Running wp-cron with cronjob

By default wordpress run cronjob everytime user visit your web site. This is bad idea for busy site.

To run wp-cron with cronjob, first edit wp-config.php and add following

define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', 'true');

1	define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', 'true');

Now set cronjob.

if you have wp-cli installed, use following cronjob

*/5 * * * * cd /var/www/html; wp cron event run --due-now > /dev/null 2>&1

1	/5 * * * cd /var/www/html; wp cron event run --due-now > /dev/null 2>&1

If you don’t have wp-cli installed, use

*/5 * * * * cd /var/www/html; php -q wp-cron.php

1	/5 * * * cd /var/www/html; php -q wp-cron.php

Replace /var/www/html to actual folder where your wordpress installation is located.