Do you have define(‘DISABLE_WP_CRON’, true); set in wp-config? You need it to have the system cron fire up the wp-cron tasks. Go to the bottom of the database settings in wp-config.php, typically around line 37, and add it. Then setup the system cron to fire up the wp-cron tasks: */5 * * * * wget … Read more
The cause is that the define in wp-config.php is below the line saying /* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */ Anything defined below that is unlikely to have any impact on how wordpress works.
Check the WordPress timezone setting before ripping your hair or making any big changes to files.
If you’re launching wp-cron manually you don’t need the “doing_wp_cron” parameter. The fact that you have it and haven’t given it a value is very likely to be what’s causing your error.
Well, I found the answer in the actual documentation: https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_next_scheduled/ in form of a comment by “ub3rst4r”: Note the $args parameter! Not specifying the $args parameter in wp_next_scheduled but having $args for wp_schedule_event will cause many events to be scheduled (instead of just one). Bad Example: if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( ‘myevent’ ) ) { // … Read more
Have you ever heard of Rubber Ducking? The official documentation has an answer: if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( ‘woofio_hourly’ ) ) { wp_schedule_event( time(), ‘hourly’, ‘woofio_hourly’ ); }
Why not just to do_action($hook) of your cronned event?
Just a guess, but try to set this one in your wp-config.php // make use of redirect rather than http loopback define ( ‘ALTERNATE_WP_CRON’, true );
First can you please confirm that you don’t have any caching plugins enabled? Caching plugins can interfere with cron jobs because your visitors are not served a live page but a cached version of your page. If you have a caching plugin enabled, you can choose one of your pages, add an exclusion to your … Read more
The WordPress cron is run by the wp_cron() function, which is hooked to run on the init hook, which runs on every page load. wp_cron() is defined in wp-includes/cron.php and hooked in wp-includes/default-filters.php. The wp_cron() function kicks off a wp_remote_post() request to /wp-cron.php. Some server configurations prevent scripts sending a request to the same domain … Read more