You can go about it this way, explanation in pseudo code and in the comments. Create a function like the following in your functions.php file: /** * This function collects the tasks that are due in a week and sends a reminder **/ function check_user_tasks_week_before() { // query which Completion Dates are in a week … Read more
For whatever reason, this part: for ($z = 1; $z <= $Number_of_Categories; $z++) is the offender. even though $Number_of_Categories was defined above where it is used, the value wasn’t holding. I had to build a function instead, and do this: function get_Number_of_Categories(){ return “2”; } for ($z = 1; $z <= get_Number_of_Categories(); $z++) once I … Read more
As @Milo said, WP Cron will only really get triggered when someone requests something from WP, that is visit any WordPress page (I haven’t looked up the exact details so I don’t know if, for example, an AJAX request would trigger the scheduled event). You said that you have broken up the main task into … Read more
How to Solve the WordPress Cron Job Site Slow down Problem?
I figured it out. I had used the function obs_daily_cron_fn() inside the function obs_plugin_fn(). So the function was not triggered untill the plugin page is opened. Now moving the function obs_daily_cron_fn() out of the function obs_plugin_fn() works perfectly.
Simple Cronjob Walker Create a CPT cronjob for your cronjobs. Add the relevant post meta data (action, last_executed,… and whatever you need) Create a walker function function my_cronjob_walker() { $args= array( ‘post_type’ => ‘cronjob’, ‘posts_per_page’ => 1, ‘meta_key’ => ‘last_executed’ ‘orderby’ => ‘meta_value’, ); $cronjob = new WP_Query($args); if ($cronjob->have_posts()) while ($cronjob->have_posts()) { $cronjob->the_post(); // … Read more
First, unless zeeshan is actually a function inside a class, do not use array($this,’zeeshan’). (If it is in a class, nevermind.) Second, even if this event is firing – it may or may not be? – the way you have it is only going to affect the current pageload when triggered, so is rather pointless. … Read more
No need for a routine here – use the WordPress hook system to “attach” a function that will run when a post is published: // https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Action_Reference/publish_post function wpse_225371_post_published( $post_id, $post ) { // Do your thang } add_action( ‘post_published’, ‘wpse_225371_post_published’, 10, 2 );
You probably don’t have enough visitors on your site. Although it looks otherwise WordPress doesn’t actually schedule the events. It writes the time when it should happen to the database, and only when somebody visits the site WP gets fired up, checks the database and fires the event. So, if nobody is around at the … Read more
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