diff --git a/srcs/docker-compose.yml b/srcs/docker-compose.yml
index a120107..24692b3 100644
--- a/srcs/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/srcs/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # then install as recommended :  curl -SL https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.10.2/docker-compose-linux-x86_64            -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
 # or (neat) :                             https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.10.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m) -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
 
-version: "3.8"
+#version: "3.8"
 
 services:
 # ---------------------------------
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       mariadb:
         condition: service_healthy
+# i was trying to resolve the wp_cron not working, I used the 'crontrol' plugin, it informed me curl didn't work, so i tried in the wordpress docker : 'curl <url of my local website>' and indeed it failed. I finally added this mapping to my /etc/hosts file in the wordpress container '172.17.0.1 <url of my local website>' (but i'm not sure '172.17.0.1' will always work, it seems to be constant for the default bridge network : https://docs.docker.com/network/network-tutorial-standalone/)
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24319662/from-inside-of-a-docker-container-how-do-i-connect-to-the-localhost-of-the-mach?rq=2
+#    extra_hosts:
+#      - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
 
 # specify path to named volumes : https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/compose-file-v3/#volume-configuration-reference
 # local driver options : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62232676/docker-local-volume-driver-options
@@ -104,6 +108,7 @@ volumes:
 #      o: "bind"
 #      device: ${HOST_VOLUME_ERROR_LOGS}
 
+
 networks:
   local-wp:
 
diff --git a/srcs/requirements/wordpress/Dockerfile b/srcs/requirements/wordpress/Dockerfile
index 80d9bc2..35fd32b 100644
--- a/srcs/requirements/wordpress/Dockerfile
+++ b/srcs/requirements/wordpress/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 FROM alpine:3.15
 
 RUN apk update
@@ -49,4 +48,3 @@ RUN curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli
 COPY ./conf/wp_entrypoint.sh ./
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "sh", "wp_entrypoint.sh" ]
-
diff --git a/srcs/requirements/wordpress/conf/wp_entrypoint.sh b/srcs/requirements/wordpress/conf/wp_entrypoint.sh
index cc2c7ff..b63d4b6 100644
--- a/srcs/requirements/wordpress/conf/wp_entrypoint.sh
+++ b/srcs/requirements/wordpress/conf/wp_entrypoint.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ RESET="\e[0m"
 
 # it gets the ENV variables from .env because specified in the docker-compose.yml file
 
+
+# this is to make the wp_cron job works
+# ! it might not be a very strong solution
+#
+# somehow it didn't work if the local adress is not accessible from inside the wordpress container :
+# if : `curl <PROJECT_URL>` don't work, the cron job does not either (why ?)
+# to make it work, i mapped the docker network gateway ip to the url (without understanding what i'm doing)
+# the default network is named bridge, and it's gateway is 172.17.0.1 : https://docs.docker.com/network/network-tutorial-standalone/
+# also might help, even though i didn't use, it helped me find the ip 172.17.0.1 : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24319662/from-inside-of-a-docker-container-how-do-i-connect-to-the-localhost-of-the-mach?rq=2
+echo "172.17.0.1 ${PROJECT_URL}" >> /etc/hosts
+
+
 # install wordpress with cli : https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/how-to-install/
 # commands : https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/
 # bug with wp commands : https://github.com/wp-cli/config-command/issues/31