Taro Clockwork Post

Contributors: tarosky,Takahashi_Fumiki
Tags: post, media, expiration
Requires at least: 5.9
Requires PHP: 7.2
Tested up to: 6.7
Stable tag: nightly
License: GPLv3 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt

A WordPress plugin to expire post with specified date.

Description

You can enter expiration date on edit screen. This plugin runs cron every minute to search expired posts and make them private.

Installation

1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/taro-clockwork-post directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress.
3. Go to Setting > Reading and choose post type to expiration ready.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to avoid post status to be private

Private is the default post status but if you want another case, use filter hook for that.

// Filter status if post type is `product`
add_filter( 'tscp_expired_status', function( $status, $post ) {
   if ( 'product' == $post->post_type ) {
       $status = 'no-stock';
   }
   return $status;
}, 10, 2 );

If status is false, this plugin doesn't change post status. In such situation, you might need adding any custom field to post. Use another action which will occur just after tscp_expired_status.

// do something just after post status is/isn't changed.
add_action( 'tscp_post_expired', function( $post ) {
   // Post is still publish,
   // But add some custom fields
   update_post_meta( $post->ID, '_not_in_front_page', true );
} );

Change frequency of expiration check

If you are low-resource environment, you might need low frequency. For example, assume that your site allows posts to be expired within 10 min. Use hook to delay interval.

add_filter( 'tscp_cron_interval', function() {
  // Change interval from 60 sec to 600 sec.
  return 600;
} );

Changelog

1.2.6

• Fix month string error in Clasic editor's meta box. This happened on Any 31st day in a month.

1.2.2

• Fix deploy script to avoid incorrect versioning.

1.2.1

• Available post type are expanded to all post types with show_ui = true.
• Remove withState from editor script.

1.2.0

• Bump required PHP version.
• Fix editor UI.

1.1.0

• Support block editor.

1.0.1

• Fix broken link on edit screen.
• Add unit test for expiration process.

1.0.0

• Initial release.