Big Problem with wp-cron

  • Hi community,

    mails no longer are send to users (forgotten password…) so i assume it was a cron problem.
    Effectively cron has stoped. Message from WP CONTROL is
    DISABLE_WP_CRON is activated. WP-Cron is deactivated.

    But on my wp-config.php DISABLE_WP_CRON is set to FALSE!
    define(‘WP_DEBUG’, false);
    define(‘DISABLE_WP_CRON’, false);
    define(‘ALTERNATE_WP_CRON’, true);

    And nothing about on htaccess.

    I’m lost and i have 20 cron tasks waiting anybody can help with that?

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  • Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    Cron failure does not necessarily affect emails being sent. System emails are event driven. Forgotten password emails are sent immediately once the server receives the request. You likely have two separate issues. The root cause may or may not be the same.

    Eliminate possible influence from plugins and your theme by deactivating all plugins and switching to Twenty Twentyone theme. If you still have trouble in this state with either wp-cron or emails, there are likely issues with your server configuration that you’ll need your host’s assistance to resolve.

    If things work normally in this state, restore your plugins and theme, one at a time, until the problem returns. The last activated is the cause.

    Thread Starter johanna75

    (@johanna75)

    Thanks
    Effectively we solv our email problem installing a smtp mailer plugin.

    My hoster just answer that they forbide CRON and we have to buy another hosting plan.
    what a mess!
    Is there a solution to bypass this with for example a plugin to make the cron jobs work in a different way?

    Regards

    • This reply was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by johanna75.
    Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    wp-cron isn’t an actual Linux CRON job, which some hosts do block out of security concerns. wp-cron queues tasks internally to execute after a certain timestamp has passed. It’s triggered by normal HTTPS requests and does not rely upon a CRON table. Blocking Linux CRON does not mean wp-cron would not work. WP relies upon wp-cron for proper functioning. If your host has actually disabled wp-cron as well as CRON jobs then you should find a better hosting plan, maybe even a better host.

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