Configure a five-minute cron job AFTER checking the actual PHP executable and document root with your host. Minute: */5 Hour: * Day: * Month: * Weekday: * Example only; replace both placeholders with verified paths: /ACTUAL/PHP83/EXECUTABLE -q /home/CPANEL_USERNAME/ACTUAL_DOCUMENT_ROOT/wp-cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1 Confirm that mail retries run before adding define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true); to wp-config.php. No server path is assumed from the domain name.