A lightweight WordPress plugin to view and debug all scheduled WP-Cron tasks.
Re{code} Cron Viewer provides a clean, user-friendly interface to monitor all your WordPress scheduled tasks. Perfect for developers and site administrators who need to:
- See exactly what tasks are scheduled
- Verify tasks are running on time
- Debug plugins that use WP-Cron
- Monitor background processes
- Troubleshoot scheduling issues
- Dashboard Integration β Dedicated admin page in WordPress sidebar
- Complete Overview β Lists all pending WP-Cron events
- Detailed Information β Hook names, arguments, schedules, execution times
- Timezone Aware β Converts to your site's local timezone
- Status Indicators β Visual warnings for overdue tasks
- Lightweight β Minimal performance impact
- Go to Plugins β Add New
- Search for "Re{code} Cron Viewer"
- Click Install and Activate
- Download the latest release
- Upload via Plugins β Add New β Upload Plugin
- Activate the plugin
git clone https://github.com/recodecommerce/recode-cron-viewer.git
cd recode-cron-viewer
# Upload files to wp-content/plugins/recode-cron-viewer/- After activation, find Cron Viewer in your WordPress admin sidebar
- Click to view all scheduled tasks
- Review task details, schedules, and status indicators
- Red timestamps indicate overdue tasks
- WordPress 5.0 or higher
- PHP 7.4 or higher
- Standard WP-Cron functionality
No, this is a read-only viewer. It only displays information without making changes.
No, the plugin has minimal footprint and only loads on its admin page.
Current version is view-only. Management features may be added in future releases.
Yes, it displays tasks even if you're using server-level cron (DISABLE_WP_CRON).
recode-cron-viewer/
βββ recode-cron-viewer.php # Main plugin file
βββ readme.txt # WordPress.org readme
βββ LICENSE # GPL v2 license
βββ .gitignore
Contributions are welcome! Please:
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -m 'Add amazing feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/amazing-feature) - Open a Pull Request
This plugin follows:
- Prepared for WordPress Repository submission
- Updated tested WordPress version to 6.9
- Improved code quality and standards compliance
- Enhanced internationalization support
- Fixed timezone handling using gmdate()
- Enhanced security with proper output escaping
- Improved arguments display formatting with JSON encoding
- Improved internationalization
- Code quality improvements
- Initial release
- Core functionality to view all WP-Cron tasks
- Timezone-aware timestamps
- Status indicators
- WordPress.org: Plugin Page (pending approval)
- Documentation: recodecommerce.com
- Support: GitHub Issues
- Website: recodecommerce.com
This plugin is developed and maintained by re{code}commerce β a professional eCommerce development team specializing in:
- WordPress & WooCommerce development
- Custom eCommerce solutions
- Payment gateway integrations
- Platform migrations
- Ongoing development support
Need custom WordPress development? Get in touch!
Re{code} Cron Viewer is licensed under the GPL v2 or later.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
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