wp-cron

Having difficulties with WP cron

You can add debugging statements to your code to verify if the cron job is being scheduled and executed correctly. like you can use error_log() to log messages to the PHP error log: public function schedule_event() { if (!wp_next_scheduled(‘redirection_checker_hook’)) { error_log(‘Scheduling redirection_checker_hook’); wp_schedule_event(time(), ‘every_three_minutes’, ‘redirection_checker_hook’); } } public function redirection_checker_func() { error_log(‘Running redirection_checker_func’); update_option(‘test_option’, ‘success’); … Read more

Cronjobs at night – but not the rest of the day

To achieve the behavior you’re describing in WordPress, where a cron job runs hourly but only between 2 AM and 5 AM, you have a couple of options. While WordPress doesn’t offer this level of specificity in its default scheduling, you can customize it to suit your needs. Custom Cron Scheduling: This involves creating a … Read more

‘wp_site_health_scheduled_check’ Causes Failure Of Other Scripts

First, turn on WP_DEBUG to get a log of the issue. In your wp-config.php you can add something like: define(‘WP_DEBUG’, true); //record all the errors define(‘WP_DEBUG_LOG’,__DIR__.’/wp-content/.wp-debug.log’); //you may want to move this to a more secure location (outside of the web root) define(‘WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY’, false); //don’t show errors on the front end Second, depending on your … Read more

wp_schedule_event with dynamic names but same function

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

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