Changelog

The format is based on Keep a Changelog and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[4.0.4] - 24 Oct, 2024

Fixed

Fix the workflows list screen to be shown only to users with manage_options capability (Issue #998).
Fix compatibility with the "WP Remote User Sync" plugin (Issue #999).

[4.0.3] - 22 Oct, 2024

Changed

Add the banner notice to the workflows list screen.

Fixed

Fix PHP warning when post attribute is empty in the workflow model (Issue #987, #988).
Fix error whenmanage_posts_columns filter do not receive a post type (Issue #990).
Fix error about undefined index: date (Issue #991).

[4.0.2] - 21 Oct, 2024

Fixed

Fix error when the filter the_title is called without an ID (Issue #984).

[4.0.1] - 21 Oct, 2024

Fixed

Fix the database schema check for version 4.0.0 on fresh installations, (Issue #928).

[4.0.0] - 21 Oct, 2024

Added

Add the Workflows feature, with the workflow editor and the workflow engine.

Changes

The list of scheduled actions now displays the repetition count/date limits (Issue #928).
Update language files.
Updated the UI in the advanced settings page.
Move some advanced settings to the "Display" tab (Issue #952)
Add title to the future action panel for UI consistency (Issue #965)
Renamed the PublishPress Future metabox to Future Actions for UI consistency (Issue #965)

Fixed

Update post model to update post date when setting post status to publish.
Prevent error when the current_post->ID is empty for unknown reasons, usually related to 3rd party plugins.

Developers

Interface PublishPress\Future\Core\HookableInterface: Add new method removeFilter to remove a hooked filter.
Interface PublishPress\Future\Core\HookableInterface: Add new method removeAction to remove a hooked action.
Class PublishPress\Future\Framework\WordPress\Facade\HooksFacade: Add new method removeFilter to remove a hooked filter.
Class PublishPress\Future\Framework\WordPress\Facade\HooksFacade: Add new method removeAction to remove a hooked action.
New method to publish posts using the class PublishPress\Future\Framework\WordPress\Models\PostModel.
Add new filter 'publishpressfuture_migrations' to filter the list of migrations that will be executed.
Call the action 'publishpressfuture_fix_db_schema' when a DB fix is executed from the settings page.
Call the action 'publishpressfuture_upgrade_plugin' when the plugin is upgraded.
Change the data type from void to int for the method 'PublishPress\Future\Modules\Expirator\Interfaces\CronInterfac::scheduleRecurringAction'.
Change the data type from void to int for the method 'PublishPress\Future\Modules\Expirator\Interfaces\CronInterfac::scheduleAsyncAction'.
Add new filter 'publishpressfuture_schema_is_healthy' to check if the DB schema is healthy.
The method 'PublishPress\Future\Modules\Workflows\Models\WorkflowModel::getStepFromRoutineTreeRecursively' now always returns an array.
Add new filter 'action_scheduler_list_table_column_recurrence' to filter the recurrence column in the scheduled actions list.
Add new method 'getNodeById' to the class 'PublishPress\Future\Modules\Workflows\Models\WorkflowModel'.

[3.4.4] - 21 Aug, 2024

Fixed

Improve notice message when scheduled action runs after pressing "run" (PR #896).
Fixed support for the Event Espresso plugin (PR #900).
Fixed React warning about createRoot being deprecated.
Fixed empty fieldset displayed when the bos is disabled for the post type (Issue #792).
Update language files.

Changed

Add tabs for post types in the post types settings page (PR #895).

Added

Added computed date preview to the general settings page (PR #897).
Added option to hide the calendar by default in the future action panel (PR #899).
Added new filter publishpressfuture_posts_future_action_column_output to the Future Action column.

[3.4.3] - 06 Aug, 2024

Changed

Remove icon from the Future metabox in the block editor, #821

Fixed

Update translation files
Only load the quick-edit script if in the post list screen
Fix quick edit action box to use the filter to hide action box when deactivated for the post type, #884
Fixed the database schema check to also check the debug log table, #887
Fixed the database schema check to check the table indexes, #887

[3.4.2] - 15 Jul, 2024

Added

Add the current date and time to date preview in the date/time offset setting field, #840

Fixed

Optimized the date/time offset validation requests in the Post Types settings, #840
Fix error message in the date/time offset setting field, #841
Fix user capabilities check in the block editor, #727
Update ES, FR, and IT translations, #859

Changed

Change the text in the promo screen for the Actions Workflow feature, #867

[3.4.1] - 02 Jul, 2024

Added

Implement add promo screen for Actions Workflows, #777
Implement the post_id attribute to the futureaction shortcode, #814

Fixed

Fix some translations in ES, FR, and IT languages, #798
Fix “no future actions” message in the scheduled actions list, #788
Try to avoid fatal error for wrong argument counting
Minor issues pointed by PHPCS
Escape an exception message

