cron job every 5 minutes wordpress

  1. Log in to your WordPress admin panel.

  2. Navigate to the "Appearance" section and select "Theme Editor."

  3. Locate the "functions.php" file in the right-hand sidebar and click on it.

  4. Add the following code snippet at the end of the "functions.php" file:

add_action('my_cronjob', 'my_cron_function');
function my_cron_function(){
    // Your code to be executed every 5 minutes goes here
}

  1. Save the changes to the "functions.php" file.

  2. Return to the WordPress admin panel and install the "Advanced Cron Manager" plugin.

  3. Activate the plugin and navigate to "Tools" > "Cron Manager."

  4. In the "Cron Events" tab, find your custom cron event (named 'my_cronjob' in the example) and copy the action hook associated with it.

  5. Open your hosting provider's control panel and find the "Cron Jobs" section.

  6. Create a new cron job with the following command, replacing 'your_website_url' with your actual website URL, and 'your_action_hook' with the copied action hook:

/5  * wget -q -O - https://your_website_url/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron=1 > /dev/null 2>&1

  1. Set the cron job to run every 5 minutes.

  2. Save the cron job settings.

Note: Ensure that your hosting environment supports the 'wget' command for this method to work. If not, you may need to use a different method, such as setting up a server cron job or using a WordPress plugin specifically designed for managing cron jobs.