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  • August 20, 2015 at 10:19 pm #125239
    Bob
    Participant

    I know that the UpdraftPlus status page triggers the WordPress cron (or does something equivalent) to keep a backup that requires periodic restarts running. For this to work, does the browser tab or window it’s on need to be the frontmost one? (And if it’s a frontmost window, does it need to be in the foreground?)

    Thanks.

    August 20, 2015 at 10:40 pm #125240
    udadmin
    Keymaster

    Hi Bob,

    If your WordPress’s scheduler is working normally, and the site gets visits, then you shouldn’t need to do anything. But if the scheduler is broken, then keeping the UpdraftPlus page open whilst you back up can help – the page will try to kick the scheduler into life, it can, whilst its open (this especially helps people taking one-time backups, e.g. of client sites, who don’t have time to debug exactly why the site’s scheduler is broken – they just want a quick copy).

    David

    August 20, 2015 at 10:44 pm #125241
    Bob
    Participant

    Right–I understand that. But when you say “keeping the UpdraftPlus page open”: Is it “open” if it’s in a tab or page that isn’t currently in the foreground?

    Thanks.

    August 20, 2015 at 10:48 pm #125242
    udadmin
    Keymaster

    Hi Bob,

    Yes – unless your web browser is being very clever and shutting things down entirely. I read an article not long ago that either Chrome or Firefox was going to start doing that on tabs that hadn’t been viewed for a long time, to save battery + CPU. But I believe that doesn’t exist in any browser yet, so for now you should be fine…

    David

    August 20, 2015 at 10:51 pm #125243
    Bob
    Participant

    Got it. Yup, I just read that that’s going to happen in an upcoming Chrome update, but it hasn’t yet.

    Thanks as usual.

    Bob

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