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WP Cron HTTP Auth

By Jeff Starr

Site Administration & Utilities / Site Health & Diagnostics

WP Cron HTTP Auth Review - In-Depth Analysis

Enables WP Cron on sites using HTTP Authentication. This lightweight plugin works silently in the background to ensure scheduled tasks run smoothly.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.84/10

User Rating

5/5 (based on 17+ reviews)

Active Installations

1,000+

Update Frequency

Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

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. It is super lightweight, fast, and effective, using only 30KB of code.

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, a 15-year WordPress developer and book author.

I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation or purchase one of my books.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free WP Cron HTTP Auth plugin.

Auth

Cron

Http

Http Auth

Wp Cron

Screenshots

FAQ

Yes, this plugin works great on Multisite.

Contributors and developers

“WP Cron HTTP Auth” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Jeff Starr

Free Version

WPS

6.84

Average

Ratings

5 out of 5 | 17

Version

3.6

Last updated

2 weeks ago

Active installations

1,000+

WordPress version

7.1 or higher

PHP version

5.6.20 or higher

Languages

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WP Cron HTTP Auth Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Other Notable Features

Screenshots

FAQ

Contributors and developers

Ratings

Reviews (17)

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Contributors & Developers

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Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (0)

Previous Versions

WPS

6.84

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