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Description

Run scheduled callbacks or spawn cron for all scheduled events.

Usage

<?php wp_cron() ?>

Parameters

None.

Return Values

(null) 

When cron doesn't need to run..

Examples

if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'my_task_hook' ) ) {
  wp_schedule_event( time(), 'hourly', 'my_task_hook' );
}

add_action( 'my_task_hook', 'my_task_function' );

function my_task_function() {
  wp_mail( 'your@email.com', 'Automatic email', 'Automatic scheduled email from WordPress.');
}

Notes

• Cron is named after a unix program which runs unattended scheduled tasks.

Change Log

• Since: 2.1.0

Source File

wp_cron() is located in wp-includes/cron.php.

Related

The Plugin Handbook Cron Chapter is a great reference for coding WordPress Cron tasks.

• wp_schedule_event