Title: Cron problems
Last modified: May 29, 2024

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# Cron problems

 *  Resolved [kobler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kobler/)
 * (@kobler)
 * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-problems-4/)
 * Hello,
 * I installed the WP Crontrol plugin to see if all crons are running. I noticed
   that the following crons do not contain any action:
 * wc_admin_unsnooze_admin_notes
 * woocommerce_cleanup_rate_limits
 * woocommerce_tracker_send_event
 * The action says “Nothing”
 * What could be the reason for this?
 * Thank you for your help 🙂

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 *  Plugin Support [omarfpg a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/omarfpg/)
 * (@omarfpg)
 * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-problems-4/#post-17790136)
 * Hi [@kobler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kobler/),
 * It appears that the actions associated with those Cron Jobs are not stored. This
   is not necessarily an error, though. The `Action none` simply means that there
   are no actions currently associated with these cron jobs. The absence of an action
   could be due to a few reasons:
    1. It is possible that the cron jobs are not yet configured or have been disabled
       intentionally.
    2. The cron jobs may have been created by a plugin or theme that is no longer active
       on your site.
    3. There could be a conflict with another plugin or theme that is preventing the
       actions from being registered.
 * Now, for the specific jobs you list:
 * 1. _**wc\_admin\_unsnooze\_admin\_notes**_: This cron job handles the admin notes
   shown in your admin area.
 * 2. **_woocommerce\_cleanup\_rate\_limits_**: This cron job cleans up the rate
   limits applied in WooCommerce REST API requests.
 * 2. **_woocommerce\_tracker\_send\_event_**: The WooCommerce plugin collects non-
   sensitive diagnostic and usage data, for example, information such as the WordPress
   version, PHP version, WooCommerce version, server environment, activated plugins,
   and various store settings.
 * Those cron jobs are designed to run in the background. If you would like to learn
   more, please check: [How to View and Control WordPress Cron Jobs](https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-view-and-control-wordpress-cron-jobs/).
 * This should not be a problem unless you’re experiencing an issue in your site
   or can see related fatal error logs in `WooCommerce > Status > Log`.
 * For instance, let’s imagine you have a function that adds the customer’s email
   to a cron job when they place an order and sends them an automated order confirmation.
   
   The job will run every 24 hours. If three customers place orders, three emails
   will be queued to be sent when the `woocommerce_send_my_custom_email` job runs.
   If no orders are placed, the cron job will still be triggered every 24 hours,
   but no emails will be sent, which is similar to what’s happening here. :‎)Hope
   this helps!-OP
 *  Plugin Support [omarfpg a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/omarfpg/)
 * (@omarfpg)
 * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-problems-4/#post-17804292)
 * Hi there 👋 ,
 * We haven’t heard from you in a while, so I’m going to mark this as resolved. 
   Feel free to [start a new thread](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce/#new-topic-0)
   if you have any more questions.
 * All the best,
   Omar

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 * Last reply from: [omarfpg a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/omarfpg/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-problems-4/#post-17804292)
 * Status: resolved