You don’t really need a Plugin to define these type of cronjobs in a timely manner. All you need to do is to reliably call the WordPress Cron file which is wp-cron.php The question is if your Webhost allows you to start wget without any path command or if it’s allowed to start it anyway. … Read more
I had to read this a few times to understand it and I am not sure if my interpretation is correct. Anyhow here is my interpretation (apologies if I have gotten this wrong)… You have a CRON job that is intended to update files of some sort. This CRON job will run when someone visits … Read more
First of all: if you haven’t read it already, please check the official documentation on WP-Cron. The problem in your code is this line add_action( ‘setupCronJob_whatToMine’, ‘setupCronJob’); You’re defining a new action setupCronJob_whatToMine and add the setupCronJob method to it. But as this is a custom action you just created, it will never be called … Read more
Sending mass emails that actually get delivered is not a simple matter at all. Even if your code sends 1000 messages correctly, many if not most of them will get blocked or labeled as spam unless you comply with a long list of mass email best practices. (See also: The FTC’s CAN-SPAM Act – Compliance … Read more
The cron event needs to be registered on the plugin activation hook like so: register_activation_hook( __FILE__, ‘activate_cron’ ); function activate_cron() { wp_schedule_event( current_time( ‘timestamp’ ), ‘hourly’, ‘the_function_to_run’ ); } The the_function_to_run defined in the wp_schedule_event needs to be your function that you want to run at the time interval. Note: When you say something is … Read more
Is it possible to use `wp_schedule_event` with real cronjobs?
You can also disable the auto wp-cron from loading and setup a manual cron job on your server. Add the following line to your Wp-config.php define(‘DISABLE_WP_CRON’, true); and then on your server/control panel create a cron job to run the following: wget http://www.yourdomain.com/wp-cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1 I run mine every 5 minutes.
WordPress daily cron is executing more frequently than once a day
Another way to repeat a task regularly – but not on every page refresh – without using cron is to use a transient that lasts for a day. It will even help your website display its homepage faster!! A transient is a wordpress way to cache bits of html. It is especially useful for complex … Read more
I tried: function import_recurring_3( $args, $args2, $args3 ) { var_dump( $args ); var_dump( $args2 ); var_dump( $args3 ); } And it worked. Just bizar.