Lars Jansen(@oldstackjournal):Quiet Wordpress site? Don't rely on WP Cron for scheduled posts or backups. It only fires when someone loads a page. In wp-config.php: define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true); Then a real cron: */5 * * * * wp cron event run --due-now --path=/var/www/site No visitors required.

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Lars Jansen@oldstackjournal

2026.10.29 06:04

Quiet Wordpress site? Don't rely on WP Cron for scheduled posts or backups. It only fires when someone loads a page. In wp-config.php: define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true); Then a real cron: */5 * * * * wp cron event run --due-now --path=/var/www/site No visitors required.