Introduction to WP-Cron

[jonathanbossenger]

Details

• Content type (Online Workshop, Lesson, Course, Tutorial, or Lesson Plan): Lesson
• Content title: Introduction to WP-Cron
• Topic description: Introduce WP-Cron, why we need it, and how it works
• Audience (User, Developer, Designer, Contributor, etc.): Developer
• Experience Level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Any): Intermediate

Learning Objectives

• Explain what WP-Cron is
• Differentiate between WP-Cron and a server cron
• Explain why we need WP-Cron
• Briefly describe the request flow of a WP-Cron task

Related Resources and Other Notes

• https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron/

Automation Code

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Lesson Development Checklist

• Gather any relevant links to Support, Docs, or related material
• Description and Objectives finalized
• Lesson created and announced to the team for review
• Lesson reviewed
• Lesson video submitted and published to WPTV
• Lesson created on Learn.WordPress.org
• Lesson video published to YouTube
• Lesson on Learn.WordPress.org updated with YouTube video
• Lesson published to Learn.WordPress.org

[jonathanbossenger]

@CrochetFeve0251 In reviewing the Cron module, I realized I left out an important introduction lesson, so I've added it here with the lesson description/objectives. Would you be okay with starting with this one first?

[CrochetFeve0251]

@jonathanbossenger Yes that would be fine for you

[CrochetFeve0251]

I added a first version from the script: wptrainingteam/learn-wp-content#18

Tell me if you think I should add more on these two points:

• Explain why we need WP-Cron
• Briefly describe the request flow of a WP-Cron task