How to Create and Modify a WordPress Cron Job

Cron is Unix Linux utility that is used to schedule commands or script on server that runs in the background.   Some examples of WordPress cron job might involve scheduling post to publish or backup plugin running on predefined schedule.   Today we going to dive into how to create, modify, and run WordPress cron job..   WP-Cron also works when the page is loaded, which could be less reliable.   If you are looking for alternative way to set up system cron with WordPress we recommend checking out Tom Mcfarlin's article on defining WordPress cron job.   And for those who perhaps are not as advanced, we going to explore how to use WP-Cron along with WP Crontrol plugin. This lets you view and control what's happening in WP-Cron system..   Also, you can create new cron jobs and trigger existing ones to run, 5 bonus stars on top — Josh, creator of Caldera Forms..   In this example, we going to add WordPress Cron for Disqus plugin.   Add Cron Event and input dsq sync forum as our action name, choose the next run time, and choose the 10-minute recurrence we just created.   You can also manage WP-Cron events and or WordPress Cron WP-CLI.   Read more