{"id":8021,"date":"2026-09-01T02:55:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T01:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/?p=8021"},"modified":"2026-09-01T03:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T02:00:48","slug":"how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix WordPress Cron Jobs Not Working"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress implements background processes using <a href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-configure-a-cron-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WP-Cron jobs<\/a> that include posting of the scheduled post, updates, WooCommerce processes, notifications, and plugin tasks. However, when WordPress cron jobs do not work, there may be problems with the above-listed processes.<\/p>\n<p>The cause may vary from low web traffic, <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;color: #0000ff\">WP-Cron<\/span> disabling, problems with the loopback call, plugin interference, PHP issues, security settings, server cron configuration, to limited host resources. It is important to find out if there is an issue with <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;color: #0000ff\">WP-Cron<\/span> not firing at all or just with a particular scheduled event.<\/p>\n<p>With this guide, you will discover how to <a href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/troubleshooting-common-wordpress-errors-on-your-own\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">troubleshoot faulty WordPress<\/a> cron jobs as well as when to use a server cron job instead. You will find out whether your hosting environment is the root cause of the issue.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a9688ca030ee\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a9688ca030ee\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#What_is_WordPress_Cron\" >What is WordPress Cron?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#What_are_Some_Reasons_that_WordPress_Cron_Jobs_Do_Not_Work\" >What are Some Reasons that WordPress Cron Jobs Do Not Work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#How_to_Fix_%E2%80%9CWordPress_Cron_Jobs_Not_Working%E2%80%9D\" >How to Fix \u201cWordPress Cron Jobs Not Working\u201d<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#1_See_If_WP-Cron_Has_Been_Disabled\" >1. See If WP-Cron Has Been Disabled<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#2_WordPress_Site_Health\" >2. WordPress Site Health<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#3_Check_Your_Scheduled_Events\" >3. Check Your Scheduled Events<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#4_Consider_the_Website_Traffic\" >4. Consider the Website Traffic<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#5_Look_for_Plugin_Theme_and_PHP_Error\" >5. Look for Plugin, Theme and PHP Error<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#6_Consider_Your_Hosting_Limits_of_Resources\" >6. Consider Your Hosting Limits of Resources<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#7_Review_your_Server_Cron_Setup\" >7. Review your Server Cron Setup<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#8_Caching_and_Security_Solutions\" >8. Caching and Security Solutions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#How_to_Prevent_WordPress_Cron_Issues\" >How to Prevent WordPress Cron Issues<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#When_the_Hosting_Becomes_an_Issue\" >When the Hosting Becomes an Issue<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_WordPress_Cron\"><\/span>What is WordPress Cron?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Cron is the native task scheduling utility of WordPress, often referred to as <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;color: #0000ff\">WP-Cron.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">WP-Cron<\/span> does not work like a server-side cron job, which operates on a defined schedule by the server. Instead, <a href=\"https:\/\/client.harmonweb.com\/knowledgebase\/2014\/How-to-Create-a-Cronjob-in-cPanel.html\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;color: #0000ff\">WP-Cron<\/span><\/a>\u00a0typically fires when a user accesses your website. WordPress checks if any scheduled actions are due and tries to perform them.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the tasks that the <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;color: #0000ff\">WP-Cron<\/span> can manage include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li>Publishing of scheduled posts<\/li>\n<li>Check for updates<\/li>\n<li>Sending scheduled emails<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance tasks<\/li>\n<li>WooCommerce actions<\/li>\n<li>Plugin tasks<\/li>\n<li>Automated backups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One downside of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-size: 10pt\">WP-Cron<\/span> is that it relies on website activity. Therefore, a website with little traffic will have delays.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_Some_Reasons_that_WordPress_Cron_Jobs_Do_Not_Work\"><\/span>What are Some Reasons that WordPress Cron Jobs Do Not Work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some common reasons are:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li>WordPress Cron is not enabled<\/li>\n<li>Queued events<\/li>\n<li>Little traffic on the website<\/li>\n<li>Loopback fails<\/li>\n<li>Incompatibilities between plugins and themes<\/li>\n<li>PHP issues<\/li>\n<li>Restrictions by the hosting company<\/li>\n<li>Wrongly configured server cron jobs<\/li>\n<li>Cache or CDN issues<\/li>\n<li>Security or firewall restrictions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The primary thing that must be identified is whether it\u2019s a problem with <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">WP-Cron<\/span> in general or whether there\u2019s a particular task which isn\u2019t working.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Fix_%E2%80%9CWordPress_Cron_Jobs_Not_Working%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>How to Fix \u201cWordPress Cron Jobs Not Working\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_See_If_WP-Cron_Has_Been_Disabled\"><\/span>1. See If WP-Cron Has Been Disabled<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Among the first things you might want to look at is the <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;color: #0000ff\">wp-config.php<\/span> file.