wp-cron refers to a WordPress subsystem that allows for the scheduled execution of code
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How to Trigger WP CRON at Local Timestamp?
I am trying to schedule WP Cron that should run every midnight at Local Timestamp, but it is taking UTC only. This the code I am trying with,
if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'midnight_cron' ) ) {
$...
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WP cron and update post meta
I try to create a scheduled cron job which runs every hour, Its my first time working with wp-cron.
In the cron function, I want to update post meta values, if some conditions are met.
I also tested ...
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Wordpress function, Run using Crontab
I have disabled cronjobs on my nginx server, as it is better to run from crontab.
define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true);
How could I run a custom wordpress function using Crontab, once per day?
This ...
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Cronjob function not executed - negative seconds
I've created a custom function that read an XML file and import it in woocommerce products. The XML files are exported by an external platform every day in the website ftp.
I replaced the wordpress ...
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Question regarding Post Scheduling
First i want to say that my wordpress site is a daily verse website and everyday i have always 1 post. But since i just started the website i do not have visitors yet to trigger the wordpress cron and ...
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WP-CLI cron on multisite using WP-Toolkit “succeded”, but callback not executed
I'm trying to trigger WordPress crons within a multisite using Plesks WordPress toolkit.
Generally it is working, but the callback doesn't seemed to be executed.
The command to execute crons:
/...
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WP cron job code
i want to set cron job but i dont actually know where to put my code to be checked on every page visit? This is done with sage framework and i want to set cron, just dont know where to put the code. ...
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Wordpress cronjob get scheduled but function does not run
I am trying to schedule wordpress cron job having dynamic hooks. I am developing a plugin and the cron jobs are to be scheduled dynamically. I need a way to name the hooks that directly corresponds to ...
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How to make sure WP-CRON job loops through all posts?
I am using WP-Crontrol and have some CRON jobs running daily to check the age of the posts. If the post is 2 days older, they will be deleted.
This works but for some reason, only some of the three ...
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WP Cron - Run Cron after evey 15 minutes at a specific time for the next three hours
In WordPress I want to schedule an Event which will run my function (hook) at a specific time (let's say at 6PM) and then it will run again after 15 minutes (means at 6:15 PM) and keep running after ...
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WP Cron JOb - Publish Post when URL is available Else Schedule a new Cron Job
I wanted to achieve the following.
I will create cron job in wordpress (i am using wp_schedule_single_event)
The callback function of hook will check if URL (which i will provide) is available.
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Add lines to wp-config.php file for disabling wp cron job automatically
Is it possible to add lines to wp-config.php with some codes inside theme (like may be on theme activation)
i want add the below code without editing the wp-config file manually
define('...
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cron.php being constantly deleted [closed]
I have a problem with a WordPress installation (even a fresh one), one and only one server. The cron.php file is being deleted in a random time. The site had an infection but it was reinstalled ...
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Is there way to run a code every time when any cron is run?
publish_post is an action triggered whenever a post is updated and its new status is "publish".
Is there similar action which is trigger when cron is run including WordPress default crons?
I am ...
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Scheduling posts on wordpress adds wrong seconds as post_date
When scheduling a post in wordpress, e.g. 15:50, I always see that as time there are always seconds added at the end, e.g. 15:50:48, which ruins my cronjobs and makes them run 1 minutes later (if I ...
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How to make sure that only one wp_cron() runs at a time?
I have around 20 wp_cron() functions like the following code. Almost all crons run hourly; a few are daily.
if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'my_task_hook' ) ) {
wp_schedule_event( time(), 'hourly', '...
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WordPress Multisite cron jobs using cron tab
U have a WordPress multisite install with subfolders. U'm trying to set up cron jobs. I know I can setup for each site with,
HTTP_HOST=sub.example.com php wp-cron.php > /dev/null
But this doesn't ...
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Run external file cron using WordPress Scheduler
I am using a WordPress store where I am importing products and categories from external API. Procedure for each files have created in external files. Earlier I used cpanel to assign those crons like ...
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If planning a new post, each URL gets a “/?doing_wp_cron=1234…”
unfortunately I realise that each URL from my wordpress site (actual WP version) gets a "/?doing_wp_cron=1234..." at the end if I planned a new post for public it some times later.
What could cause ...
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WordPress Cron is scheduled but not running
I'm writing a plugin that uses WordPress Cron.
Here the code I am using to add and remove the cron event. On plugin activation it creates the cron event, and on plugin de-activation it removes the ...
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Setup wp_schedule_event within a custom plugin
I am using WordPress 4.9.6 and I am trying to create a plugin that pulls data from an external API.
See below my current code:
myPlugin.php
<?php
/**
Plugin Name: myPlugin
description: Get Data ...
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Plugin with functions inside a class & how to trigger WP CRON
Another developer has created a plugin for me that imports some data from an XML feed, before it imports it runs a function that deletes the existing items, then runs the import function. These both ...
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How to use wp-ajax in wp-cron
I have create a custom wordpress plugin where i am using wp ajax. In class's __construct i have an action (admin_footer) in order to use wp_enqueue_script and wp_localize_script following wp ...
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Better way to run heavy scripts using WordPress database
I am going to make plugin, collecting post views from Google Analytics.
The main idea is to get views per post and store them with post meta.
Problem:
My blog has a lot of posts and google analytics ...
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wp-cron and execution of code in is_admin() included script
I am developing a plugin. Among other things its backend settings will allow admins to update a site data file from a 3rd party data provider, or to switch on/off a wp-cron job to do this ...
