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Content Expiry

WordPress plugin: schedule expiry dates for posts and pages — auto draft, trash, or private on expiry

by azanumer · github.com/azanumer/wp-content-expiry

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/azanumer/wp-content-expiry/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/azanumer/wp-content-expiry ↗

Content Expiry (WordPress plugin)

Time-limited content — offers, event announcements, job posts, seasonal pages — should not stay live forever. This plugin adds an expiry date to posts and pages; on expiry the content is automatically moved to draft, trash, or private.

Features

  • Expiry meta box on posts and pages: date/time + action (draft / trash / private).
  • Hourly sweep via WP-Cron applies the action to expired published posts.
  • Post-list column shows each expiry date, highlighted red when under 7 days away.
  • Safe re-publish: expiry meta is cleared when an item expires, so re-publishing it does not instantly re-expire it.
  • Malformed dates are ignored rather than stored.
  • Works in the site's timezone (dates are stored and compared consistently).

Install

  1. Copy this folder to wp-content/plugins/wp-content-expiry/.
  2. Activate Content Expiry.
  3. Set an expiry date in the sidebar meta box when editing a post or page.

Uninstall

Deactivation clears the hourly sweep; uninstall.php removes all expiry postmeta (published content itself is untouched).

License

MIT — see LICENSE.