What Is A Cron Job And Why Is It Important?
A cron job is a scheduled task on Unix-like operating systems. It allows you to automate repetitive tasks by specifying when and how often certain commands or scripts should be executed. WordPress has a feature that simulates a cron job functionality within the WordPress environment. It handles scheduled tasks like publishing posts, checking for updates, and other time-based actions. However, it relies on website visits to trigger these tasks, which might not be ideal for high-traffic or infrequently visited sites. In that case, users can choose to replace it with a server-based cron job for more reliable scheduling. And here comes the ORIV cron job feature. There is a difference between WP-Cron and ORIV Cron. WP-Cron manages time-based tasks in WordPress relying on site visitors. ORIV Cron does the same thing at the server level. Besides, it ensures scheduled tasks like post publishing, page living, etc occur reliably at specified intervals.How To Configure ORIV Cron Job?
ORIV cron job does not depend on high traffic, it allows publishing scheduled content if there is no site visitor. Follow the below step to enable the ORIV cron job feature.Select ORIV Cron Job
Go to ORIV Dashboard. From the dashboard, click on the ‘Settings’ tab. Here, you will find the WP-Cron and ORIV Cron. From here, select the ORIV Cron.[!NOTE] Precisa de ajuda visual para esta etapa? Entre em contato com o nosso suporte em support@oriv.cloud.
Set Cron Interval For Server
After selecting the ORIV Cron, you will get an option to set the cron interval for the server. From the dropdown, select the preferred interval.[!NOTE] Precisa de ajuda visual para esta etapa? Entre em contato com o nosso suporte em support@oriv.cloud.That is how you can easily configure ORIV Cron Job. What if you want to add custom cron jobs? In ORIV, that is possible too. To learn how to add a custom cron job in ORIV, the below documentation is for you. Still stuck? Contact our support team for any of your queries.