psaikali / 25249-automate-wordpress

Simple WordPress plugin to learn how to understand WordPress Crons and the Action Scheduler library. Import Jamendo playlists with tracks in WordPress posts.

How to use the WordPress Cron and Action Scheduler to automate WordPress tasks.

Search and import Jamendo playlists and schedule their tracks data import.

This repository is a basic WordPress plugin created to illustrate a tutorial about WordPress automated tasks using Cron jobs and the Action Scheduler library.

Its main function is to:

• fetch the latest 10 Jamendo playlists containing the "electro" keyword via a Cron job,
• save these playlists as (CPT) posts,
• fetch tracks belonging to imported playlist using an asynchronous tasks with Action Scheduler,
• alter single post content to display the playlist data.

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