I’d say the first thing to check is whether or not the cron is actually running properly. Whenever I have issues like this, it’s usually with the cron run itself, not with the code it’s calling. Remove all of the code inside your hooked function and replace it with a single line that sets an … Read more
Unfortunately email can be like that. It works most of the time, but sometimes messages just poof. Especially if email is being sent by some small hosting account (more suspicious) as opposed to large email service (less suspicious). You can try to verify with hosting if emails were really sent, but if they were I … Read more
Try this two plugins: Post Notification Subscribe2
The function wp_create_user calls wp_insert_user which check to see if $username and $email already exists and if so it returns a new WP_Error so you wont have duplicate users in your database and it wont send the new user email more then once, but i’m not sure if that is the best way to do … Read more
I used http://rolopress.com/ a while back and have nice features for contact administration
See wp_schedule_single_event() function. The general idea would be each time after you are done with a batch of users schedule next run few minutes ahead and pass info (such as offset from which user to continue) in arguments. On larger scale I’d consider looking into alternate more specialized solutions or simplifying your process. Mass emailing … Read more
This should be visible by default on your WP admin dashboard under “recent comments”. is there something else you’re looking for it to do?
Downloaded Microcast iPhone app which let’s you record and post podcasts to twitter and Facebook. No bells and whistles but easy to use Microcast.org
If you dig into the code of postie (plugin), you’ll probably find your answer. In particular, see the filter sample files, and then trace backwards from there. From the FAQ: Can I add special text to the body of the post when using postie?, Yes. You can create your own function, and use the postie_post … Read more
Spam prevention should be done on the email’s servers side, by that I mean you should not disrupt your usability because of spam, instead you should use a proper spam block or filtering service on your email side. For example I have been using Postini for years and have pretty much no spam to contend … Read more