Setting Up a Schedule
Navigate to Crucible Scan → Scan and click the Schedule button. Choose a frequency — daily, weekly, or monthly — and select which post types to include. Scheduled scans run automatically using WordPress cron and scan all published content matching your criteria up to your tier’s page limit.
How WordPress Cron Works
WordPress cron is triggered by site visits, which means scheduled tasks run only when someone visits your site. For critical monitoring schedules, consider setting up a system-level cron job that calls wp-cron.php on a reliable schedule. This ensures scans run at the expected time regardless of site traffic.
Viewing Scheduled Scan Results
Results from scheduled scans appear in the Dashboard and Results pages just like manual scan results. The scan metadata indicates it was a scheduled scan, and change detection data (new issues, resolved issues) is calculated automatically.
Changing or Canceling
Return to the Schedule dialog to change the frequency or cancel the schedule entirely. Only one active schedule is supported per site.