Yes, Utopia Cron is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Utopia Cron?

Utopia Cron has 20 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Utopia Cron alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Utopia Cron include WP Crontrol, Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by…, Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Utopia Cron work with the latest WordPress?

Utopia Cron has been tested up to WordPress 2.5. It requires WordPress 2.3+ and PHP false+.

Utopia Cron — Reviews, Rating & Alternatives (2026)

Name: Utopia Cron
Author: Now 'utopiamech'

As of April 2026, Utopia Cron is a WordPress cron plugin with 20 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 17 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Crontrol.

0/5Rating

20active installs

12K+total downloads

18 yearssince 2008

Overview

Replacement for third-party timing scripts (cron) for timing events. Enter URLs and time intervals to get the URLs loaded at about those times. Useful for scripts that need a specific URL called to ‘manage’ the script.

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