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Reindex Cron Magento 2 | Guide

Magento 2 Reindex can be described as the process of updating the transformed data as the data changes.

For instance, when we update the price of a product, the data has to be reindexed to reflect the change on the frontend. The indexation reduces the time needed to calculate the final order price.

Hence, reindexing Magento 2 is considered a smart move. Our experts would like to point out that unlike Magento 1, Magento 2 does not let us manually issue a reindex. This is where the Magento_Indexer comes in handy.

According to our experts, there are two ways to go about reindexing Magento 2.

Method 1

We can set the reindexing mode with Magento_Indexer. This can be done via “Update on Save” or “Update by Schedule.”
The former lets the indexer to reindex in real time. The latter reindexes at a certain time via a Magento cron job.

We can access the index management panel by heading to Index Management under System.

Then, choose the indexing mode (either Update on Save” or “Update by Schedule).

However, sometimes, our indexers will be invalidated.

In that case, we have to reindex the affected indexers manually as seen in the next method.

Method 2

1. First, head to Magento’s root directory.
2. Then use this command:

   php bin\magento indexer:reindex

   Here, indexer is a space-separated list of indexers.

   Furthermore, we can use this option to reindex the entire Magento 2 store:

   php bin\magento indexer:reindex
3. Then, we will see an output that lets us know the reindexing is successful.

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Conclusion

In brief, our Support Experts demonstrated how to reindex in Magento 2 with cron.