Title: WP Cron Pixie Author: ianmjones Published: February 9, 2017 Last modified: December 1, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-cron-pixie/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1593112) ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-cron-pixie/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1593112) # WP Cron Pixie By [ianmjones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ianmjones/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-cron-pixie.1.6.2.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-cron-pixie/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-cron-pixie/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-cron-pixie/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-cron-pixie/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-cron-pixie/) ## Description A little dashboard widget to view the WordPress cron, and run an event now rather than later. This plugin was built for the [Building Reactive WordPress Plugins](https://deliciousbrains.com/building-reactive-wordpress-plugins/) series of articles on the [Delicious Brains Blog](https://deliciousbrains.com/blog/). 1. [Building Reactive WordPress Plugins – Part 1 – Backbone.js](https://deliciousbrains.com/building-reactive-wordpress-plugins-part-1-backbone-js/) 2. [Building Reactive WordPress Plugins – Part 2 – Vue.js](https://deliciousbrains.com/building-reactive-wordpress-plugins-part-2-vue-js/) 3. [Building Reactive WordPress Plugins – Part 3 – Elm](https://deliciousbrains.com/building-reactive-wordpress-plugins-part-3-elm/) The current version is using [Gleam on the front end](https://ianmjones.com/2025/06/wp-cron-pixie-v1-5-0-released-front-end-switched-from-elm-to-gleam/). ## Screenshots * [[ * WP Cron Pixie widget. * [[ * Searching for a cron schedule. * [[ * Searching for a cron event. ## Installation #### From your WordPress dashboard 1. Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’ 2. Search for ‘WP Cron Pixie’ 3. Activate WP Cron Pixie from your Plugins page. #### From WordPress.org 1. Download WP Cron Pixie. 2. Upload the ‘wp-cron-pixie’ directory to your ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory, using your favourite method (ftp, sftp, scp, etc…) 3. Activate WP Cron Pixie from your Plugins page. ## FAQ ### What is the answer to life, the universe and everything? 42 ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/98195d228e9177e36ca8a13d4c674356c6df724a3e0468dc646c9cc872a077a8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Nice dashboard widget.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-dashboard-widget/)󠁿 [Bowo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/qriouslad/) February 26, 2017 Works great listing all the cron tasks. Combining this with WP Cron Control. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-cron-pixie/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP Cron Pixie” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ ianmjones ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ianmjones/) [Translate “WP Cron Pixie” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-cron-pixie) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-cron-pixie/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-cron-pixie/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-cron-pixie/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-cron-pixie/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.6.2 * Fixed compatibility with PHP 7.4. * Updated dependencies. #### 1.6.1 * Example events setting is now saved for each subsite in a multisite install. #### 1.6.0 * Added search of schedules and events. * Added display of event hook with args when mouse hovers over event name. * Auto refresh setting is now saved for each user. #### 1.5.0 * Gleam front end. * Fixed “Error message: Event schedule does not exist.” debug.log messages when example events enabled. * Fixed example events not being removed from cron schedules after turning them off. * Tested with WP 6.8 * Requires WP 6.0+ * Requires PHP 7.4+ #### 1.4.4 * Updated dependencies. * Tested with WP 6.5 #### 1.4.3 * Tested with WP 6.4 #### 1.4.2 * Fixed dashboard widget trying to run at network level in a multisite. * Tested with WP 6.1 #### 1.4.1 * Fixed wrong data refreshing into non-primary subsite of directory multisite. * Minor updates to framework and build tools. * Tested with WP 5.4 #### 1.4 * Added checkbox to control whether example cron events should be added to cron. * Added checkbox to control whether the display should auto refresh. * Added “Refresh” icon for manual refresh of data. * Fixed not all strings in UI being translatable. * Elm 0.19 front end. #### 1.3.1 * Minor updates to framework and build tools. * Tested with WP 4.9.8. #### 1.3 * Elm 0.18 front end. #### 1.2 * Elm front end. #### 1.1 * Vue.js front end. #### 1.0 * Initial release. * Backbone.js front end. ## Meta * Version **1.6.2** * Last updated **4 months ago** * Active installations **20+** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-cron-pixie/) * Tags * [admin](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[cron](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cron/) [dashboard](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dashboard/)[widget](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/) [wp cron](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wp-cron/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-cron-pixie/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-cron-pixie/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-cron-pixie/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-cron-pixie/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-cron-pixie/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-cron-pixie/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-cron-pixie/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-cron-pixie/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ ianmjones ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ianmjones/) ## Support Got something to say? 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