Cron Tasks
Learn about the automated tasks that JWT Auth Pro schedules in WordPress
JWT Auth Pro schedules several automated tasks to handle analytics data aggregation and cleanup. These tasks are essential for maintaining the performance and data management of your WordPress site.
Daily Analytics
Aggregates daily analytics data at midnight UTC to maintain performance and provide insights.
Weekly Consolidation
Performs deep analytics consolidation every Monday at 1 AM UTC for historical data.
Data Cleanup
Manages data retention based on your configuration to maintain optimal database performance.
Daily Analytics Aggregation
Hook Name: jwt_auth_daily_analytics
Schedule: Daily at midnight (UTC)
This task aggregates the analytics data from the previous day into summary records for efficient dashboard access. The aggregation process collects and summarizes:
- Total requests
- Successful vs failed requests
- Unique users
- Average response times
- Event types (token generation, validation, refresh)
Weekly Analytics Consolidation
Hook Name: jwt_auth_weekly_consolidation
Schedule: Weekly on Monday at 1 AM (UTC)
This task performs a deeper consolidation of analytics data:
- Processes data from the previous 7 complete days
- Ensures data consistency
- Optimizes storage and query performance
- Maintains historical trends and patterns
Analytics Cleanup
Hook Name: jwt_auth_cleanup_analytics
Schedule: Daily
This task manages the retention of analytics data based on your settings:
- Removes analytics records older than the configured retention period
- Respects the retention days setting from the admin dashboard
- Skips cleanup if retention is set to “forever” (-1)
- Helps maintain database performance and size
Configuration
You can configure the tasks through the JWT Auth Pro settings panel:
- Navigate to Settings > JWT Auth Pro > Data Management
- Adjust the Analytics Retention Days setting
- Configure Data Anonymization options
When the plugin is deactivated:
- All scheduled tasks are automatically removed using
wp_clear_scheduled_hook()
- If “Delete data on deactivation” is enabled, all related data will be removed
- Database tables and options are cleaned up
Actions and Filters
These actions allow you to hook into the process and perform additional tasks. Be careful when adding hooks to these actions as they run automatically in the background.