WordPress provides an excellent scheduling system known as wp_cron, which allows developers to schedule tasks to run automatically at certain intervals. This can be useful for a variety of use cases like running background tasks, sending emails, cleaning up old data, or performing any other maintenance task on a regular basis. In this article, we will walk through how to create a WordPress plugin that utilizes the wp_cron API to schedule and run a task. Prerequisites Before you begin, make sure that you have the following: Step 1: Set Up Your Plugin To start, you need to create a basic plugin. Follow these steps: This is the basic plugin structure,…

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