diff --git a/modules/website/wordpress/wordpress-cron-manager.sh b/modules/website/wordpress/wordpress-cron-manager.sh
index e2cae61..816d1cc 100755
--- a/modules/website/wordpress/wordpress-cron-manager.sh
+++ b/modules/website/wordpress/wordpress-cron-manager.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,220 @@ safe_remove_cron_jobs() {
     return $?
 }
 
+# Function to validate wp-config.php syntax before and after modification
+# Returns 0 if valid, 1 if syntax error detected
+validate_wp_config_syntax() {
+    local wp_config="$1"
+
+    # Check if file exists and is readable
+    [ ! -f "$wp_config" ] && return 1
+    [ ! -r "$wp_config" ] && return 1
+
+    # Validate PHP syntax using php -l if available
+    if command -v php >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        if ! php -l "$wp_config" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            return 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # Additional checks: ensure file has opening <?php and is not corrupted
+    if ! grep -q "^<?php" "$wp_config" 2>/dev/null; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+# Function to check if cron job already exists for a specific site
+# Returns 0 if exists, 1 if not found
+cron_job_exists() {
+    local user="$1"
+    local site_path="$2"
+
+    crontab -u "$user" -l 2>/dev/null | grep -qF "$site_path" && return 0 || return 1
+}
+
+# Function to check if DISABLE_WP_CRON already exists in wp-config
+# Returns 0 if exists, 1 if not found
+disable_wp_cron_exists() {
+    local wp_config="$1"
+
+    grep -q "DISABLE_WP_CRON.*true" "$wp_config" 2>/dev/null && return 0 || return 1
+}
+
+# Function to verify user owns the WordPress installation
+# Returns 0 if user matches, 1 if mismatch
+verify_user_ownership() {
+    local user="$1"
+    local wp_config="$2"
+
+    # Get actual owner of file
+    local actual_owner=$(stat -c '%U' "$wp_config" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+
+    if [ -z "$actual_owner" ]; then
+        # stat failed, try alternative method
+        actual_owner=$(ls -l "$wp_config" 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $3}')
+    fi
+
+    # Verify user matches
+    if [ "$user" = "$actual_owner" ]; then
+        return 0
+    else
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to check if user exists and can receive crontab entries
+# Returns 0 if valid, 1 if not
+user_is_valid() {
+    local user="$1"
+
+    # Check if user exists in system
+    if ! id "$user" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Check if user can be used with crontab (not system user like root)
+    # Should have a real home directory
+    local home_dir=$(getent passwd "$user" | cut -d: -f6)
+    if [ -z "$home_dir" ] || [ "$home_dir" = "/dev/null" ]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+# Function to pre-check all WordPress installations before any modifications
+# Returns count of valid installations
+preflight_check() {
+    local panel="$1"
+    local found_count=0
+    local issues_count=0
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "Running pre-flight checks..."
+    echo ""
+
+    # Find all wp-config.php files based on panel type
+    local wp_configs=""
+    case "$panel" in
+        cpanel)
+            wp_configs=$(find /home/*/public_html -name "wp-config.php" -type f 2>/dev/null)
+            ;;
+        interworx)
+            wp_configs=$(find /home/*/*/html -name "wp-config.php" -type f 2>/dev/null)
+            ;;
+        plesk)
+            wp_configs=$(find /var/www/vhosts/*/httpdocs -name "wp-config.php" -type f 2>/dev/null)
+            ;;
+        *)
+            wp_configs=$(find /var/www/html -name "wp-config.php" -type f 2>/dev/null)
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    if [ -z "$wp_configs" ]; then
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}No WordPress installations found${NC}"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    while IFS= read -r wp_config; do
+        found_count=$((found_count + 1))
+        site_path=$(dirname "$wp_config")
+        user=$(extract_user_from_path "$site_path")
+
+        # Verify user is valid
+        if ! user_is_valid "$user"; then
+            echo -e "${RED}✗${NC} Site $found_count: Invalid user '$user' ($site_path)"
+            issues_count=$((issues_count + 1))
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        # Verify user owns the WordPress install
+        if ! verify_user_ownership "$user" "$wp_config"; then
+            echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠${NC} Site $found_count: User mismatch - extracted='$user', owner=$(stat -c '%U' "$wp_config" 2>/dev/null) ($site_path)"
+            issues_count=$((issues_count + 1))
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        # Validate wp-config.php syntax
+        if ! validate_wp_config_syntax "$wp_config"; then
+            echo -e "${RED}✗${NC} Site $found_count: Invalid wp-config.php syntax ($site_path)"
+            issues_count=$((issues_count + 1))
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} Site $found_count: $site_path (user: $user)"
+    done <<< "$wp_configs"
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "Pre-flight check complete:"
+    echo "  Total found: $found_count"
+    echo "  Issues: $issues_count"
+    echo "  Ready: $((found_count - issues_count))"
+
+    return $((found_count - issues_count))
+}
+
+# Function to display detailed status of all WordPress installations
+# Shows current state before any changes
+show_installation_status() {
+    local panel="$1"
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "Current WordPress Installation Status:"
+    echo ""
+
+    local wp_configs=""
+    case "$panel" in
+        cpanel)
+            wp_configs=$(find /home/*/public_html -name "wp-config.php" -type f 2>/dev/null)
+            ;;
+        interworx)
+            wp_configs=$(find /home/*/*/html -name "wp-config.php" -type f 2>/dev/null)
+            ;;
+        plesk)
+            wp_configs=$(find /var/www/vhosts/*/httpdocs -name "wp-config.php" -type f 2>/dev/null)
+            ;;
+        *)
+            wp_configs=$(find /var/www/html -name "wp-config.php" -type f 2>/dev/null)
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    if [ -z "$wp_configs" ]; then
+        echo "No WordPress installations found"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    local count=0
+    while IFS= read -r wp_config; do
+        count=$((count + 1))
+        site_path=$(dirname "$wp_config")
+        user=$(extract_user_from_path "$site_path")
+
+        # Check wp-cron status
+        if disable_wp_cron_exists "$wp_config"; then
+            cron_status="${GREEN}Disabled${NC} (system cron)"
+        else
+            cron_status="${YELLOW}Enabled${NC} (default)"
+        fi
+
+        # Check if cron job exists
+        if cron_job_exists "$user" "$site_path"; then
+            cron_job="${GREEN}Yes${NC}"
+        else
+            cron_job="${YELLOW}No${NC}"
+        fi
+
+        echo "$count. ${BOLD}$site_path${NC}"
+        echo "   User: $user"
+        echo "   WP-Cron: $cron_status"
+        echo "   System Cron Job: $cron_job"
+        echo ""
+    done <<< "$wp_configs"
+
+    echo "Total installations: $count"
+}
+
 # Function to generate staggered cron time
 # Distributes jobs across 60 minutes to avoid load spikes
 generate_staggered_cron() {
@@ -204,6 +418,8 @@ echo -e "  ${CYAN}8)${NC} Re-enable wp-cron server-wide (all WordPress sites)"
 echo ""
 echo -e "${CYAN}Status & Information:${NC}"
 echo -e "  ${CYAN}5)${NC} Check wp-cron status for domain/user"
+echo -e "  ${CYAN}9)${NC} Run pre-flight checks (validate all installations)"
+echo -e "  ${CYAN}10)${NC} Show detailed status of all WordPress sites"
 echo ""
 echo -e "  ${RED}0)${NC} Return to menu"
 echo ""
@@ -215,9 +431,9 @@ while true; do
     read -r choice
     choice="${choice:-0}"
 
