{"id":245,"date":"2020-05-08T18:36:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T18:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unitedover.com\/wpnotif\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=245"},"modified":"2020-05-09T11:51:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T11:51:11","slug":"setup-server-side-cron-job","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/help.unitedover.com\/wpnotif\/kb\/setup-server-side-cron-job\/","title":{"rendered":"How to setup WPNotif Server Side Cron Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the most recommended method to set Cron Method in WPNotif settings, as its one of the most reliable and efficient. Setting this up is easy and does not require any coding\/development knowledge.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Get Cron Command<\/h2>\n<p>Go to our <strong><em>Settings -&gt; General -&gt; Newsletter<\/em><\/strong> and select <strong>WPNotif Cron Job<\/strong> in Cron Method and then copy the command provided there and <strong>Save<\/strong> the settings.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-248\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unitedover.com\/wpnotif\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/1588961773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1053\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.unitedover.com\/wpnotif\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/1588961773.jpg 1304w, https:\/\/help.unitedover.com\/wpnotif\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/1588961773-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/help.unitedover.com\/wpnotif\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/1588961773-1024x441.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/help.unitedover.com\/wpnotif\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/1588961773-768x330.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1053px) 100vw, 1053px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2. Setting up Cron Job<\/h2>\n<p>There are multiple methods with which you can set this up, but we&#8217;ll two of the most common methods used.<\/p>\n<h3>&#8211; Using cPanel<\/h3>\n<p>This is the easiest method and is provided by most hosting providers.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> section of cPanel and select <strong>Cron Jobs<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-249\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unitedover.com\/wpnotif\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/1588962225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"712\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.unitedover.com\/wpnotif\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/1588962225.jpg 848w, https:\/\/help.unitedover.com\/wpnotif\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/1588962225-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/help.unitedover.com\/wpnotif\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/1588962225-768x204.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Now scroll down to <strong>Add New Cron Job<\/strong> section and select <strong>once per minute<\/strong> from Common settings dropdown and <strong>paste the command you copied before<\/strong> in the command box. (If you missed it then read the <strong>Get Cron command<\/strong> step on top). Click on the Add New Cron Job button to save the settings and that&#8217;s it.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-250\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unitedover.com\/wpnotif\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/1588962435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.unitedover.com\/wpnotif\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/1588962435.jpg 665w, https:\/\/help.unitedover.com\/wpnotif\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/1588962435-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Voila, you are done and there are no more steps required to setup Cron Job, see I told you it was easy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&#8211; Using Crontab<\/h3>\n<p>This method is for advanced users as it requires SSH access to your website.<br \/>\nYou can read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linode.com\/docs\/tools-reference\/tools\/schedule-tasks-with-cron\/\">this article<\/a> provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linode.com\/docs\/tools-reference\/tools\/schedule-tasks-with-cron\/\">Linode<\/a> for using crontab.<\/p>\n<p>This method is generally needed when you want more control over your Cron Jobs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":21,"template":"","format":"standard","manualknowledgebasecat":[4],"manual_kb_tag":[],"class_list":["post-245","manual_kb","type-manual_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","manualknowledgebasecat-newsletter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to setup WPNotif Server Side Cron Job - WPNotif Help<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/help.unitedover.com\/wpnotif\/kb\/setup-server-side-cron-job\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to setup WPNotif Server Side Cron Job - WPNotif Help\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This is the most recommended method to set Cron Method in WPNotif settings, as its one of the most reliable and efficient. 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