Auto-Update not working

I have also disabled my caching plug-in.

I just noticed I had https:// instead of https:// in my cron job command. Not sure if that makes a difference?

Hi,

thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.

So you have set-up a normal server cron job, instead of relying on the unstable WP Cron system? Can you maybe try investigating this more with a plugin like “WP Crontrol” or the Cron manager of the “Core Control” plugin?

The https/http should not make a difference.

Regards,
Tobias

I have installed WP Cron system, but to be honest I’m not sure what I’m looking for. I’m not entirely sure what a Cron job is if I’m being honest.

Hi,

a “cron job” basically just is telling the server to do something periodically, at specific time intervals.
This normally is a standard feature of Linux servers, but not every web host company allows using these (unless you pay more). Because of that, WordPress has its own system for this, but by its nature, it’s not very reliable. It basically needs frequent visitors on the site, which often is not the case for new sites, or sites in testing environments. Also, caching can often cause problems for the WordPress cron system.
That’s why it’s usually better to use a real server cron job (if the web host company offers them in the paid-for plan).

With the mentioned plugins, one can usually manually trigger the relevant action (the auto import) in the same way as a cron job would trigger it. This might help in debugging the original issue.

Regards,
Tobias

Makes sense.

So how do I make this happen in WP Crontrol? Do I need to configure the plug in in anyway or should it work automatically? Sorry for being such a noob.

Hi,

that plugin basically shows you a list of all cron jobs that are set up in WordPress. It then allows you to trigger them manually, which could show if the general functionality works.

If the issues persist, please drop me a note (the address is in the main plugin file “tablepress.php”), and I’ll take a look – I can’t promise a solution though.

Regards,
Tobias

Oh okay. I can’t see any cron jobs related to TablePress in the list.

Is there a way to add one manually to run the auto-import?

Hi,

that’s odd. There should be at least one with tablepress in the name, if you activated and configured the Auto Import Extension…
So, if you want, I’ll gladly take a look!

Regards,
Tobias

That would be great. Do you need an admin login? Shall I email it to you?

Hi,

yes, the address is in the main plugin file “tablepress.php”, in case you don’t have it yet.

Regards,
Tobias