Changed

Update language files
Improve the exception message when the date/time offset is invalid
Update composer files for dev dependencies

[3.4.0.1] - 20 Jun, 2024

Fixed

Fix fatal error for low level users when PublishPress menu is not available, #803
Fix wrong action date on the future action panel, #802

Changed

The interface PublishPress\Future\Modules\Expirator\Interfaces\ActionArgsModelInterface has changed:
- Method setCronActionId now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method setPostId now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method setArgs now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method setArg now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method setCreatedAt now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method setEnabled now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method setScheduledDate now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method setScheduledDateFromISO8601 now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method setScheduledDateFromUnixTime now returns void instead of ActionArgsModelInterface
- Method convertUnixTimeDateToISO8601 is now public
- Method convertISO8601DateToUnixTime is now public
Improve exception message when the date/time offset is invalid

[3.4.0] - 20 Jun, 2024

Added

In the JS context, implemented a way to extend the future action panel using SlotFill FutureActionPanelAfterActionField and setting extra fields to the panel, right after the action field
Add a new filter to allow filtering the options of the future action being scheduled: publishpressfuture_prepare_post_expiration_opts
Add method scheduleRecurringAction to the CronToWooActionSchedulerAdapter to schedule recurring action
Add method scheduleAsyncAction to the CronToWooActionSchedulerAdapter to schedule async action
In the JS context, added the slot FutureActionPanelTop to the beginning of the future panel

Changed

Added $unique and $priority arguments to the scheduleSingleAction method in the CronToWooActionSchedulerAdapter class
Method scheduleRecurringAction renamed to scheduleRecurringActionInSeconds in the CronToWooActionSchedulerAdapter class
Added argument $clearOnlyPendingActions to the method signature clearScheduledAction to the CronInterface interface
Changed the method clearScheduledAction in the class CronToWooActionSchedulerAdapter adding new argument $clearOnlyPendingActions, allowing to remove running actions
The plugin activation and deactivation callback functions were moved from the main file to independent files
Change the admin menu names for clarity
Update the promo sidebar for mentioning the Actions Workflow feature

Fixed

Fix error when quick-edit data is not available, #730
Fix dependency of the enqueued scripts for the future action box. Add 'wp-i18n', 'wp-components', 'wp-url', 'wp-data', 'wp-api-fetch', 'wp-element', 'inline-edit-post', 'wp-html-entities', 'wp-plugins' as dependencies
Updated ES, FR and IT translations, #698
Redirects to the settings page after activating the plugin, #764
Fix access to the View Debug settings tab when debug is disabled
Fix the position of the "Upgrade to Pro" and "Settings" menu items in the admin bar

[3.3.1] - 19 Mar, 2024

Added

Add validation for the date and time offset in the settings page, #683
Add form validation to the settings panel
Add form validation to the metabox panel
Add a date preview to the date/time offset setting field

Changed

The actions to move posts to another status where grouped in a single action, with a dropdown to select the status, #668
The actions "draft", "private" and "trash" are deprecated in favor of "change-status", #668
The metadata hash key has now a prefix "_" marking it as a private key, #695
Improved the name of some actions
Change the label of the field to select terms when "Replace all terms" is selected, #664

Fixed

Make it impossible to choose dates in the past, #443
Enter key submits quick-edit panel when selecting a taxonomy term, #586
The name of the taxonomy in the actions field is now updated in the settings panel when the taxonomy is changed, #676
Possible to add an action using an empty category setting, #587
Fix language files for ES, IT, FR, #685
Fix inconsistent text in the filter for "Pending" actions, #673
Improve the message when no actions are found: "No Future Actions", #666

[3.3.0] - 28 Feb, 2024

Added

Add new filter for filtering the list of post types supported by the plugin: publishpressfuture_supported_post_types, #677
Add new filter for choosing to hide or not the Future Action in the post editors: publishpressfuture_hide_metabox, #69
Add new filter for filtering the post metakeys in the post model: publishpressfuture_action_meta_key, #69
Add new method medataExists to the PublishPress\Future\Framework\WordPress\Models\PostModel class
Add support to a hash in the post meta pp_future_metadata_hash, to identify if the future action's post meta has changed or was scheduled by metadata (fully available only on PRO)

Changed

Deprecated the filter postexpirator_unset_post_types in favor of the new filter publishpressfuture_supported_post_types, allowing not only removal but addition of new post types to the list of supported post types, #677
The list of post types in the settings page now also shows the non-public post types that are not built-in on WordPress, #677
Remove the X and Facebook icons from the footer in the admin pages, #667
Updated the URLs on the plugin's footer, #667
Minor change in the description of the setting that controls the activation/deactivation future action for the post type
The metadata _expiration-date-status now can be specified as 1 or '1' and not only 'saved', #69
The action publishpress_future/run_workflow is now deprecated in favor of publishpressfuture_run_workflow

