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Take control of your CRON jobs by restricting them to your website's low traffic hours. From the admin screen, you can:<\/p>\n\n
Restricting your recurring CRON events to only run after hours helps with two (2) things:<\/p>\n\n
WordPress CRON is based on traffic, which means if your site does not see a lot of traffic, CRON events may not be triggered at the time that they are scheduled. Limiting your website's CRON events to off-hours while also depending on site traffic to trigger them may not produce the intended results. There are two (2) solutions I recommend:<\/p>\n\n
wp-cron.php<\/code>. View WordPress Documentation<\/a>.<\/li>\n- Use Cron-Job.org.<\/strong> If you can't set up your system's task scheduler, I recommend outsourcing that job to cron-job.org to automatically ping your website's
wp-cron.php<\/code> file. It is a free service from the German-based developers. Go to Cron-Job.org<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\nThere are three (3) ways to install my plugin: automatically, upload, or manually.<\/p>\n\n
Install Method 1: Automatic Installation<\/h4>\n\n
Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don't need to leave your web browser.<\/p>\n\n
\n- Log in to your WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n
- Navigate to Plugins > Add New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Where it says \"Keyword\" in a dropdown, change it to \"Author\"<\/li>\n
- In the search form, type
TessaWatkinsLLC<\/code> (results may begin populating as you type but my plugins will only show when the full name is there)<\/li>\n- Once you've found my plugin in the search results that appear, click the Install Now<\/strong> button and wait for the installation process to complete.<\/li>\n
- Once the installation process is completed, click the Activate<\/strong> button to activate my plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n
Install Method 2: Upload via WordPress Admin<\/h4>\n\n
This method involves is a little more involved. You don't need to leave your web browser, but you'll need to download and then upload the files yourself.<\/p>\n\n
\n- Download my plugin<\/a> from WordPress.org; it will be in the form of a zip file.<\/li>\n
- Log in to your WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n
- Navigate to Plugins > Add New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Click the Upload Plugin<\/strong> button at the top of the screen.<\/li>\n
- Select the zip file from your local file system that was downloaded in step 1.<\/li>\n
- Click the Install Now<\/strong> button and wait for the installation process to complete.<\/li>\n
- Once the installation process is completed, click the Activate<\/strong> button to activate it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n
Install Method 3: Manual Installation<\/h4>\n\n
This method is the most involved as it requires you to be familiar with the process of transferring files using an SFTP client.<\/p>\n\n
\n- Download my plugin<\/a> from WordPress.org; it will be in the form of a zip file.<\/li>\n
- Unzip the contents; you should have a single folder named
crontrol-hours<\/code>.<\/li>\n- Connect to your WordPress server with your favorite SFTP client.<\/li>\n
- Copy the folder from step 2 to the
\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> folder in your WordPress directory. Once the folder and all of its files are there, installation is complete.<\/li>\n- Now log in to your WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins<\/strong>. You should now see my plugin in your list.<\/li>\n
- Click the Activate<\/strong> button under my plugin to activate it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
Please check out the FAQ on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n2.1.0 - November 9, 2023<\/h4>\n\n\n- Update: updated configuration to match other AuRise Creative plugins<\/li>\n
- Update: confirmed functionality for WordPress Core version 6.4<\/li>\n
- Feature: added additional resources in Plugin Support block on admin page (developer documentation, FAQ, and emergency website service)<\/li>\n
- Update: updated backend scripts to utilize defer strategy loading<\/li>\n
- Update: updated backend script to use
wp_add_inline_script<\/code> instead of wp_localize_script<\/code> for AJAX URL.<\/li>\n- Update: updated backend assets to use minified files when not debugging<\/li>\n
- Minor: updated JS files to use
let<\/code> and const<\/code> instead of var<\/code><\/li>\n- Minor: updated styles for admin page<\/li>\n
- Language: removed the
languages<\/code> folder and Domain Path<\/code> in plugin to rely on Translating WordPress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n2.0.0 - March 30, 2023<\/h4>\n\n\n- Feature: Added a \"Restrict Frequent\" setting that, when enabled, will restrict events that run multiple times a day to only run between the daily start and end times while maintaining their specified intervals.<\/li>\n
- UI: Updated the appearance of the settings page<\/li>\n
- UI: Added more information to the \"Update Hours\" tab and outputted information<\/li>\n
- Assets: Compressed the PNG images loaded on the backend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.1.0 - November 9, 2022<\/h4>\n\n\n- Feature: Added a plugin setting to explicitly exclude hooks from being automatically updated<\/li>\n
- Feature: Added a status and fix link to the list of links on the plugin page between \"Settings\" and \"Deactivate\" to quickly navigate to those tabs from the plugins page<\/li>\n
- Fix: Updated the CRON event that is added when the plugin is activated to take place around midnight respective to the WordPress site's timezone<\/li>\n
- Language: Added the
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