Auto Delete of Posts

  • Resolved LesTexas60

    (@lestexas60)


    7 years, 6 months ago

    I love Postie, it’s easy to use and helps so many people update sites without being a Tech. That being said, is anyone aware of a way to set a delete date for one of these posts? I email in an event and I want the post to delete on a specific date. I realize this probably not Postie functionality but it would help those of us that use it regularly. Thank you for any suggestions.

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  • Plugin Author Wayne Allen

    (@wayneallen-1)

    7 years, 6 months ago

    One option is to use Post Expirator https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/post-expirator/ and the Postie shortcode addon. You would need to use the pcustom shortcode to set _expiration-date and _expiration-date-status

    For example:

    [pcustom name="_expiration-date" value="1543017360"]
[pcustom name="_expiration-date-status" value="saved"]

    The downside of this approach is that you need to calculate the epoch time (1543017360 = Nov 23, 2018 15:56)

    Another option is to create your own custom addon to set these custom fields. See http://postieplugin.com/extending/

    Thread Starter LesTexas60

    (@lestexas60)

    7 years, 6 months ago

    Thanks Wayne, I found a plugin called Post Expiration Date that works very well. You can set the expiration date per post, not per category. The only downside is I have to go in sometime after using Postie to create the post and then add the Expiration date. Postie is great, I just wish we could access other options like this so everything would be completed at Post time. This is by no way a criticism of Postie, one of my favorite plug ins.

    • This reply was modified 7 years, 6 months ago by LesTexas60.
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