Manage the WP-Cron setting on your WordPress website

Definitions

WP-Cron is a feature in WordPress that schedules and runs automated tasks for your website.

Before you start

✅ Your WP-Cron setting is controled from within your wp-config.php file.

⚠️ By default, WordPress doesn’t have WP-Cron enabled, but you can easily activate it if needed.

ℹ️ Activate WP-Cron only if required by your theme, plugin, or specific technical needs.

Step by step

If you get a message on your WordPress admin dashboard along the lines of ‘Crons are disabled on your server. Crons must be enabled….‘ use the steps below to activate WP-Cron on your WordPress website.

1. Open this guide and follow all the steps: Manage your wp-config.php file

2. Inside of your wp-config.php file, scroll and find this snippet section:

define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true);

3. Delete the word true and put in false in its place. When edited, the snippet should look like this:

define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', false);

🚨Note: If you do not see an existing code snippet, simply scroll to the bottom of your wp-config.php file until you find an empty space. Then, put it in the following snippet:

define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', false);

4. Once you’ve edited and/or put in the snippet, click the Save File button and then X on your wp-config.php file to close the session

5. Return to your WordPress admin dashboard and refresh your page, the ‘Crons‘ message should be gone now