How to configure cron-jobs in the right way in Your WordPress Website?

A Cron job is a standard Linux command or script that used to schedule a task to be executed automatically at a specified time/date. For example, you have scheduled a daily report of registered users, Cron jobs will automatically execute it daily basis at a specific time.

How to use Cron in WordPress?

In WordPress, wp-cron.php file is already located in the root folder. Before using cron we have to disable wp_cron, and set up real cron jobs.

Why disable wp_cron over real cron?

Here are some of the scenarios that real cron is better over wp_cron:

1. Reliable, accurate cron jobs that fire on time as expected.

2. Make the website faster

3. Eliminate high CPU usage

How to disable wp_cron?

To disable WordPress cron jobs, go to your project root path and open wp-config.php file and add below code.

define(‘DISABLE_WP_CRON’, true);

How to use real cron jobs?

Here are the steps to set-up cron jobs on your website.

Step 1: Login to your cpanel account

Step 2: Goto advanced > Cron Jobs

Step 3: Add new cron job

Add command

wget -q -O — http://yourwebsite.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron >/dev/null 2>&1

Note: Replace yourwebsite.com to your domain.

How to use con jobs in multisite?

It’s all about single blog/website cron jobs in above sections. WordPress cron has to be run individually for each site/blog on the WordPress multi-site network. Alternatively you can use cron by adding filename wp-cron-multi-site.php in root folder. Put below code into file:

Use below command in cpanel:

wget -q -O — http://www.yourwebsite.com/wp-cron-multi-site.php?doing_wp_cron >/dev/null 2>&1

If in WordPress Cron jobs is still not working then you have below possible solutions:

1. Contact hosting provider and ask them to enable WGET or ask them for a alternative

2. Use third party online cron job service such as EasyCron for your cron jobs

3. Get proper Hosting

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