Hit An External Cron
Use wordpress's internal cron system to hit an external cron on a daily basis
Maintenance 20/1005781d since update
Active installs
10
Downloads
3,881
Reviews
0
Age
15.8y
Tagscronexternal scripts
Plugin info
Total downloads: 3,881
Active installs: 10
Total reviews: 0
Average rating: 0
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 3/4/2010 (5781 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 3/4/2010 (15 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 2.9.2
Tested up to WordPress version: 4.6.30
Minimum PHP version: f
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Possibly abandoned • Last updated 5781 days ago
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Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 2.9.2
Tested up to: 4.6.30
Requires PHP: f
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Description
Some hosts suck. They don’t include basic things like cron that plenty of scripts need. Luckily for us, we can mimic wget http://example.com with this plugin. It’s about as simple as plugins get, but should make your life a bit easier.
Installation
- Upload
wordpress-hit-an-external-cron.phpto thepluginsdirectory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Add the URL of the page you want to hit daily to the Settings > External Cron Settings screen
- Drink a glass of scotch and be happy that your bad host is no longer an issue
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of scotch should I drink in step 4
There is no perfect answer to this. As an everyday scotch, I think you can do much worse then the Highland Park 12.
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Changelog
0.1
- The initial version.
- NEW FEATURE: A Menu
- NEW FEATURE: A Readme file
- NEw FEATURE: Hitting an external cron