Reply To: Expire Posts

• huwrowlands

• January 21, 2022 at 7:15 am

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()