Milan Dinić

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<p>This plugin enables using WordPress as a cron system that would hit external URLs (ie. any URL) on a scheduled basis. User can submit URL and interval in which that URL should be opened by WordPress.</p>
<p>This can be used, for example, for other WordPress sites that are on hosts that don’t have native cron system or where it’s complicated to set it up. For that cases, URL should be in format <code>http://example.com/wp-cron.php</code> and there should be constant <code>DISABLE_WP_CRON</code> in <code>wp-config.php</code> file to avoid running WordPress own pseudo cron:<br />
    define(‘DISABLE_WP_CRON’, true);</p>
<p>It’s recommended to setup a real cron for the site where this plugin is installed, with interval that is the lowest one from settings. Follow WordPress specific advises from above, and check links from <a href="http://blog.milandinic.com/wordpress/plugins/run-external-crons/" rel="nofollow ugc">plugin’s page</a> on how to set up this.</p>
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Run External Crons

Use WordPress internal cron system to hit external URLs on a scheduled basis.

Scott Kingsley Clark

<p><strong>Requires PHP 5.6+ and WordPress 4.9+</strong></p>
<p>Create and Manage Cronjobs in WP by loading Scripts via URLs, including Scripts, running Functions, and/or running PHP code. This plugin utilizes the wp_cron API.</p>
<p>All you do is install the plugin, schedule your Scripts / Functions / PHP code to run at a specific interval, and live your life — Cron it up!</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<h4>Administration</h4>
<ul>
<li>Create and Manage Custom Cronjobs</li>
<li>View Custom Cronjob Activity Log</li>
<li>View and Remove Existing Cronjobs</li>
<li>View Available Cronjob Schedules and Intervals</li>
<li>Reset Logs or all Crony settings</li>
<li>Admin.Class.php – A class for plugins to manage data using the WordPress UI appearance</li>
</ul>


Crony Cronjob Manager

Create and Manage Cronjobs in WP by loading Scripts via URLs, including Scripts, running Functions, and/or running PHP code.

Run External Crons vs Crony Cronjob Manager