WordPress 6.0+ · 100% free · one-minute heartbeat

Reliable background jobs for WordPress.

A centralized job runner that keeps every C7 plugin’s background tasks running smoothly, with a visual dashboard, automatic retries, and a full history. The reliability that WP-Cron never gave you.

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the gist

One queue for every C7 task

WordPress’s built-in scheduler is unreliable and gives you no visibility into what ran, what failed, or why. C7 Cron routes all C7 plugin background work through one centralized queue, checks and executes jobs every minute, retries failures automatically, and shows every pending, running, completed and failed job in one dashboard.
The C7 Cron centralized job queue
what is inside

Visibility and reliability, free

C7 Cron is supporting infrastructure with no paid tier. Every feature is always available.

Centralized job queue

All C7 plugin background tasks run through one system.

Visual dashboard

Every pending, running, completed and failed job in one view.

Automatic retries

Failed jobs retry automatically with configurable limits.

Job history

A complete log of executed jobs with results and timing.

Failure alerts

Get notified when a job fails via C7 Notifications.

Bulk actions

Cancel or retry many jobs at once.

One-minute heartbeat

Jobs are checked and executed every minute.

Execution filtering

Filter the history to find exactly the run you need.

History cleanup

Schedule automatic pruning of old job history.

C7 Cron execution history with retry and cancel actions
how it works

Install once, it just runs

Install and activate and you are done: other C7 plugins automatically register their background tasks with C7 Cron. Open Settings > C7 Cron to watch the queue and execution history, cancel a job, or retry a failed one. Jobs from plugins like Languages, Import Export and others run reliably in the background without any configuration from you.
simple pricing

Free, every feature included

C7 Cron is supporting infrastructure for the suite. There is no paid tier and nothing is gated.

Free - $0 CAD

The complete plugin: the centralized job queue, visual dashboard, automatic retries, full job history, failure alerts, bulk actions, the one-minute heartbeat, and scheduled history cleanup. Every feature, always available.

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Suite-ready - included

Built to power the whole C7 suite. Any C7 plugin can register background jobs, failure alerts flow through C7 Notifications, and settings live in the Mission Control hub. Automatic updates from c7.ca.

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the details

Specs

C7 Cron technical summary.

Platform

WordPress 6.0+, PHP 8.0+.

Schedule

One-minute heartbeat for reliable execution.

Reliability

Automatic retries with configurable retry limits.

Monitoring

Pending, running, completed and failed states.

Integrations

C7 Notifications alerts, Mission Control settings.

Licence

Free, no paid tier.

questions

Frequently asked questions

Is C7 Cron free?

Yes. It is supporting infrastructure for the suite with no paid tier. Every feature is always available.

Do I need to configure anything?

No. Other C7 plugins automatically register their tasks, and jobs run in the background without setup.

What happens when a job fails?

It retries automatically up to your configured limit, and you can get a failure alert through C7 Notifications.

How often do jobs run?

A one-minute heartbeat checks and executes jobs every minute for reliable scheduling.

Can I see what ran?

Yes. A complete history logs every executed job with results and timing, with filtering and scheduled cleanup.

ready when you are

Give your background tasks a home

Install the free runner and let every C7 plugin’s background work run reliably, with full visibility. Self-hosted, on your own server, yours to keep.

Get C7 Cron
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1 minute
Heartbeat that checks and runs jobs on time
0 config
Plugins register their own jobs automatically
100 % free
Every feature, no paid tier