Can I disable Cron job?

Among other things, WP-Cron handles the publishing of future posts.

Unless you have something more installed, such as a plugin, and your host is automatically ‘shutting down your site’ then I’d suggest moving to a more accomodating host.

Thx for reply, can you please explain further here so I can post to my web host cause I have been offline all day and they are blaming me saying saying I should check my settings and turn it off.

I have tried to read about cron job but would be helpful in laymans terms. Are you saying it cannot be turn off?

Are you saying it cannot be turn off?

Good question. Looks like it can be turned off with this added to your wp-config.php

define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true)

Related;
https://core.trac.www.ads-software.com/ticket/9005

Also might install the https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/core-control/ plugin as it has a section to see all the cron processes you have…

thank you, thankyou, this could avert a divorce between my self and the web host. If I do turn off what am i messing out on if you know what I mean>

thanks for link but the following:
Please Note: Core Control is mainly a Developers plugin, However it can be used by end users alike, Just realise, That novice users are not the initial target audience, and as such, this plugin (and its modules) may be more technical aimed.

this is scary stuff and may make things worse

Don’t be scared ?? You are just interested in the info it provides.

And you have backups, correct?

Cheer but Im so stressed I dare not go near plugin. will your define(‘DISABLE_WP_CRON’, true) cure problem?

Possibly, but I can assure you other hosts have no problem with WordPress.

I have installed cron plugin three options to run task now but no options to stop

Can I just place
define(‘DISABLE_WP_CRON’, true) anywhere in page? wp-config.php

just added above and now error message:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/sites/knowingabout.co.uk/public_html/hulme/wp-config.php on line 23

Should there be commas or whatever after define(‘DISABLE_WP_CRON’, true)

Sorry, need a semicolon at the end there.

define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true);

Put that right after the DB_COLLATE line.

forgot to say thx many posts ago. thx

You are welcome. Please don’t forget to mark this thread as Resolved.