WordPress background processing tasks such as publishing scheduled posts, backups or auto-updates may append ?doing_wp_cron to your URLs.
Most common plugins that cause this issue are: All-In-One WP Migration and UpDraftPlus Backups.
Disable doing_wp_cron in URL using wp-config.php
To remove ?doing_wp_cron from URLs using the wp-config.php file simply edit the file and remove the line containing:
ALTERNATE_WP_CRONDisable doing_wp_cron in URL using .htaccess
You can also create a rewrite rule that will remove ?doing_wp_cron from URLs:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)doing_wp_cron= [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) /$1? [R=301,L]
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