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WordPress scheduled tasks (WP-Cron) disabled

What it is

WordPress's scheduled tasks (WP-Cron) are turned off, so automatic updates, backups and scheduled scans may silently stop running — leaving the site on outdated, vulnerable versions for longer than expected.

How to fix it

Make sure DISABLE_WP_CRON isn't set in wp-config.php, or set up a real system cron job (through your host) to trigger WordPress's scheduled tasks reliably instead.

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