How to setup WordPress and WooCommerce Cron Jobs

Time needed: 5 minutes

With the Servebolt Optimizer plugin installed, you can run the following command in your webroot via SSH to do all of the steps below in one command (please note that this will include the optional step 3): wp servebolt cron enable

Follow these instructions to set up cron the right way

1. Disable WordPress builtin cron trigger

   Edit wp-config.php  and add (or uncomment if it already exists) 
   
   define( 'DISABLE_WP_CRON', true ); 
   
   This will make your website spend less resources while users are visiting your website, resulting in faster and more consistent loading times.

2. Set up the cron job in the Control Panel

   Go to your site’s cron settings page in the Control Panel and enter the following in the time field: 
   
   */10 * * * *
   This will make the cron job run once every 10 minutes.
   
   In the command field, enter the following:
   
   wp cron event run --due-now --path=/kunder/group/user/public/ --quiet
   
   Don’t copy and paste the above directly. Replace the path with the complete path to your public folder. You can find your public path per site in the Control Panel on the main page per site.
   
   Finally click the “Add” button. Now the cron job has been added!
   

3. Optionally turn off email notifications

   If you don’t need an email notifications for when cron jobs have been executed, you can select the–newly created–cron job in the list of this page and select “Do not send email” in the drop-down box below. Click the “Update” button on the bottom of the page.