ianmjones

A little dashboard widget to view the WordPress cron, and run an event now rather than later.
This plugin was built for the <a href="https://deliciousbrains.com/building-reactive-wordpress-plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc">Building Reactive WordPress Plugins</a> series of articles on the <a href="https://deliciousbrains.com/blog/" rel="nofollow ugc">Delicious Brains Blog</a>.
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<li><a href="https://deliciousbrains.com/building-reactive-wordpress-plugins-part-1-backbone-js/" rel="nofollow ugc">Building Reactive WordPress Plugins – Part 1 – Backbone.js</a></li>
<li><a href="https://deliciousbrains.com/building-reactive-wordpress-plugins-part-2-vue-js/" rel="nofollow ugc">Building Reactive WordPress Plugins – Part 2 – Vue.js</a></li>
<li><a href="https://deliciousbrains.com/building-reactive-wordpress-plugins-part-3-elm/" rel="nofollow ugc">Building Reactive WordPress Plugins – Part 3 – Elm</a></li>
</ol>
The current version is using <a href="https://ianmjones.com/2025/06/wp-cron-pixie-v1-5-0-released-front-end-switched-from-elm-to-gleam/" rel="nofollow ugc">Gleam on the front end</a>.

WP Cron Pixie

Works great listing all the cron tasks. Combining this with WP Cron Control.

Nice dashboard widget.

A little dashboard widget to view the WordPress cron.

Jeff Starr

This plugin enables WP Cron on sites using HTTP Authentication.
How to use: Visit the plugin settings, enter your HTTP Auth credentials, save changes, done.
Everything happens silently and automatically in the background.
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👉 Supports defined constants via wp-config.php 
 👉 Super lightweight, fast, and effective 
 👉 Plugin uses only 30KB of code
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Privacy
This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.
WP Cron HTTP Auth is developed and maintained by <a href="https://x.com/perishable" rel="nofollow ugc">Jeff Starr</a>, 15-year <a href="https://plugin-planet.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress developer</a> and <a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">book author</a>.
Support development
I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can <a href="https://monzillamedia.com/donate.html" rel="nofollow ugc">make a donation</a> or purchase one of my books:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">The Tao of WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://digwp.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Digging into WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://htaccessbook.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">.htaccess made easy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/wordpress-themes-book/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Themes In Depth</a></li>
<li><a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/downloads/wizards-collection-sql-recipes-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress</a></li>
</ul>
And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:
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<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/bbq-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">BBQ Pro</a> – Blazing fast WordPress firewall</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/blackhole-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Blackhole Pro</a> – Automatically block bad bots</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/banhammer-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Banhammer Pro</a> – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/ga-google-analytics-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">GA Google Analytics Pro</a> – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/head-meta-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Head Meta Pro</a> – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/rest-pro-tools/" rel="nofollow ugc">REST Pro Tools</a> – Awesome tools for managing the WP REST API</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/simple-ajax-chat-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Simple Ajax Chat Pro</a> – Unlimited chat rooms</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/usp-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">USP Pro</a> – Unlimited front-end forms</li>
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Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂

WP Cron HTTP Auth

Needed it. Simply works. Awesomeness. :-)

Works like charm!

Exactly what was needed to solve the cron task problems we encountered once we put in place Require valid user restrictions into our .htaccess file.

Small plugin. Does exactly what it says on the tin. No spam. No ads. No nags.

Solved our Staging and Dev environment issues

Enables WP Cron on sites using HTTP Authentication.

WP Cron Pixie vs WP Cron HTTP Auth