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Hooking WP-Cron Into the System Task Scheduler

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  • Content type (Online Workshop, Lesson, Course, Tutorial, or Lesson Plan): Lesson
  • Content title: Hooking WP-Cron Into the System Task Scheduler
  • Topic description: Learn how to hook the WP-Cron scheduler into the server cron/task scheduler to run critical tasks at specific intervals.
  • Audience (User, Developer, Designer, Contributor, etc.): Developer
  • Experience Level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Any): Intermediate

Learning Objectives

  • Explain how to disable WP-Cron in order to configure it with the system cron/task scheduler
  • Describe how to set up and execute the wp-cron.php file using the crontab in a Linux/Unix server

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