Cron Job: Basics & Checklist

FluentCRM processes scheduled tasks every minute — just like any other email marketing application. Reliable email delivery depends on a reliable cron job. This page covers the primary requirements for handing WordPress cron over to either a server-side cron or a remote alternative service.

What Cron Jobs Do?

Cron jobs are important because they allow for the automated execution of scripts and programs at specified intervals. This can be useful for tasks such as scheduling backups, sending notifications, or updating data. Cron jobs can also help to automate repetitive tasks and improve the efficiency of a system by removing the need for manual intervention.

FluentCRM Cron Job Status

FluentCRM has a few scheduled events and jobs that run frequently at various intervals.

Go to Settings from the top navigation bar. Then, from the left sidebar, open the System Admin Tools section. Click on Cron Job Monitor to see the current status of FluentCRM cron jobs.

Recommended (We recommend) Intervals for Cron Job Status should be as below:

• Scheduled Email Sending: This should be between 1 second to 60 seconds (1 Minute).
• Scheduled Email Processing: This should be between 1 minute to 5 minutes.
• Scheduled Automation Tasks: This should be between 1 minute to 60 minutes (1 hour).

Disable Default WordPress Cron System

Before we proceed to configure a Server-side cron job, we will need to confirm that the default PHP-based scheduled job running is disabled from the WordPress Configuration File (wp-config.php).

To do this please open the wp-config.php file and look for the section below:

/* Add any custom values between this line and the "stop editing" line. */

/* That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. */

We need to add a new Configuration Directive for Server-Side invocation within these two lines which is below:

define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true); // Disable Default WordPress Cron System

Now the code will look similar as below:

/* Add any custom values between this line and the "stop editing" line. */

define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true);    // Disable the default PHP-based Cron invocation.

/* That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. */

Now please follow the links relevant to your hosting and preference to configure the server-side cron job:

• Cron Job: Replace with a Server-side Cron Job (cPanel)
• Cron Job: FluentCRM Cron With Cloudways
• Cron Job: FluentCRM Cron with Cron-job.org
• Cron Job: FluentCRM Cron with EasyCron