Triggers WP-cron from a Dashboard widget and displays output.
As of April 2026, Manual Cron is a WordPress cron plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Crontrol.
Execute WP-cron manually by clicking a button on the Dashboard.
WP-cron is WordPress’ scheduler system, it can execute background jobs like plugin updates.
Manual Cron is a Dashboard widget available for every user.
If you have poorly written plugins WP-cron’s output may not be empty.
Development goes on on GitHub.
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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