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Basic Dev Tools

A plugin with some Basic Tools For Development and Developers. Trying to be easier the way of develop common things in WP

By Rodrigo Techera·Cron·Free
5(4 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 10 years ago
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As of April 2026, Basic Dev Tools is a WordPress cron plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Crontrol.

5/54 reviews
10active installs
1.8K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

This was developed thinking in the common things that a developer could need at the time of build an app in WP.

Special Settings

A Special Setting Page allowing you to easily change global settings that in ocations are hidden in WP.

Cron Task and Schedules Manager

A section that allow you to create and delete schedules and tasks that run internally in the WP Cron. You could see and monitor the distinct schedules, the times and next executions for each one. Also you have the posibilty to execute one of them without affect the cron schedules.

Post Types Manager with shotcodes

A section that allow you to create distinct Post Types without a line of code. You could specify names and special settings like new taxonomies for each one of them. Then you could call them with the common functions f…

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Screenshots

Ratings & Reviews

54 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.4.1 (2015-05-24)

  • Added “Hide Admin Bar” Special Setting
  • Added “Disable Theme Updates” Special Setting
  • Added “Disable Plugin Updates” Special Setting
  • Added “Disable Core Updates” Special Setting
  • Screenshot changed
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Rodrigo TecheraRodrigo Techera
Plugin Info
Version
1.4.1
Last Updated
Nov 19, 2015
WP Requires
3.0.1+
Tested Up To
4.4.34
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
1.8K+
Added
Apr 30, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

crontoolsdeveloperbasic toolsdevelopment

Developer

R
Rodrigo Techera
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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