Detect if Cron is Running

Many times I have code and I want to make sure it only runs in a cron context, or it never runs in a cron context.

Is there an is_cron_running style function?

Many times I have code and I want to make sure it only runs in a cron context, or it never runs in a cron context.

Is there an is_cron_running style function?

• wp-cron
• cron

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Yes, wp_doing_cron will return true if the current request is a WP Cron request, or if it's triggered from WP CLI

https://developer.wordpress/reference/functions/wp_doing_cron/