wp-cron

wp_schedule_event with dynamic names but same function

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This is what the 4th parameter, $args is for. Use a single name for the event and pass the unique name as an argument. public function schedule($interval, $event): void { $args = array($event); if (! \wp_next_scheduled(‘my_scheduled_event’, $args)) { \wp_schedule_event(time(), $interval, ‘my_scheduled_event’, $args); } } Then you can have a single callback function that has access … Read more

HELP: Code To Check Status And Write Debug Entry

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You can get the response code with wp_remote_retrieve_response_code() and log the response with error_log(). function my_better_uptime_heartbeat() { $worked = false; $response = wp_remote_get( ‘https://betteruptime.com/api/v1/heartbeat/<heartbeat_ID>’ ); if ( ! is_wp_error( $response ) ) { if ( 200 == wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $response ) ) { // It worked, no need to log anything. $worked = true; } } … Read more

Change a Post’s Status based on the date from a custom field? (for Event posts)

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There are several little issues with your code. This is what I use for the exact same thing though and it works: // expire events on date field. if (!wp_next_scheduled(‘expire_events’)){ wp_schedule_event(time(), ‘daily’, ‘expire_events’); // this can be hourly, twicedaily, or daily } add_action(‘expire_events’, ‘expire_events_function’); function expire_events_function() { $today = date(‘Ymd’); $args = array( ‘post_type’ => … Read more

Working function() doesn’t execute when triggered by WP CRON

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Turns out that the issue within the code was neither the WP CRON nor was it the function that performs a WP_Query and SQL query of a custom DB table. As standalone functions, they both worked perfectly. The problem actually ended up being that I specified a timezone in the WP CRON using date_default_timezone_set( ‘America/Los_Angeles’ … Read more

WP CRON Fails At 13:00 Every Day

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After further troubleshooting today, and with outstanding support from SiteGround, I have found the root cause. Turns out that every time termly_account_update wp-cron action ran (scheduled every 24 hours), it would crash the wp-cron processes, causing all other due now wp-cron actions to fail, including my my_heartbeat action. termly_account_update is a wp-cron job associated with … Read more