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title: Cron
description: "Pro can generate images on a schedule. Enable cron under **Magic Post Thumbnail > Cron**. The fallback chain comes from **Source** (the same chain as the editor button, bulk generation and imports), unless a placement uses an **Image Source** override…"
url: "https://magic-post-thumbnail.com/docs/cron/"
updated: "2026-08-16"
category: Pro Features
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# Cron

Pro can generate images on a schedule. Enable cron under **Magic Post Thumbnail > Cron**.

The fallback chain comes from **Source** (the same chain as the editor button, bulk generation and imports), unless a placement uses an **Image Source** override under **Automatic > Image Placement**.

![Cron settings in Magic Post Thumbnail](https://magic-post-thumbnail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cron-MPT.png)

- **Relevant post type** — posts, pages or other types to process.
- **Relevant post status** — publish, draft and/or pending.
- **Interval** — how often the cron runs. WordPress cron is not a server crontab, so the run may not be exact to the minute.
- **Posts date** — age filter. For example “5 days ago and newer” only processes recent content.
- **Number of posts** — how many posts to process on each run. Use 5 or 10 to avoid a long burst (especially with Bing Images).