You should set up a cron job on the server to do what the plugin authors are asking you to do: execute the php command they’ve given you. Just make sure you’re not setting up WordPress’s wp_cron(), since this one is not a real cron job. From this article: When it comes to WordPress, you … Read more
Will they wait until the next hit to wp-cron.php (+8 hours)? Yes. That’s why it’s important to keep this duration shorter. I usually keep it to every 5 minutes. PS: I know it’s an old question. But, wanted to answer it anyway, if someone else has the same question in the future.
It’s wrong to execute wp_schedule_event in plugin activation and cronjob tag. The correct tag to hook is wp. WordPress internal cron system works by “request-response” method, it checks for scheduled events immediately after any request to the whole system, after checking the scheduled events, it loads next parts of the system. So, hooking scheduling to … Read more
You’re calling a function with variables that are not defined and are required for the function to work correctly. function hourly_function() { $newClass = new newClass(); $var1 = ‘this should’; $var2 = ‘work with’; $var3 = ‘some content’; $newClass->newClass_function($var1, $var2, $var3); } You might want to move those variable to a __construct if ( ! … Read more
You can use the wp_doing_cron() method to determine if the request comes from a cron request or not. if( defined( ‘IN_MAINTENANCE’ ) && IN_MAINTENANCE && $pagenow !== ‘wp-login.php’ && ! is_user_logged_in() && ! wp_doing_cron() ) {
I think I’ve found it: wp_get_schedule(‘myhookname’) Edit: yes this works as I want it.
You can also publish posts in the future. That way you wouldn’t even need cron.
You could just try the alternate WP Cron method, which doesn’t require loopbacks. Add define(‘ALTERNATE_WP_CRON’, true); to your wp-config.php file.
Since you need to edit theme files, you’ll first want to determine whether you’re using a custom-built theme or something that was downloaded from somewhere. If it was downloaded from somewhere, you’ll need to create a child theme (basically, you just create a new style.css file which only needs to contain comments at the top, … Read more
How does one go about locking down transient API requests for multiple threading? Has anything done some benchmarking, just how much can the transient API handle for multiple concurrent requests? Under normal circumstances Transients API is essentially thin wrapper on top of Options API. The difference is that (unlike plain options) transients might make use … Read more