handbook/commands/cron/event/schedule.md
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# wp cron event schedule
Schedules a new cron event.
### OPTIONS
See the [argument syntax](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/references/argument-syntax/) reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used.
<hook>
: The hook name.
[<next-run>]
: A Unix timestamp or an English textual datetime description compatible with `strtotime()`. Defaults to now.
[<recurrence>]
: How often the event should recur. See `wp cron schedule list` for available schedule names. Defaults to no recurrence.
[\--<field>=<value>]
: Arguments to pass to the hook for the event. <field> should be a numeric key, not a string.
### EXAMPLES
# Schedule a new cron event
$ wp cron event schedule cron_test
Success: Scheduled event with hook 'cron_test' for 2016-05-31 10:19:16 GMT.
# Schedule new cron event with hourly recurrence
$ wp cron event schedule cron_test now hourly
Success: Scheduled event with hook 'cron_test' for 2016-05-31 10:20:32 GMT.
# Schedule new cron event and pass arguments
$ wp cron event schedule cron_test '+1 hour' --0=first-argument --1=second-argument
Success: Scheduled event with hook 'cron_test' for 2016-05-31 11:21:35 GMT.
### GLOBAL PARAMETERS
These [global parameters](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/config/) have the same behavior across all commands and affect how WP-CLI interacts with WordPress.
| **Argument** | **Description** |
|:----------------|:-----------------------------|
| `--path=<path>` | Path to the WordPress files. |
| `--url=<url>` | Pretend request came from given URL. In multisite, this argument is how the target site is specified. |
| `--ssh=[<scheme>:][<user>@]<host\|container>[:<port>][<path>]` | Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of "docker", "docker-compose", "docker-compose-run", "vagrant"). |
| `--http=<http>` | Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP. |
| `--user=<id\|login\|email>` | Set the WordPress user. |
| `--skip-plugins[=<plugins>]` | Skip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded. |
| `--skip-themes[=<themes>]` | Skip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes. |
| `--skip-packages` | Skip loading all installed packages. |
| `--require=<path>` | Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once). |
| `--exec=<php-code>` | Execute PHP code before running the command (may be used more than once). |
| `--context=<context>` | Load WordPress in a given context. |
| `--[no-]color` | Whether to colorize the output. |
| `--debug[=<group>]` | Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help. |
| `--prompt[=<assoc>]` | Prompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values. |
| `--quiet` | Suppress informational messages. |