Title: Less than WP_CRON_LOCK_TIMEOUT?
Last modified: December 26, 2025

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# Less than WP_CRON_LOCK_TIMEOUT?

 *  Resolved [LN-CWM](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ln-cwm/)
 * (@ln-cwm)
 * [5 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/less-than-wp_cron_lock_timeout/)
 * Hello, I’m running the WP Crontrol plugin on my site. On the Cron Schedules panel
   of that plugin, I see the error message/warning copied below. Should I be concerned?
   Thanks
 * 10 (10 seconds)
    This interval is less than the `WP_CRON_LOCK_TIMEOUT` constant
   which is set to 60 seconds. Events that use it may not run on time. Super Page
   Cache – Purge Cache Cron Interval
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   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [Poonam Namdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/poonam9/)
 * (@poonam9)
 * [5 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/less-than-wp_cron_lock_timeout/#post-18769578)
 * Hi [@ln-cwm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ln-cwm/),
 * WP Crontrol is just pointing out that the Super Page Cache – Purge Cache Cron
   Interval is set to 10 seconds, which is lower than WordPress’s `WP_CRON_LOCK_TIMEOUT`
   value of 60 seconds. Because of that, WP Crontrol warns that the event _may_ 
   be delayed.
 * The plugin uses a short (10s) internal cron to manage and queue cache purge requests
   efficiently, and this is normal behavior. It’s not a sign of a misconfiguration
   or a broken cron system.
 * If cache purging works correctly and site changes appear as expected, there’s
   no action required. The warning is informational only and can safely be ignored
   in this case.

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 * Last reply from: [Poonam Namdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/poonam9/)
 * Last activity: [5 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/less-than-wp_cron_lock_timeout/#post-18769578)
 * Status: resolved