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How to test wp_cron?
This is kind of a stupid question...
I scheduled a action to run every hour:
if(!wp_next_scheduled('my_hourly_events'))
wp_schedule_event(time(), 'hourly', 'my_hourly_events');
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WP Cron doesn't execute when time elapses
The goal
I want to use wp_schedule_single_event( ) to execute a single event that sends me an e-mail 8 minutes after the user submits a form.
The issue
The following code is in my functions.php:
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Running WordPress on the Command Line - Turn off Delayed Output?
I'm creating a cron job that runs outside of WordPress. From a development perspective, this makes it really easy to debug and create cleanup scripts or cron jobs, by just running a command like the ...
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Real automated and unattended wordpress upgrade including plugins
I'm looking for a truly automated way to upgrade wordpress and its plugins, something that i could put in the crontab and configure it to run daily.
I have several wordpress plugins (>20) and a ...
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How do I log plugin (cron) actions?
Is there a recommended way to log (failed) cron actions from your plugin? For example, I have a plugin that synchronizes with an external service every hour. I want to log how much was changed, but ...
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Check if function called by cron job
I have a function that I only want to run via a cron job. Is there a way I can check that a particular scheduled event is calling this function and not anything else?
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When does next Cron Job run (time from now)?
I would need to know how much time is left between now and the next time a specifc Cron Job is done.
For another answer I built a basic cron inspector plugin which can be found here.
Reason I'm ...
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Delete all scheduled events with a particular hook
I have several cron jobs all hooked to the same hook, but each with a different argument (a post ID). It appears wp_clear_scheduled_hook only clears job which match the argument passed with it (or ...
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How to debug WordPress “Cron” wp_schedule_event
How can I debug problems with WordPress Cron? I think it will trigger when users go to your site but any errors wont be shown to them, as the jobs are run "asynchronously". So how might I debug ...
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wp-cron.php - How are WP's Cron transients removed?
I have a Wordpress Network that I am tasked with disabling the WP Cron and replacing it with an Apache Cron. I have set up a PHP script that when called by an Apache Cron will loop through all sites ...
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Transient RSS feeds in wp_options not removed automatically?
I just noticed 55.000 entries(!) in my wp_options table. I had not been there for a while.
So I ran:
delete from `wp_options` where `option_name` like '_transient_timeout_rss%'
delete from ...
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Hourly WP schedule, do I need at least 1 visitor hourly?
I am planning to schedule an hourly task from my wp plugin, as I understand these tasks are triggered by visits to the website.
So for an hourly task I will need at least one visitor hourly.
Does it ...
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Refresh external feeds only in cron?
Is there an easy way to ensure that external feeds (via fetch_feed()) are only fetched via cron, and not when a regular user visits the site? This is for performance reasons, I want to minimize the ...
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Trigger a cron every 24h GMT -8
I' like to run a cron every 24 hours at midnight PST ( = GMT -8 )
This is what I have
if ( !wp_next_scheduled( 'cron_hook' ) ) {
//reset on 00:00 PST ( GMT -8 ) == GMT +16
$timeoffset = ...
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Recurring scheduled task help
I'm trying to set up a scheduled task in my Wordpress installation which will (eventually) run a script to send an email once a day with a load of data in.
However I can't seem to get a scheduled ...
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Calling static method in the Widget Class
I have a widget
class Xwidget extends WP_Widget{
function cron_addB(){}
}
I want to run a cron job that calls that function from outside the class
function xxx_cron_activation() { ;
if ( ...
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run a cron task without obstructing page load?
I have a plugin that lets users upload post attachments via AJAX in the admin area. I later try to push these files to DropBox via their REST API. It almost works. The issue is with WP cron task ...
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Running WP Cron on specific local time
The scenario is to run insert_post function every midnight (00:00) of local time. Must run daily on weekday.
function add_daily_task(){
if((date('l', time()) != 'Saturday') || (date('l', time()) ...
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How Do I Make WordPress Run an Event Every Day?
In a plugin I want to build, it deals with contests. A contest has a date on it. Does WordPress have a feature in it where it can run a piece of code every day without requiring someone to create a ...
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get_posts inside cron
Edited to rewrite my question
I'll try to be as clear as possible, as I need to get this resolved quickly.
I disabled WordPress' cron, and added a real cron job on my server to call wp-cron.php ...
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Cron jobs for deactivated plugins
Hi I am using a plugin to view the cron jobs that are run by wordpress. I am noticing that there are jobs related to plugins I have deactivated and even deleted. Why is this so and how can I remove ...
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Schedule cron event from widget
Can I use wp_schedule_event() to set up a cron job from within a widget?
I tried, but I can't make it work, The problem seems to be the $hook parameter. The function I'm trying to hook is located ...
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Use Cron to modify posts via sql
Hi to all I need to run this twice a day:
UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = REPLACE ( post_content, '[img]', '<img src="' );
UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = REPLACE ( post_content, '[IMG]', ...
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How to remove unused avatar uploads in buddypress
Im seeing in my wp-content/uploads/avatars folder that there are tons of avatars from when I created test users, but changed the avatars. So, i’m assuming that even if the user changes their avatar, ...
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Will Wordpress use the newer schedule if it is updated using the filter 'cron_schedules'?