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Use wp_set_post_terms() instead of wp_insert_post()
Since I use cron jobs for automation I ran into some problems with the taxonomy. Before I used the cron job, the following code used to work:
$custom_tax = array(
"project-type" => array(
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Code does not work in class implementation but works fine in functions.php file
I am trying to clean up my codes and separate them in class files.
I have this block of code that works perfectly fine where it sets the status of events older than a week to trash when I add it in ...
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Constant WP_CRON_LOCK_TIMEOUT already defined in /htdocs/wp-config.php
I got this PHP error :
Notice: Constant WP_CRON_LOCK_TIMEOUT already defined in /htdocs/wp-config.php on line 195
I don't understand because when I do a search in the wordpress project with the ...
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Use cron to create a non blocking task
I'm writing a plugin which collects a pretty large feed. From each feed item a custom post will be created. The feed can also contain images for each item that is uploaded from the remote url. ...
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How does task scheduler plugin implements cron that is not dependent on page load request? [closed]
I have been looking at task scheduler Plugin that claims to run cron task at a fixed interval without depending on page load request. Can anyone help me understand how it does the same?
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Is there any background process that I can run from plugin without depending on page hits on a website without affecting page-load speed?
I am developing a WordPress plugin and wants to run a background task that calls an API and updates database table. Now, the API can only give results for 5 DB entries in one go and for 500 entries in ...
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Does wp-cron runs all tasks scheduled at same time together or one after other?
I am developing a plugin and want to add a cron task(let's say cron_task_test) but have a doubt. In case 15 tasks(they may be scheduled by multiple plugins or the user himself) are scheduled to run at ...
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WP CRON duplicate wp_insert_post with has < and > tag
When I trigger the CRON job to insert all the MovieTitle, all the MovieTitle with the < and > tag, will insert more duplicates. but if run this through the plugin itself works fine.
Any solution ...
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wp-cron behaviour when there are multiple queued tasks
Ive experimenting with using a server side cron to execute wp-cron instead of Wordpress, as suggested by countless articles.
What I don't quite understand is how wp-cron is supposed to deal with ...
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What is minimum time interval for which a cron be scheduled?
What is the minimum time interval for which a cron can be scheduled? Is it 1 second or a minute?
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How to make a implement queue for scheduling tasks in WordPress?
Is it possible to implement some queuing mechanism for task scheduling? In my plugin, I want to run a task triggered by cron for 5 seconds and if not complete, save the state and call another Async ...
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How to run multiple Async HTTP requests in Wordpress?
In my plugin, I want to call 10 or more HTTP requests asynchronously in WordPress so that I need not wait for the response of anyone. Is there any way in Wordpress that supports this and also ...
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How wp-cron can run in background if PHP is single threaded?
I read that wp-cron runs when a page load request comes. So, if PHP is single threaded how can all the cron jobs run as a separate task?
If that's not the case, may anyone please help to understand ...
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Will cron job run if page loaded is being served from cache?
As a cron job does not run until a page load request comes, what will happen in case page-loaded is being served from cache by some caching plugin? Will WordPress still run a cron job that is ...
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How to schedule a cron job in plugin without waiting for page load request?
I want to schedule a cron job from my plugin using wp_cron but came to know that it only checks for cron only on page load. Is there any way to run a cron job even if the page is not loaded? Since I ...
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wp_schedule_single_event() wont accept argument
Like the title says, wp_schedule_single_event() will not accept an argument no matter what I do.
function test($arg1) {
return ($arg1);
//wp_die($arg1);
}
add_action('test', 'test');
//...
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Why is `wp_unschedule_event` not working
I have following code. wp_clear_scheduled_hook and wp_unschedule_hook are working when uncomment them. But wp_unschdule_event is not working. Why?
public function __construct() {
...
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How to create and run cronjob in WP without using the plugin?
I have a problem I'm wondering, need someone to help.
I am doing a function that sends email to followers weekly and monthly. Currently, I have written a function to use, but one thing is I do not ...
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wordpress cronjobsin woocomerce
Can I use wordpress "wp_cron.php" functions in my woocomerce payment gateway plugin to update the status of orders every minute for example?
I tried to add this code inside "functions.php", put it ...
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Switch from wp-cron to a server cron job
I'm creating a wordpress plugin that trades cryptocurrencies.
It's a bot and I need to check the currency values every 10 seconds. In order to do that I need to run a PHP script through a cron-job.
I'...
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How to disable or exclude caching for wp-cron.php* in managed wordpress?
How to disable or exclude caching for wp-cron.php* in managed wordpress ?
Due to caching, importing through cronjob is not working.
Is there any plugin or option which can clear cache whenever ...
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Problem creating cron job wordpress
I'm currently trying to create a wordpress plugin where i can trade bitcoins.
I should create a cron job where I want to check a value I get from some API calls, but my cron job isn't activating ...
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WP-Cron system doesn't work on server
In my current WordPress project I get the following error message when I view my cronjobs:
There was a problem spawning a call to the WP-Cron system on your site. This means WP-Cron events on your ...
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Should I have a single cron job that loops the users, or one for each user?
I'm working on a website which only registered users can access, and they are manually added to the site, since there is no registration enabled. Think of it as a private shop. The number of users is ...
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Custom recurrence not working / Wp Cron event
I created a wp cron event with a custom interval of 5 minutes, but it is only executed hourly instead of every 5 minutes. (The callback is properly executed.)
The DISABLE_WP_CRON constant is set to ...
