wpsnoop: fix Action Scheduler plugin conflicts, errors & issues
When the plugin Action Scheduler conflicts or throws a PHP error we hope wpsnoop can help you to fix the issue quickly.
Discover which shortcodes wp-options PHP functions database tables and files are created by Action Scheduler, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Action Scheduler.
Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Action Scheduler leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.
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What does Action Scheduler version 3.4.0 add to WordPress? Answers Here.
This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Action Scheduler to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 3.4.0 may have created a different set of shortcodes, used different function names or could have created entirely different database tables to store settings and operate. This is not an exhaustive list but shows how version 3.4.0 of Action Scheduler behaves when installed and removed on a clean installation of WordPress.
We have not tested individual shortcodes, features or settings of this plugin but instead have concentrated on the potential for obvious errors and conflicts which can occur, if you need help with the plugin in your local installation you can get WordPress help and support for Action Scheduler by clicking here.
Our testing covered the free version of this plugin there may or may not be a paid version or premium version available for purchase that unlocks additional features and could behave in a slightly or very different manner.
Summary of WordPress plugin analysis: Action Scheduler
Plugin Slug: action-scheduler
Internal ID: 1062
Addon Type: Plugin
Version: 3.4.0
Price:
Free
Source: WordPress.org
Files: 99 (408.93kB)
Short Codes: [ / ] 0
Database Tables: 4
Function Count: 18
Code Review: Search Provit
Which new files does Action Scheduler add to WordPress?
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The plugin Action Scheduler added 99 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.
| Type & Path | Size | Conflicts |
|---|---|---|
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/ | 408.93kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/action-scheduler.php | 2.56kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/changelog.txt | 2.60kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ | 301.24kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/abstracts/ | 73.85kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/abstracts/ActionScheduler_Abstract_ListTable.php | 23.62kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/abstracts/ActionScheduler_Abstract_QueueRunner.php | 8.01kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/abstracts/ActionScheduler_Abstract_RecurringSchedule.php | 3.10kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/abstracts/ActionScheduler_Abstract_Schedule.php | 1.77kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/abstracts/ActionScheduler_Abstract_Schema.php | 4.53kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/abstracts/ActionScheduler_Lock.php | 1.59kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/abstracts/ActionScheduler_Logger.php | 6.08kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/abstracts/ActionScheduler_Store.php | 12.29kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/abstracts/ActionScheduler_TimezoneHelper.php | 4.31kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/abstracts/ActionScheduler.php | 8.55kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/actions/ | 2.70kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/actions/ActionScheduler_Action.php | 1.44kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/actions/ActionScheduler_CanceledAction.php | 718.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/actions/ActionScheduler_FinishedAction.php | 232.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/actions/ActionScheduler_NullAction.php | 348.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_ActionClaim.php | 374.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_ActionFactory.php | 7.76kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_AdminView.php | 5.32kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_AsyncRequest_QueueRunner.php | 2.17kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_Compatibility.php | 3.55kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_DataController.php | 5.16kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_DateTime.php | 1.55kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_Exception.php | 211.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_FatalErrorMonitor.php | 1.98kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_InvalidActionException.php | 1.25kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_ListTable.php | 19.71kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_LogEntry.php | 1.72kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_NullLogEntry.php | 219.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_OptionLock.php | 1.74kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_QueueCleaner.php | 5.12kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_QueueRunner.php | 7.36kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_Versions.php | 1.23kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_wcSystemStatus.php | 5.18kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/ActionScheduler_WPCommentCleaner.php | 4.30kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/data-stores/ | 87.60kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/data-stores/ActionScheduler_DBLogger.php | 4.38kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/data-stores/ActionScheduler_DBStore.php | 26.55kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/data-stores/ActionScheduler_HybridStore.php | 11.74kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/data-stores/ActionScheduler_wpCommentLogger.php | 6.65kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/data-stores/ActionScheduler_wpPostStore_PostStatusRegistrar.php | 1.79kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/data-stores/ActionScheduler_wpPostStore_PostTypeRegistrar.php | 1.76kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/data-stores/ActionScheduler_wpPostStore_TaxonomyRegistrar.php | 650.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/data-stores/ActionScheduler_wpPostStore.php | 34.09kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/migration/ | 25.08kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/migration/ActionMigrator.php | 3.55kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/migration/ActionScheduler_DBStoreMigrator.php | 1.67kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/migration/BatchFetcher.php | 1.64kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/migration/Config.php | 3.50kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/migration/Controller.php | 6.11kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/migration/DryRun_ActionMigrator.php | 481.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/migration/DryRun_LogMigrator.php | 457.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/migration/LogMigrator.php | 1.18kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/migration/Runner.php | 3.67kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/migration/Scheduler.php | 2.85kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/schedules/ | 10.48kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/schedules/ActionScheduler_CanceledSchedule.php | 1.44kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/schedules/ActionScheduler_CronSchedule.php | 3.63kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/schedules/ActionScheduler_IntervalSchedule.php | 2.48kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/schedules/ActionScheduler_NullSchedule.php | 583.