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #0000ff\">WP Cron<\/span> can be disabled by WordPress through this setting:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 89%;border-collapse: collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\u00a0 define(&#8216;DISABLE_WP_CRON&#8217;, true);<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>When this is set, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-size: 10pt\">WP Cron<\/span> will no longer be run automatically by WordPress every time someone visits the site.<\/p>\n<p>This feature is sometimes deliberately used on websites where <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;color: #0000ff\">WP Cron<\/span> is run through a cron job on the server side. It happens in cases where <span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-size: 10pt\">WP-Cron <\/span>has been disabled but there has been no set server cron for this.<\/p>\n<p>Go to wp-config.php and look for:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 60%;border-collapse: collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\u00a0 \u00a0 DISABLE_WP_CRON<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If it says:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 90%;border-collapse: collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\u00a0 define(&#8216;DISABLE_WP_CRON&#8217;, true);<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>see if there is an equivalent server cron in your hosting plan.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t just delete it if you have intentionally configured a server cron as you will be running the same cron in two places.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_WordPress_Site_Health\"><\/span>2. WordPress Site Health<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The built-in Site Health tool in WordPress might identify issues that affect your scheduled jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Access:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 80%;border-collapse: collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\u00a0 \u00a0Tools \u2192 Site Health \u2192 Status<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Check the following warnings related to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li>Scheduled Events<\/li>\n<li>Loopback Requests<\/li>\n<li>REST API<\/li>\n<li>HTTP requests<\/li>\n<li>PHP errors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Take special note of broken loopback requests. WordPress sometimes makes requests to its own site for various background processes. This could be stopped by the firewall, a <a href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/the-5-best-wordpress-security-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">security plugin<\/a>, server settings, an authentication problem, or even a PHP problem.<\/p>\n<p>A fix to the problem of the loopback request might fix the cron problem without using another system.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Check_Your_Scheduled_Events\"><\/span>3. Check Your Scheduled Events<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If <span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-size: 10pt\">WP-Cron<\/span> is enabled, look at the scheduled events directly.<\/p>\n<p>Use an application like <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">WP Crontrol<\/span> to see WordPress cron events.<\/p>\n<p>Watch out for things like:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li>Too many overdue events<\/li>\n<li>Failed attempts by one plugin multiple times<\/li>\n<li>Scheduled events that never get processed<\/li>\n<li>Way too many scheduled tasks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In case many of the unsuccessful events relate to one particular plugin, the issue might actually lie in this <a href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-upload-and-activate-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-in-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plugin<\/a> rather than in <span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-size: 10pt\">WP-Cron<\/span>. This will allow you not to modify your whole cron schedule in case one of the tasks is problematic.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Consider_the_Website_Traffic\"><\/span>4. Consider the Website Traffic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>WP-Cron is triggered by WordPress requests and thus when traffic is low, the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-size: 10pt\">WP-Cron<\/span> functions will most likely be performed late.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, a post may have been scheduled for 8:00 AM but due to lack of website traffic at that time, it may take until 9:30 AM for a request to occur.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t mean that WordPress Cron is broken. A server cron would be more appropriate if precision in scheduling is an issue since it does not depend on visitor behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Out tutorial on <a href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-configure-a-cron-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">setting up cron jobs<\/a> shows how server cron jobs can be set up using cPanel.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Look_for_Plugin_Theme_and_PHP_Error\"><\/span>5. Look for Plugin, Theme and PHP Error<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A plugin or theme could be conflicting with cron jobs, especially if it throws out a PHP error on the execution of a cron job.<\/p>\n<p>Try to remember what might have been the reason for such a problem. You could have either newly installed or upgraded some plugins or your theme, or have moved the site to a new server.<\/p>\n<p>Deactivate temporarily the plugin in question and run the task again. In case the issue goes away, activate one by one all the plugins to pinpoint the source. Check for any PHP errors in your WordPress and server logs as well. To know more about WordPress troubleshooting, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wordpress-site-down-quick-troubleshooting-checklist-to-restore-it-fast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress troubleshooting page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Consider_Your_Hosting_Limits_of_Resources\"><\/span>6. Consider Your Hosting Limits of Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Scheduled tasks utilize resources just like any other WordPress functions. Websites that use WooCommerce, automated backups, automated email sending features, have big databases, or lots of plugins can generate lots of background activities. In case your hosting service account exceeds the CPU, memory, process, or any other resources limit, it can affect your scheduled tasks.