Question about scheduler logs

  • Resolved Ate Up With Motor

    (@ate-up-with-motor)


    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hi,

    I recently started using WP Mail SMTP, and I noticed that it uses the Action Scheduler database tables, including actionscheduler_logs.

    I’m wondering what triggers the logs in that table. It appears that it’s logging Action Created, Action Started via WP Cron, and Action Completed, but it doesn’t log each specific email sent, and the dates appear to be when the plugin was installed and configured. Is it logging events each time a WordPress component or plugin triggers an outgoing email for the first time?

    (The recent raft of draconian privacy laws have made me more than usually attentive to what data is being logged and where. I don’t see anything in that log table that looks like personally identifying or even potentially identifying information, but I’m curious about the logic of it, which will help me better understand if it’s anything I need to be concerned about. I’m guessing not, but I thought I should ask.)

    Thanks!

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  • Plugin Author Gregor Capuder

    (@capuderg)

    Hi,

    yes, our plugin has introduced the Action Scheduler (AS) library in version v2.1.0.

    The Action Scheduler library can be used by other plugins as well, so their log table will log any activity connected to the actions that are being scheduled (usually just the status and if there was an error it would be logged as well).

    Currently, our plugin is not sending emails in a background action. Is that something you would be interested in? Background email queueing?

    This AS log table should not contain any personal data, at least not from our plugin. I can’t speak for other plugins, but usually, no personal data should be logged in them.

    Have a nice day!

    Thread Starter Ate Up With Motor

    (@ate-up-with-motor)

    Thanks for clarifying! I don’t have any personal use for background email queuing — I don’t envision a need for it myself, although I obviously can’t speak for other users — I was just wondering about the way the logging actions are triggered.

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