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Async Background Worker

by todiadiyatmo · WordPress.org page

v1.0 Tested up to WP 4.9.31

Async Background Worker has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,686 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 27, 2017, tested up to WordPress 4.9.31.

Async Background Worker at a glance

Active installs
10+
Total downloads
1,686
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Async Background Worker well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.9.31, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Add new job to new worker queue using add_async_job command $job = new stdClass(); // the function to run $job->function = 'function_to_execute_on_background'…
  • Implement function function function_to_execute_on_background($data) { //do something usefull echo "Background job executed successfully\n"; }
  • Run wp background-worker listen

Details

Async Background Worker, more information please visit this page [https://tonjoo.github.io/async-background-worker/](https://tonjoo.github.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • async background worker
  • background worker

More from todiadiyatmo

Version
1.0
Last updated
Dec 27, 2017
First published
Dec 22, 2017
Requires WordPress
4.4
Tested up to
4.9.31
Requires PHP
–
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Async Background Worker FAQ

What does Async Background Worker do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Async Background Worker offers Add new job to new worker queue using add_async_job command $job = new stdClass(); // the function to run $job->function = 'function_to_execute_on_background', Implement function function function_to_execute_on_background($data) { //do something usefull echo "Background job executed successfully\n"; } and Run wp background-worker listen.

How many active installs does Async Background Worker have?

WordPress.org reports 10+ active installs for Async Background Worker as of September 7, 2026.

Is Async Background Worker still maintained?

The last release was on December 27, 2017, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Async Background Worker free?

Async Background Worker is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.