wp-background-processing

Use when a WordPress plugin needs to run work outside the HTTP request cycle — scheduling async or recurring jobs with Action Scheduler (as_enqueue_async_action, as_schedule_single_action, as_schedule_recurring_action, as_unschedule_action), implementing WP_Background_Process (push_to_queue, save, dispatch, is_queue_empty), registering WP Cron events (wp_schedule_event, wp_clear_scheduled_hook), batch-processing large datasets without hitting PHP timeouts, tracking job progress, handling retries on failure, or debugging the actionscheduler_actions table. Triggers: "schedule this for later", "run this without hitting timeout", "queue these items for background processing", "why is my cron not running", "Action Scheduler job keeps failing", "as_enqueue_async_action", "WP_Background_Process", "push_to_queue", "dispatch the queue", "DISABLE_WP_CRON", "process records in batches", "send emails in the background", "WP Cron not firing", "batch import without timeout", "scheduled action not running", "background job stuck", "wp action-scheduler list", "recurring cron event", "progress tracking for batch job", "retry failed background tasks", "chunked processing to avoid timeout". Not for: real-time AJAX handlers or synchronous REST endpoints.