With Pro Radio Podcast Importer you can set an automatic schedued task to import the active feeds at a given interval (see settings).
The Cron is by default disabled.
To activate the Podcast Importer Cron:
- Open the Podcast Importer settings
- Click "Activate Cron"
- If the option is correctly scheduled, a confirmation message will appear (Cron is active, Next Run).
Cron Job and Wp Cron
The task is scheduled using Wp Cron. This runs the command when a visitor opens the website. If your website has low traffic, you can create a standard Cron in your server, using cpanel or similar.
1) Add this line in wp-config.php
define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true);
2) Add this cron to your cpanel
*/* * * * * wget -q -O - 'https://PUT-HERE-YOUR-SITE-URL/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron' >/dev/null 2>&1
So that the Cron runs this command every minute:
wget -q -O - 'https://PUT-HERE-YOUR-SITE-URL/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron' >/dev/null 2>&1
Of course, replace PUT-HERE-YOUR-SITE-URL with your real site URL.
If you already have a Cron Job set for Sidekick, it will run both Sidekick and the Podcast Importer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUZYejWg6GY&ab_channel=ProRadio
