Title: wp-cront doesn't execute for custom events
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# wp-cront doesn't execute for custom events

 *  [symeon.mattes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/symeonmattes/)
 * (@symeonmattes)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-cront-doesnt-execute-for-custom-events/)
 * Hi,
    I have scheduled some custom event in my website and for some reason the
   events don’t execute. The code I have used is the following:
 *     ```
       function ztest_add_pages(){
       	// Add settings page for users who can edit plugins
       	add_dashboard_page('ztest','ztest','publish_pages', "ztest_settings",'ztest_daily_schedule');
   
       }
       add_action('admin_menu', 'ztest_add_pages');
   
         function ztest_installation() {
   
       	/* do some db initialisation stuff */	
   
       	if ( !wp_next_scheduled( 'ztest_daily_schedule' ) ) {
       		wp_schedule_event(time(), 'daily', 'ztest_daily_schedule');
       	}
       }
       // Create tables on plugin activation
       register_activation_hook( __FILE__, 'ztest_installation' );
   
       function ztest_uninstall() {
       	wp_clear_scheduled_hook('ztest_daily_schedule');
       }
       register_deactivation_hook(__FILE__, 'ztest_uninstall');
   
       function ztest_daily_schedule()
       {
       	/*doo some stuff, e.g. db queries etc*/
       }
       ```
   
 * I have installed also the wp crontrol ([https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-crontrol/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-crontrol/))
   plugin and I can see that the event is registered properly. However whenever 
   I use the [http://mywordpres.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron](http://mywordpres.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron)
   or I just press the run button from the wp crontrol plugin for my specific event
   nothing happens. However whenever I schedule a new post to be published in the
   future then everything runs properly. I know for sure also that my code runs 
   as I have checked it through the custom page I have created.
 * Furthermore, looking at the internet there were some other issues such as caching
   mechanism, hosting companies etc, but none of this is a problem for me. I have
   even tried it in totally new installed wordpress and for any custom wp cron event
   I create it doesn’t run.
 * Any help, ideas?

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-cront-doesnt-execute-for-custom-events/)
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