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Przykład wp_schedule_event ()

// register activation hook 
register_activation_hook( __FILE__, 'example_activation' );

// function for activation hook
function example_activation() {
    // check if scheduled hook exists
    if ( !wp_next_scheduled( 'my_event' )) {
         // Schedules a hook
         // time() - the first time of an event to run ( UNIX timestamp format )
         // 'hourly' - recurrence ('hourly', 'twicedaily', 'daily' ) 
         // 'my_event' - the name of an action hook to execute. 
         wp_schedule_event( time(), 'hourly', 'my_event' );
    }
}

add_action( 'my_event', 'do_this_hourly' );

// the code of your hourly event
function do_this_hourly() {
   // put your code here
}

// register deactivation hook 
register_deactivation_hook(__FILE__, 'example_deactivation');

// function for deactivation hook
function example_deactivation() {
    // clear scheduled hook
    wp_clear_scheduled_hook( 'my_event' );
}

Ważne: cron WordPress działa tylko wtedy, gdy zostanie trafiona jakaś strona Twojej witryny. Tak więc, dla witryny o niskim natężeniu ruchu, musisz ustawić crona na swoim hoście, aby trafiał na strony.

niestandardowy interwał powtarzania w wp_schedule_event ()

// this function add custom interval (5 minutes) to the $schedules  
function five_minutes_interval( $schedules ) {
      $schedules['five_minutes'] = array(
            'interval'  => 60 * 5,
            'display'   =>  '5 minutes';
    );
    return $schedules;
}

// add a custom interval filter
add_filter( 'cron_schedules', 'five_minutes_interval' );

// Schedules a hook
wp_schedule_event( time(), 'five_minutes', 'my_event' );