Cron Jobs / WP-Cron

Cron Jobs / WP-Cron — a practical guide to WordPress WP-Cron with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

WP-Cron runs on page loads by default. For critical schedules, use real server cron triggering `wp-cron.php`.

Schedule event

if (! wp_next_scheduled('acme_daily_event')) {
    wp_schedule_event(time(), 'daily', 'acme_daily_event');
}
add_action('acme_daily_event', function () {
    // daily task
});