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/

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