-    if ! [[ "$choice" =~ ^[0-8]$ ]]; then
+    if ! [[ "$choice" =~ ^([0-9]|10)$ ]]; then
         echo ""
-        print_error "Invalid choice. Please enter 0-8"
+        print_error "Invalid choice. Please enter 0-10"
         echo ""
         continue
     fi
@@ -394,8 +610,50 @@ case "$choice" in
         echo -e "${GREEN}Found WordPress:${NC} $wp_config"
         echo ""
 
-        # Check if already disabled
-        if grep -q "define.*DISABLE_WP_CRON.*true" "$wp_config" 2>/dev/null; then
+        # Extract site path and user
+        site_path=$(dirname "$wp_config")
+        user=$(extract_user_from_path "$site_path")
+
+        # PRE-FLIGHT VALIDATION CHECKS
+        echo "Running pre-flight validation checks..."
+        echo ""
+
+        # Check 1: Validate user
+        if ! user_is_valid "$user"; then
+            print_error "User '$user' is not valid or not a cPanel user"
+            press_enter
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} User valid: $user"
+
+        # Check 2: Verify user ownership
+        if ! verify_user_ownership "$user" "$wp_config"; then
+            actual_owner=$(stat -c '%U' "$wp_config" 2>/dev/null || ls -l "$wp_config" | awk '{print $3}')
+            echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠${NC} User mismatch detected:"
+            echo "     Extracted user: $user"
+            echo "     Actual owner: $actual_owner"
+            echo ""
+            echo -n "Continue anyway? (y/n) [n]: "
+            read -r confirm
+            if [ "$confirm" != "y" ] && [ "$confirm" != "Y" ]; then
+                press_enter
+                exit 0
+            fi
+        else
+            echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} User ownership verified"
+        fi
+
+        # Check 3: Validate wp-config.php syntax BEFORE any changes
+        if ! validate_wp_config_syntax "$wp_config"; then
+            print_error "wp-config.php has syntax errors - cannot modify"
+            echo "  Please fix syntax issues first"
+            press_enter
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} wp-config.php syntax is valid"
+
+        # Check 4: Check for existing DISABLE_WP_CRON
+        if disable_wp_cron_exists "$wp_config"; then
             echo -e "${YELLOW}wp-cron is already disabled for this site${NC}"
             echo ""
             echo -n "Re-configure anyway? (y/n) [n]: "
@@ -404,8 +662,28 @@ case "$choice" in
                 press_enter
                 exit 0
             fi
+        else
+            echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} wp-cron currently enabled (will be disabled)"
         fi
 
