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WP Cron HTTP Auth

by Jeff Starr · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 9 Aug 2026, 5 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Cron HTTP Auth
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Cron HTTP Auth still maintained?
Yes. Last release 9 Aug 2026, 5 releases in the last 24 months. 9 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Cron HTTP Auth, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer specialk since Jun 2018. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Cron HTTP Auth removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Cron HTTP Auth safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Cron HTTP Auth update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.6. No one-star spike after it. 9 Aug 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
specialk6 Jun 2018 to 9 Aug 2026, 31 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6.20 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Cron HTTP Auth
Q1 20241
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 9 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star17
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

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

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Cron HTTP Auth
4 May 202670
11 May 2026124
18 May 2026132
25 May 2026122
1 Jun 2026147
8 Jun 2026144
15 Jun 2026121
22 Jun 202690
29 Jun 202695
6 Jul 2026175
13 Jul 2026172
20 Jul 2026188
27 Jul 2026169
3 Aug 2026244
10 Aug 2026615
17 Aug 2026344
24 Aug 2026234
31 Aug 2026162
7 Sep 2026173
14 Sep 2026209
21 Sep 2026218
28 Sep 2026266
5 Oct 2026282
12 Oct 2026227
19 Oct 2026312
26 Oct 2026300
2 Nov 202673

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 14% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version3.6
AuthorJeff Starr
Added6 Jun 2018
Last updated9 Aug 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6.20
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics
Tagsauth, cron, http, wp cron, http auth

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Questions

Is WP Cron HTTP Auth still maintained?

Yes. Last release 9 Aug 2026, 5 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns WP Cron HTTP Auth, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer specialk since Jun 2018.

Was WP Cron HTTP Auth removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is WP Cron HTTP Auth safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest WP Cron HTTP Auth update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.6. No one-star spike after it.

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