Paid Member Subscriptions relies on cron jobs to perform certain subscription actions such as processing payments, expiring subscriptions, sending email reminders and more.
WordPress manages scheduled tasks through WP-Cron, a built-in mechanism also used for core functions like update checks and scheduled post publishing. However, WP-Cron is not always reliable, tasks can be silently skipped if your site doesn’t receive enough traffic to trigger them.
For maximum reliability, we recommend setting up a true server-side cron job instead. Unlike WP-Cron, a server cron runs on a fixed schedule and ensures no events are ever missed. Most hosting providers allow you to configure this.
Setting up a real server side cron job usually differs from hosting to hosting. If you don’t find your hosting provider below, contact their support for help.
https://www.siteground.com/tutorials/wordpress/real-cron-job
https://wpengine.com/support/wp-cron-wordpress-scheduling/
https://support.cloudways.com/en/articles/5124057-how-to-create-cron-jobs-on-cloudways
https://kinsta.com/docs/wordpress-hosting/site-management/cron-jobs/
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