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | cron, manual, execute, wp cron, cron job |
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Questions
Is Manual Cron still maintained?
No. Last release 26 Dec 2015, over 10 years ago.
Who owns Manual Cron, and has it changed hands?
Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Was Manual Cron removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Manual Cron safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Manual Cron update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.1. No one-star spike after it.