<\/p>\n<p>This is especially important in case of shared hosting as several sites run on the same server environment. The <a href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/shared-servers-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HarmonWeb Shared Server Resources Guide<\/a> describes how resources like CPU, I\/O and process entrance have an impact on websites.<\/p>\n<p>In case you frequently experience cron failures during busy times, your hosting environment could be the source of the issue.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Review_your_Server_Cron_Setup\"><\/span>7. Review your Server Cron Setup<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve disabled <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;color: #0000ff\">WP-Cron<\/span> and set up an alternative through server cron, make sure that your server job is properly set up.<\/p>\n<p>In cPanel, navigate to:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 90%;border-collapse: collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\u00a0 \u00a0 cPanel -&gt; Advanced -&gt; Cron Jobs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Review:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li>Execution schedule<\/li>\n<li>Command<\/li>\n<li>PHP path<\/li>\n<li>WordPress installation path<\/li>\n<li>Job execution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to the server used, the cron could be running WP-CLI or wp-cron.php.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid copying a cron command directly from other servers as the PHP paths may vary.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Caching_and_Security_Solutions\"><\/span>8. Caching and Security Solutions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/what-is-web-caching-and-how-does-it-work-a-harmonweb-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caching<\/a> and security solutions could hinder the requests needed for WordPress.<\/p>\n<p>In case you use any <a href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/the-10-best-wordpress-caching-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caching plugins<\/a>, CDNs, firewalls, security plugins, or even server-side caching, make sure that it does not block the <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;color: #0000ff\">wp-cron.php<\/span> or WordPress loopback requests.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid disabling security settings to get cron working. Try to find out which particular setting is blocking cron from functioning and set it up correctly. Please keep in mind that any changes in hosting, CDN, DNS, and security settings recently could be the cause of the cron issue.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Prevent_WordPress_Cron_Issues\"><\/span>How to Prevent WordPress Cron Issues<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After your schedule functions begin to work again:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li>Ensure your WordPress, theme, and plugins remain up-to-date.<\/li>\n<li>Keep track of overdue scheduled actions<\/li>\n<li>See how much resources your hosting uses<\/li>\n<li>Make backups regularly.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid unnecessary plugins which generate a lot of background processes.<\/li>\n<li>Use server cron if precision is necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Pick up hosting that can cope with the load of your website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_the_Hosting_Becomes_an_Issue\"><\/span>When the Hosting Becomes an Issue<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you find that everything is configured properly with WordPress, the plugin, and cron, yet scheduled tasks still fail, then the hosting may be the reason behind it.<\/p>\n<p>CPU and memory limitations, restrictions, <a href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-change-php-version-in-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PHP settings<\/a>, internal requests failure, and high background loads may all influence WordPress Cron. Such issues become especially relevant for sites that use scheduled tasks for ordering, subscribing, backup, posting, or email tasks.<\/p>\n<p>The hosting environment with the right amount of resources and server control can offer you a better foundation as your website expands. The <a href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/hosting\/wp-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress Hosting from HarmonWeb<\/a> provides a WordPress-specific hosting platform which includes caching, auto-updates, daily backups, and staging.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are several reasons why WordPress cron jobs fail. These include low traffic, WP-Cron being disabled, failure of the loopback request, plugin\/PHP issues, server settings, or inadequate hosting services. Firs<\/p>\n<p>Start by checking your scheduled events, wp-config.php, Site Health, plugins, and hosting environment before switching to a server-side cron job.<\/p>\n<p>If you depend much on scheduled posts, backup, WooCommerce, and other backend tasks in your website, then proper hosting will help you do them reliably.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Need reliable WordPress hosting service?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consider opting for <a href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HarmonWeb WordPress Hosting<\/a> to enjoy a dedicated WordPress hosting experience that has all the capabilities required to perform tasks on time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress implements background processes using WP-Cron jobs that include posting of the scheduled post, updates, WooCommerce processes, notifications,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":8025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[251,158,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hosting","category-troubleshooting","category-wordpress-performance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Fix WordPress Cron Jobs Not Working | HarmonWeb<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Fix WordPress Cron Jobs Not Working | HarmonWeb\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WordPress implements background processes using WP-Cron jobs that include posting of the scheduled post, updates, WooCommerce processes, notifications,&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"HarmonWeb\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-09-01T01:55:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-01T02:00:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/How-to-Fix-WordPress-Cron-Jobs-Not-Working.