[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38359: Add a message telling the user that the cron is not working

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#38359: Add a message telling the user that the cron is not working
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 Reporter:  enej             |      Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Cron API         |    Version:  4.6.1
 Severity:  normal           |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                   |
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 Currently if a site's cron doesn't work as expected for one reason or
 another (a host that blocks loopback request) the user won't know that
 something is broken until they notice things like scheduled posts, core
 autoupdates or other features not working as expected.

 It would be great to show a message to the user that their cron is not
 working and provide them with ways of fixing it.

 The way to detect that cron is broken would be to see a delay in when a
 hook is supposed to be scheduled and when it goes out. So if a hook has
 been scheduled but is not cleared by cron for more then a few days.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38359>
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