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# Enabling the Linux Cron for you WordPress website

### What is the Cron feature?

The Cron toggle on the WordPress website's Application panel makes running cron jobs (or scheduled tasks) on your website much more reliable.

When enabled, the `DISABLE_WP_CRON ` setting in the `wp-config.php` file will be set to `TRUE`, and this new line will be added to the crontab for the website user on the server.

```
"* * * * * wp cron event run --due-now"
```

### What are the benefits of this?

Imagine you own a bakery, and every morning at 6 AM, you need to turn on the ovens so they’re hot when you start baking. You have two ways to do this:

1. **WordPress Cron (WP-Cron)** – This is like asking your first customer of the day to turn on the ovens when they walk in. If no one shows up right at 6 AM, the ovens won’t start heating until someone finally arrives, which could be late.
2. **System Crontab (Linux Cron)** – This is like installing a timer that automatically switches on the ovens at exactly 6 AM, whether or not anyone is there.

The benefits of using Linux Crontab is reliability and precision. WP-Cron only runs when visitors access your site, which means scheduled tasks (like posting an article or sending emails) could be delayed if there's low traffic. With a proper server-side cron job, the task runs exactly when scheduled, ensuring consistency.

### Will I need to make any changes to my Website?

No!  Your website will continue to run exactly as it did before.