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/schedules/ActionScheduler_Schedule.php | 262.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/schedules/ActionScheduler_SimpleSchedule.php | 2.11kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/schema/ | 7.33kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/schema/ActionScheduler_LoggerSchema.php | 2.80kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/schema/ActionScheduler_StoreSchema.php | 4.53kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/WP_CLI/ | 18.31kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/WP_CLI/ActionScheduler_WPCLI_QueueRunner.php | 6.16kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/WP_CLI/ActionScheduler_WPCLI_Scheduler_command.php | 5.01kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/WP_CLI/Migration_Command.php | 4.69kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/classes/WP_CLI/ProgressBar.php | 2.45kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/deprecated/ | 12.98kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/deprecated/ActionScheduler_Abstract_QueueRunner_Deprecated.php | 851.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/deprecated/ActionScheduler_AdminView_Deprecated.php | 5.32kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/deprecated/ActionScheduler_Schedule_Deprecated.php | 831.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/deprecated/ActionScheduler_Store_Deprecated.php | 1.03kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/deprecated/functions.php | 4.99kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/functions.php | 11.55kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/lib/ | 35.63kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/lib/cron-expression/ | 32.43kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/lib/cron-expression/CronExpression_AbstractField.php | 2.52kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/lib/cron-expression/CronExpression_DayOfMonthField.php | 3.51kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/lib/cron-expression/CronExpression_DayOfWeekField.php | 3.83kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/lib/cron-expression/CronExpression_FieldFactory.php | 1.70kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/lib/cron-expression/CronExpression_FieldInterface.php | 1.11kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/lib/cron-expression/CronExpression_HoursField.php | 1.13kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/lib/cron-expression/CronExpression_MinutesField.php | 761.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/lib/cron-expression/CronExpression_MonthField.php | 1.37kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/lib/cron-expression/CronExpression_YearField.php | 937.00B | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/lib/cron-expression/CronExpression.php | 11.34kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/lib/cron-expression/LICENSE | 1.07kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/lib/cron-expression/README.md | 3.19kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/lib/WP_Async_Request.php | 3.20kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/license.txt | 34.33kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/README.md | 2.73kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
| wp-content/plugins/action-scheduler/readme.txt | 5.31kB | No known conflicts with other themes or plugins. |
Which new shortcodes does Action Scheduler add to WordPress?
The plugin Action Scheduler did not add any shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.
Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin Action Scheduler?
Action Scheduler created 4 new database tables when it was installed in our test environment:
| Table name | Known Plugin or Theme conflicts |
|---|---|
| wp_actionscheduler_actions | Potential conflict with 37 other plugins |
| wp_actionscheduler_claims | Potential conflict with 37 other plugins |
| wp_actionscheduler_groups | Potential conflict with 37 other plugins |
| wp_actionscheduler_logs | Potential conflict with 37 other plugins |
After uninstalling and deleting Action Scheduler using WP-CLI there were 4 database tables that still remained:
| Table name | Status |
|---|---|
| wp_actionscheduler_actions | Orphan/Zombie |
| wp_actionscheduler_claims | Orphan/Zombie |
| wp_actionscheduler_groups | Orphan/Zombie |
| wp_actionscheduler_logs | Orphan/Zombie |
Click the table name above for more information on what the orphan tables could mean to your WordPress installation and some tips on how to deal with it.
Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Action Scheduler?
When Action Scheduler was activated and loaded for the first time it created 3 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.
During use Action Scheduler may or may not create more options depending on how the plugin is configured and depending on which other themes and plugins are active in your specific hosting environment.
After disabling and deleting Action Scheduler there were 4 options still present in the wp-options table:
- action_scheduler_hybrid_store_demarkation
- recently_activated
- schema-ActionScheduler_LoggerSchema
- schema-ActionScheduler_StoreSchema
What new PHP functions does Action Scheduler declare when it is active?
Installing Action Scheduler added 18 new functions to Wordpress at run-time. These functions are internal and generally aren't meant to be used except by developpers who wish to interface with the plugin to enhance or alter its behavior.
Using Action Scheduler from the command line with WP-CLI
The following commands are provided for convenience and should only be used if you understand how WP-CLI works. These commands refer to a single WordPress instance and may need to be modified if you are working with a Multisite installation.
How to install Action Scheduler from the command line with WP-CLI
Navigate to the root of your WordPress installation and type the following command:
wp plugin install action-scheduler
How to activate Action Scheduler from the command line with WP-CLI
To immediately activate Action Scheduler after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:
wp plugin install action-scheduler --activate
How to reinstall Action Scheduler from the command line with WP-CLI
To force a reinstallation of Action Scheduler which overwrites the current plugin without asking for confirmation you can use the following command:
wp plugin install action-scheduler --force
How to update Action Scheduler to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI
wp plugin update action-scheduler
How to delete Action Scheduler from the command line with WP-CLI
wp plugin delete action-scheduler
Where can you download earlier versions of Action Scheduler?
Whenever possible you should use the latest version of plugins and themes, however if you have recently updated and discovered that you need to install an earlier version you may be able to download other versions of Action Scheduler from the WordPress repository by visiting this link.
Please note that installing earlier versions of a theme or plugin is not generally a recommended course of action for most users and could re-introduce security, stability or other issues in Action Scheduler
About our testing enviroment
Tests were conducted using Apache 2.4.29, PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 18.04, MySQL 5.7.33 and WordPress 5.9
It is very possible that different versions of PHP such as PHP 8.0, PHP 7.4, or PHP 7.3 could behave differently with Action Scheduler. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.
