Using WordPress ‘cron_reschedule_event_error’ PHP action

The cron_reschedule_event_error WordPress PHP action fires when an error occurs while rescheduling a cron event.

Usage

add_action('cron_reschedule_event_error', 'your_custom_function', 10, 3);

function your_custom_function($result, $hook, $v) {
    // your custom code here
}

Parameters

  • $result (WP_Error): The WP_Error object.
  • $hook (string): Action hook to execute when the event is run.
  • $v (array): Event data.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: cron_reschedule_event_error

Examples

Log errors in a file

Log errors that occur during rescheduling of cron events to a file.

add_action('cron_reschedule_event_error', 'log_cron_errors', 10, 3);

function log_cron_errors($result, $hook, $v) {
    $error_message = $result->get_error_message();
    error_log("Cron rescheduling error: {$error_message} for hook {$hook}\n", 3, "/path/to/your/logfile.log");
}

Send email notifications on errors

Send an email notification when there’s an error in rescheduling a cron event.

add_action('cron_reschedule_event_error', 'email_cron_errors', 10, 3);

function email_cron_errors($result, $hook, $v) {
    $error_message = $result->get_error_message();
    $subject = "Cron Rescheduling Error";
    $message = "An error occurred while rescheduling cron event: {$error_message} for hook {$hook}.";
    wp_mail('[email protected]', $subject, $message);
}

Store errors in a custom database table

Save errors that occur during rescheduling of cron events to a custom database table.

add_action('cron_reschedule_event_error', 'store_cron_errors', 10, 3);

function store_cron_errors($result, $hook, $v) {
    global $wpdb;
    $error_message = $result->get_error_message();
    $data = array(
        'error_message' => $error_message,
        'hook' => $hook,
    );
    $wpdb->insert("{$wpdb->prefix}your_custom_table", $data);
}

Add custom error handling

Perform custom error handling based on the type of error.

add_action('cron_reschedule_event_error', 'custom_error_handling', 10, 3);

function custom_error_handling($result, $hook, $v) {
    if ($result->get_error_code() == 'specific_error_code') {
        // Handle this specific error
    } else {
        // Handle all other errors
    }
}

Add an error message to the admin dashboard

Display an error message in the admin dashboard when there’s an error in rescheduling a cron event.

add_action('cron_reschedule_event_error', 'show_cron_error_message', 10, 3);

function show_cron_error_message($result, $hook, $v) {
    $error_message = $result->get_error_message();
    set_transient('your_plugin_cron_error', "Error rescheduling cron event: {$error_message} for hook {$hook}", 60);

    add_action('admin_notices', 'display_cron_error_message');
}

function display_cron_error_message() {
    if ($error_message = get_transient('your_plugin_cron_error')) {
        echo "<div class='notice notice-error'><p>{$error_message}</p></div>";
        delete_transient('your_plugin_cron_error');
    }
}