None of these worked sadly.. I don’t understand the issue with my code. The posts aren’t changing to Expired when they should do.
// Setup and Run Cron Job
if (!wp_next_scheduled( 'hrl_expire_listings' )) {
wp_schedule_event( time(), 'daily', 'hrl_expire_listings' );
}
add_action( 'hrl_expire_listings', 'listing_expiry_date' );
// Setup Cron Job Function to expire posts and send out emails.
function listing_expiry_date() {
global $post;
// Custom Post Type for listings, grab published posts
$args = array(
'post_type' => array( 'post_type_listings' ),
'post_status' => array( 'Publish' ),
'posts_per_page' => -1,
);
// The Query
$query = new WP_Query( $args );
// The Loop
if ( $query->have_posts() ) :
while ( $query->have_posts() ) :
$query->the_post();
// Get listing author details
$author_display_name = get_the_author_meta( 'display_name' );
$author_email = get_the_author_meta( 'user_email' );
// Get admin/site details
$admin_email = get_option('admin_email');
$admin_sitename = get_option('blogname');
// Get the current date
date_default_timezone_set('Europe/London');
$today = date('Y-m-d');
// Get listing post published date (not pending date)
$published_date = get_the_date( 'Y-m-d' );
$expiry_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($published_date.' +5 days'));
// If todays date is equal to or greater than the expiry date...
if ( $today >= $expiry_date ) :
// change post status to 'expired'
$postdata = array(
'ID' => $post->ID,
'post_status' => 'expired',
);
endif;
endwhile; //endwhile The Loop
wp_reset_postdata();
endif; //endif The Loop
} //end function listing_expiry_date()
