How to create scheduled tasks (cron jobs) in Plesk to run PHP scripts, fetch URLs, or execute commands on a schedule.
WP‑Cron runs on website visits and can be unreliable or heavy. Replace it with a real cron job in Plesk to run wp-cron.php on a schedule.
If a Scheduled Task (cron job) in Plesk does not run or produces no results, use this checklist to verify schedule, script path, permissions, output logging and common hosting limits.