WP Cron HTTP Auth
Enables WP Cron on sites using HTTP Authentication.
5(15 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 week agoAs of April 2026, WP Cron HTTP Auth is a WordPress auth plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 15 reviews. It has been downloaded 32K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP 5.6.20+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 13% this week. Top alternative: authLdap.
5/515 reviews
1.0K+active installs
32K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018
Overview
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.
👉 Supports defined constants via wp-config.php
👉 Super lightweight, fast, and effective
👉 Plugin uses only 30KB of code
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 Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author.
Support development
I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
I couldn’t live without this plugin
by Jean Werk·1 year ago
Simple and efficient. I’ve installed it on all my Dev sites.
Does it work with NGINX?
by digitalgonzo·2 years ago·1 reply
Hi,
Thanks a lot for the plugin!
Does it also work with NGINX?
For some reason it does not work on my server…
Many thanks!
it works!
by Anonymous User 20791862·3 years ago
it works!
Works perfect!
by worldtravlr·3 years ago
Thanks for making this plugin! Works as described!
Best to protect!
by tinaponting·3 years ago
A great smal plugin that really makes a diffrence in protection
Download Trends
Today: 7Yesterday: 29This week: 140Period total: 8K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.7+ requiredTested up to 7.0 |
| PHP | 5.6.20+ required |
Version Adoption
v3.3
59.8%
v3.2
22.8%
Other
11.6%
v3.1
5.8%
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Changelog
If you like WP Cron HTTP Auth, please take a moment to give a 5-star rating. It helps to keep development and support going strong. Thank you!
3.4 (2026/02/03)
- Improves readme.txt documentation
- Tests on PHP 8.4 and 8.5
- Tests on WordPress 6.9
Full changelog @
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