I learned that you can add new cron schedules by using the cron_schedules filter. If I change a interval of a schedule that I added earlier, will a job that uses this schedule be scheduled using this ...
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WP Cron emails not working
Running wp 3.5.1.
I have 2 plugins that work in part. They do everything nice. If I click to send emails, they send the emails. However the scheduled emails are not being sent.
The plugins are:
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Scheduled Posts and wp-cron - Why don't scheduled posts publish if too old?
I notice that the documentation for wp_schedule_single_event mentions the following:-
The action will fire off when someone visits your WordPress site, if the schedule time has passed.
However ...
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How do you load WordPress from an external script when using MultiSite? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Using WordPress functions on other sites
I have an external script that needs to load up WordPress in order to have access to WordPress functionality.
In the past I ...
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Sending out scheduled emails
Will wordpress run cron if I have scheduled emails to send? Seems like if no visit (request) is made to the site, scheduled tasks won't run and therefore emails won't be sent eg. hourly.
According ...
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Delete posts from a post type automatically via Cron
how can I use Cron to delete posts of a certain post type once they reach a certain limit, like keep maximum 50 posts?
The reason is that these posts are being imported automatically periodically, so ...
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Transients vs CRON +Custom Fields: Caching Data Per Post
Wanted some opinions on a solution I'm trying to come up with:
I have a fan/enthusiast plugin I'm working on for fans of TV shows. One of the custom post types attached to the plugin is a release ...
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Schedule event every second thursday of the month
I'm working on an email system and they want it automated to send out emails every second thursday of the month. I've got the PHP sorted out and ready to fire a callback to send the emails, but I'm a ...
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Insert Wordpress page via external (cron) script?
I'm trying to write a php script that I can run out of cron to create new Wordpress pages.
Unfortunately, I can't find any documentation on how to do this. I'm using the WP scripts rather than ...
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How do i schedule cron in wordpress for each second?
I want to schedule a cron job in Wp3.5.1 to sending email to those customer whose appointment is pending.
here some code am trying:
For the testing am scheduling corn for each second to insert row ...
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WordPress Caching - Transients API or “update_user_meta ” Cronjob?
I'm trying to set user meta based on queries. Basically, things like IF the query returns true, set this or if not, set this (or don't set it, if it is true). This works great but the problem is I ...
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Create cron job without a plugin?
Basically I wrote a function that lets me change the post status to draft depending of a field in the postmeta table:
/**
* Remove ads if they have been sold for over 5 days
*/
function ...
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How is WP Cron Locking implemented?
WordPress takes measures to ensure that a cron task doesn't run twice when it should run once, e.g. once every hour when an hourly schedule is given, rather than the occasional twice at the scheduled ...
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WP_cron won't trigger my action
I'm in a dead end with a schedualed task in a wordpress plugin for a multisite. Somehow the action I added don't get triggered. The task is getting schedualed and returns a timestamp when I run ...
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Scheduled event does not run at midnight
I have an event scheduled to fetch feeds from different sources at midnight. I believe for some reason it is not being triggered. I use Core Control plugin for testing. When I 'Run Now' through it, ...
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Auto Publish On Cron
I have some 100 unpublished posts. I want to publish 1 random post every time a cron is run.
Is there a way or plugin to achieve this...
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WordPress Cron how to find out my event recurrence?
In my plugin I'm able to set a cron event like so:
wp_schedule_event(time(), 'daily', 'myhookname');
But want I want to do is be able to find out what recurrence I have set for myhookname.
The ...
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PHP5, Inheritance, Singleton - action & filter hook limitations
I'm currently working on a plugin, which uses the builtin cron functionality of wordpress.
Instead of using PHP4, I want to use PHP5 with inheritance and the singleton design pattern. I run in some ...
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Plugin for automated upgrade of WordPress core and it's plugins?
Is it possible to get your wordpress site to upgrade itself automatically. What I mean is, when plugins etc. needs to be upgraded, can you just press a button, or have a cron job, download the new ...
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Force Cron to run only on one server
Given a site running on server A and server B with a load balancer, shared database/etc, and a regular wp-cron task, how would I make sure that wp-cron only runs on server A, never on server B?
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Which file do I run a cron job on to make Twitter News Feed update more often?
I have installed the Twitter News Feed plugin which only updates once an hour. There is a button to press though that updates it immediately. I presume therefore that there is a file that I can call ...
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Remind a user about their account if they have not used it for 6 months
I have a website working with a user registration/login system all working also.
I wish to automatically send all users an email that have not used their account for 6 months. I have an idea, but ...
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Cronjob not working as expected - issue with hook?
Today I've tried to write a Wordpress Cronjob. For testing purposes I wrote a function that sends me an email every hour, but it's not working.
I've got a plugin called 'Core Control' which shows me ...
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Initialize WordPress environment to use in a real cron script
I have to run a PHP script through real cron (WP cron being too unreliable). Within that script, I need $wpdb to insert data into WordPress table. But of course $wpdb will not be available as ...
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Certain actions failing when run through cron
I am having a huge argument with Wordpress, and this is my last port of call before I throw the PC out of the window.
I have a plugin here that exports an XML feed into Wordpress posts. The posts ...
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WP CRON on shared hosting that does not allow loopback connections?
My hosting company infrom me that they do not allow loopback connections, which are required to run the following cron task on my server. I need to run a cron task for this plugin:
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