handbook/commands/cron/event.md

wp cron event

Schedules, runs, and deletes WP-Cron events.

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.

# Run all cron events due right now
$ wp cron event run --due-now
Success: Executed a total of 2 cron events.

# Delete all scheduled cron events for the given hook
$ wp cron event delete cron_test
Success: Deleted 2 instances of the cron event 'cron_test'.

# List scheduled cron events in JSON
$ wp cron event list --fields=hook,next_run --format=json
[{"hook":"wp_version_check","next_run":"2016-05-31 10:15:13"},{"hook":"wp_update_plugins","next_run":"2016-05-31 10:15:13"},{"hook":"wp_update_themes","next_run":"2016-05-31 10:15:14"}]