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adediran Samuel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Adediran Samuel\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Adediran Samuel\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e5ecdeaa5be92fe77baabab9b5080c1c\"},\"headline\":\"How to Fix WordPress Cron Jobs Not Working\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-01T01:55:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-01T02:00:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1475,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/How-to-Fix-WordPress-Cron-Jobs-Not-Working.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Hosting\",\"Troubleshooting\",\"WordPress Performance\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\\\/\",\"name\":\"How to Fix WordPress Cron Jobs Not Working | HarmonWeb\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/How-to-Fix-WordPress-Cron-Jobs-Not-Working.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-01T01:55:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-01T02:00:48+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/How-to-Fix-WordPress-Cron-Jobs-Not-Working.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/How-to-Fix-WordPress-Cron-Jobs-Not-Working.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"How to Fix WordPress Cron Jobs Not Working\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Fix WordPress Cron Jobs Not Working\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"HarmonWeb\",\"description\":\"Web Hosting In Nigeria\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"HarmonWeb\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/cropped-HARMON-WEB-LOGO-2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/cropped-HARMON-WEB-LOGO-2.png\",\"width\":831,\"height\":172,\"caption\":\"HarmonWeb\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e5ecdeaa5be92fe77baabab9b5080c1c\",\"name\":\"Adediran Samuel\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/7094e9183d0321d5656817fbeb1f491d.jpg?ver=1787929615\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/7094e9183d0321d5656817fbeb1f491d.jpg?ver=1787929615\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/7094e9183d0321d5656817fbeb1f491d.jpg?ver=1787929615\",\"caption\":\"Adediran Samuel\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/harmonweb.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/adediran-samuel\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Fix WordPress Cron Jobs Not Working | HarmonWeb","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Fix WordPress Cron Jobs Not Working | HarmonWeb","og_description":"WordPress implements background processes using WP-Cron jobs that include posting of the scheduled post, updates, WooCommerce processes, notifications,&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/","og_site_name":"HarmonWeb","article_published_time":"2026-09-01T01:55:32+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-09-01T02:00:48+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/How-to-Fix-WordPress-Cron-Jobs-Not-Working.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Adediran Samuel","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Adediran Samuel","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/"},"author":{"name":"Adediran Samuel","@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e5ecdeaa5be92fe77baabab9b5080c1c"},"headline":"How to Fix WordPress Cron Jobs Not Working","datePublished":"2026-09-01T01:55:32+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-01T02:00:48+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/"},"wordCount":1475,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/How-to-Fix-WordPress-Cron-Jobs-Not-Working.jpg","articleSection":["Hosting","Troubleshooting","WordPress Performance"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/","url":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/","name":"How to Fix WordPress Cron Jobs Not Working | HarmonWeb","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/How-to-Fix-WordPress-Cron-Jobs-Not-Working.jpg","datePublished":"2026-09-01T01:55:32+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-01T02:00:48+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/How-to-Fix-WordPress-Cron-Jobs-Not-Working.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/How-to-Fix-WordPress-Cron-Jobs-Not-Working.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"How to Fix WordPress Cron Jobs Not Working"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-cron-jobs-not-working\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Fix WordPress Cron Jobs Not Working"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/","name":"HarmonWeb","description":"Web Hosting In Nigeria","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"HarmonWeb","url":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cropped-HARMON-WEB-LOGO-2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cropped-HARMON-WEB-LOGO-2.png","width":831,"height":172,"caption":"HarmonWeb"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e5ecdeaa5be92fe77baabab9b5080c1c","name":"Adediran Samuel","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/7094e9183d0321d5656817fbeb1f491d.jpg?ver=1787929615","url":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/7094e9183d0321d5656817fbeb1f491d.jpg?ver=1787929615","contentUrl":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/7094e9183d0321d5656817fbeb1f491d.jpg?ver=1787929615","caption":"Adediran Samuel"},"url":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/author\/adediran-samuel\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8021"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8033,"href":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8021\/revisions\/8033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harmonweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}