WordPress runs background tasks through WP-Cron, including scheduled posts, email, backups, and data syncing. WP-Cron is triggered by page visits, so tasks on low-traffic sites may not run exactly on time. Advanced Cron Manager PRO includes execution records and diagnostic tools to the cron dashboard, so you can examine what happened when scheduled events ran.

The dashboard lists each event’s hook, arguments, schedule, and next execution time. The free functionality helps you manage scheduled work; PRO adds execution history, performance details, error capture, and callback debugging.

Review event runs and callbacks

• Cron Logger: See timestamps and success or failure status for each event execution.
• Performance Stats: Review execution time and peak memory usage per event to find slow or resource-heavy tasks.
• Error Catcher: Catch fatal errors thrown by cron callbacks and show them in the log.
• Debug Tool: Log custom data from inside a callback with do_action('advanced-cron-manager/log').
• Event Listeners: See the functions and methods hooked into an event to understand what code runs for its hook.

Manage events and their timing

Search and filter the event list, run an event manually to test it or trigger it immediately, pause or resume it, and add or remove events. Bulk actions let you remove, pause, or unpause several events at once. For development work, the dashboard delivers copyable PHP implementation snippets for an event’s action hook and callback to use in your own add-on or theme.

With PRO’s Event Rescheduling, change an event’s next execution date and schedule. You can move heavier tasks away from peak hours to balance server load. Advanced Scheduling (Schyntax) lets you define times beyond simple intervals, such as noon on the last day of the month, weekdays only, or every Tuesday and Friday. You can also view, add, edit, and remove custom cron schedules.

Choose how WP-Cron is triggered

The Server Scheduler feature can disable WP-Cron’s default page-load triggering and provides instructions for setting up a real server cron job when more precise timing is needed. Install and activate Advanced Cron Manager PRO on the WordPress website, open the cron management dashboard, and use its event and diagnostic tools to review activity and make changes.

Pausing an event unschedules it and stores it in the wp_option; unpausing reschedules it. Events you create remain after add-on deactivation, while custom schedules are available only while the plugin is active. Paused events are rescheduled on plugin uninstall. A 14-day money-back guarantee is provided for Advanced Cron Manager PRO.