+        # Check 5: Check for existing cron job
+        if cron_job_exists "$user" "$site_path"; then
+            echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠${NC} System cron job already exists for this site"
+            echo ""
+            echo -n "Update existing cron job? (y/n) [n]: "
+            read -r confirm
+            if [ "$confirm" != "y" ] && [ "$confirm" != "Y" ]; then
+                press_enter
+                exit 0
+            fi
+        else
+            echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} No existing system cron job"
+        fi
+
+        echo ""
+        echo "All validation checks passed. Proceeding with configuration..."
+        echo ""
+
         # Backup wp-config.php
         cp "$wp_config" "${wp_config}.backup-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
         echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} Backed up wp-config.php"
@@ -413,6 +691,20 @@ case "$choice" in
         # Safely disable wp-cron in wp-config.php
         if disable_wpcron_in_config "$wp_config"; then
             echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} Set DISABLE_WP_CRON to true in wp-config.php"
+
+            # CRITICAL: Verify syntax after modification
+            if ! validate_wp_config_syntax "$wp_config"; then
+                print_error "CRITICAL: wp-config.php syntax became invalid after modification!"
+                echo "  Attempting to restore backup..."
+                backup_file=$(find "${wp_config}.backup-"* 2>/dev/null | sort -r | head -1)
+                if [ -n "$backup_file" ]; then
+                    cp "$backup_file" "$wp_config"
+                    echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} Restored from backup"
+                fi
+                press_enter
+                exit 1
+            fi
+            echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} wp-config.php syntax verified after modification"
         else
             print_error "Failed to modify wp-config.php"
             echo "  Please check file permissions and syntax"
@@ -421,27 +713,25 @@ case "$choice" in
         fi
 
         # Add cron job with staggered timing
-        site_path=$(dirname "$wp_config")
         if [ -z "$site_path" ]; then
             echo -e "${RED}✗${NC} Could not determine site path"
             continue
         fi
         cron_cmd="cd \"$site_path\" && /usr/bin/php -q wp-cron.php >/dev/null 2>&1"
 
-        # Add to user's crontab - Multi-panel support
-        user=$(extract_user_from_path "$site_path")
+        # Check if cron job already exists (for duplicate prevention)
+        if cron_job_exists "$user" "$site_path"; then
+            # Remove old one first to avoid duplicates
+            safe_remove_cron_jobs "$user" "$site_path.*wp-cron.php"
+            echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠${NC} Removed existing cron job (updating)"
+        fi
 
-        # Check if cron job already exists
-        if crontab -u "$user" -l 2>/dev/null | grep -q "$site_path.*wp-cron.php"; then
-            echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠${NC} Cron job already exists for this site"
+        # Generate staggered cron time and add to crontab
+        cron_time=$(generate_staggered_cron)
+        if safe_add_cron_job "$user" "$cron_time" "$cron_cmd"; then
+            echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} Added cron job ($cron_time)"
         else
-            # Generate staggered cron time
-            cron_time=$(generate_staggered_cron)
-            if safe_add_cron_job "$user" "$cron_time" "$cron_cmd"; then
-                echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} Added cron job ($cron_time)"
-            else
-                echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠${NC} Failed to add cron job"
-            fi
+            echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠${NC} Failed to add cron job"
         fi
 
         echo ""
@@ -1014,6 +1304,20 @@ case "$choice" in
         echo "  • Successfully reverted: $reverted"
         ;;
 
+    9)
+        # Run pre-flight checks
+        echo ""
+        print_banner "Pre-Flight Checks"
+        preflight_check "$SYS_CONTROL_PANEL"
+        ;;
+
+    10)
+        # Show detailed status
+        echo ""
+        print_banner "WordPress Installation Status"
+        show_installation_status "$SYS_CONTROL_PANEL"
+        ;;
+
     0)
         exit 0
         ;;