WP Cron Intervals

wp-cron-intervals.php

<?php
 
// Add a new interval of a week
// See http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference/cron_schedules
add_filter( 'cron_schedules', 'myprefix_add_weekly_cron_schedule' );
function myprefix_add_weekly_cron_schedule( $schedules ) {
    $schedules['weekly'] = array(
        'interval' => 604800, // 1 week in seconds
        'display'  => __( 'Once Weekly' ),
    );
 
    return $schedules;
}
 
// Schedule an action if it's not already scheduled
if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'myprefix_my_cron_action' ) ) {
    wp_schedule_event( time(), 'weekly', 'myprefix_my_cron_action' );
}
 
// Hook into that action that'll fire weekly
add_action( 'myprefix_my_cron_action', 'myprefix_function_to_run' );
function myprefix_function_to_run() {
    // Add some code here
}
 
?>