Thread: Code To Test WordPress Scripts with Ping Check Example

Here is a simple script that I use to test my WordPress scripts without needing to display the blog.

This example will load the WP engine, plugins, and display the current (virtual) cron jobs.

PHP Code:

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<?php
require_once( 'wp-load.php' );

//ini_set('display_errors',1); // Uncomment these 2 lines to get verbose error reporting
//error_reporting(E_ALL);

$crons = _get_cron_array();

print_r($crons);

In the above example I was checking to see if my auto-posts were scheduled to be pinged. When I discovered that they were not, I created this function:

PHP Code:

function my_ping($post_id) {
    echo "Before ping.\n";
    if (0 == (int) get_option('blog_public')) return;
    generic_ping($post_id);
    echo "Pinged!\n";
}