Custom WordPress Cron Job Setup
The CallCronjob class is designed to facilitate the creation and management of custom cron jobs in WordPress. By specifying a cron job name, interval, and function to be executed, you can automate tasks such as report generation, data syncing, or content updates at specified intervals. This class provides an easy way to set up these cron jobs programmatically.
Parameters
Section titled “Parameters”- cronName: A unique identifier for the cron job.
- interval: The time interval in seconds for running the cron job.
- functionName: The name of the function to be executed when the cron job is triggered.
The CallCronjob class can be easily implemented into any WordPress project.
Example
Section titled “Example”Example 01: Schedule a Cron Job to Run Every Hour
Section titled “Example 01: Schedule a Cron Job to Run Every Hour”<?phpnew CallCronjob((object) array( 'cronName' => 'every_one_hour', // Name of the cron job 'interval' => 3600, // Interval in seconds (1 hour) 'functionName' => 'generate_hourly_report' // Function to be executed));?>Example 02: Schedule a Cron Job to Run Every 12 Hours
Section titled “Example 02: Schedule a Cron Job to Run Every 12 Hours”<?phpnew CallCronjob((object) array( 'cronName' => 'every_twelve_hours', // Name of the cron job 'interval' => 43200, // Interval in seconds (12 hours) 'functionName' => 'send_summary_email' // Function to be executed));?>Example 03 : send_summary_email with MailTo Class
Section titled “Example 03 : send_summary_email with MailTo Class”<?php// Define the send_summary_email functionfunction send_summary_email() { // Create a new instance of the MailTo class to send an email $mail = new MailTo((object) [ 'email' => 'summary@terrhq.com', // Recipient's email address 'subject' => 'Daily Summary Report', // Email subject 'message' => '<h1>Daily Summary</h1><p>This is the summary of today\'s activity...</p>' // HTML message content ]);
// Any other logic related to the summary email can be placed here}
// Schedule the cron job to call send_summary_email every 12 hoursnew CallCronjob((object) array( 'cronName' => 'every_twelve_hours', // Name of the cron job 'interval' => 43200, // Interval in seconds (12 hours) 'functionName' => 'send_summary_email' // Function to be executed by the cron job));?>Knowledge Check
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