Fixed

Fix language files for ES, IT, FR, #665
Fix error when a term does not exist, #675
Add new interface for NoticeFacade: NoticeInterface

Removed

Remove the legacy action postExpiratorExpire. This action will not trigger the future actions anymore
Remove the legacy action publishpressfuture_expire. This action will not trigger the future actions anymore

[3.2.0] - 25 Jan, 2024

Added

Add the possibility to use non-hierarchical taxonomies, #285
Add new future action to remove all taxonomy terms of a post, #652
Add new action hook publishpressfuture_saved_all_post_types_settings to allow developers to trigger an action when the Post Types settings are saved

Changed

Deprecate the constant PublishPress\Future\Modules\Settings\SettingsFacade::DEFAULT_CUSTOM_DATE and replaced it with ::DEFAULT_CUSTOM_DATE_OFFSET
Moved the date and time format settings fields to the Display tab, #605
Added description to the taxonomy setting field in the Post Types tab, #641
Moved the Post Types settings tab to the first position, #619
Simplify the name of actions on taxonomy-related actions, adding the actual name of the taxonomy, #294
Change the text on the Status column in the Future Actions list, from "Pending" to "Scheduled", #661
Fixed typos and improved the text in the Post Types settings tab, #659
The list of supported post types in the settings page only shows public post types, and non-public that are built-in and show the UI

Fixed

Fix consistency on radio buttons alignment on the settings page
Hides the legacy cron event field from Diagnostics and Tools settings tab if no legacy cron event is found
Fix the "Change Status to Trash action" on custom post types, #655
Added back support for reusable blocks, #200
Updated the language files, #653
Fix error 404 when activating future action on a post type that has no taxonomy registered, #662

[3.1.7] - 04 Jan, 2024

Fixed

Fix compatibility with plugins like "Hide Categories and Products for WooCommerce", making sure terms are not hidden in the taxonomy field, #639
Fix the terms select field in the settings page, expanding it on focus, #638
Fix the fatal error when hook add_meta_boxes didn't receive a WP_Post instance as parameter, #640
Fix issue with the "NaN" categories in the classic editor, #647
Fix issue with accents on the taxonomy field in the settings, #642

[3.1.6] - 20 Dec, 2023

Added

Add a new setting to select the time format in the date picker component, #626

Changed

Stick the library woocommerce/action-scheduler on version 3.7.0, so we don't force WP min to 6.2
Min WP version is now 6.1, #627
The field to select terms now expands when the user focus on it, not requiring to type a search text, #633
Increase the limit of items displayed in the field to select terms. It shows up to 1000 items now, #633

Fixed

Fix support for WP between 6.1 and 6.4, #625
Fix the search of posts in the posts lists, #620
Fix classic meta box when using Classic Editor plugin with the classic editor as default, #624
Fix default date for new posts, #623
Fix the quick edit form and future action column for pages, #618
Fix support to custom taxonomies that are not shown in the Rest API, #629

[3.1.5] - 14 Dec, 2023

Fixed

Fix array_map(): Argument must be of type array, string given, #606
Remove broken and invalid setting to use classic metabox, #604
Prevent a PHP warning in the posts screen if the selected term does not exist anymore, #612
Update the ES, IT and FR translations, #609

[3.1.4] - 13 Dec, 2023

Added

Taxonomy term field now supports adding a new term by typing a new value
Add a button to toggle the calendar on the future action panels. Quick/Bulk edit are collapsed by default, #583
Display the taxonomy name in the future action panels instead of showing "Taxonomy", #584

Changed

Refactor all the future action panels to use the same React components, fixing the inconsistency between the panels, #572
Removed external dependency of the React Select library, using now the WordPress internal library
In the Action field on Post Type settings, the taxonomy-related actions are only displayed if the post type has any term registered
Change the order of fields in the future action panels, moving action and taxonomy to the beginning
The method ExpirationScheduler::schedule now automatically converts the date to UTC before scheduling the action
The action publishpressfuture_schedule_expiration now receives the date in the local site timezone
Update the library woocommerce/action-scheduler from 3.6.4 to 3.7.0
Future action data stored in the args column on the table _ppfuture_action_args is now camelCase
Change the Database Schema check to verify and display multiple errors at once. The Fix Database should fix them all

Deprecated

Deprecate the class Walker_PostExpirator_Category_Checklist
Deprecate the function postexpirator_get_post_types, moving the logic to the model PostTypesModel

Fixed

Fix fatal error when clicking on "Post Types" tab in the settings when using PT-Br language, #567
Stop hardcoding the DB engine when creating the table for action arguments, #565 [Thanks to @dave-p]
Simple quotes were not being removed from the future action date offset setting, #566
Update Spanish, French, and Italian translations, #551
Improved data sanitization on the plugin, #571
Fix consistency on data saved on post meta from different editors, quick-edit, and bulk-edit. Especially related to the post meta "_expiration-date-options", #573
Strange years value in the date selection, #568
Fix the action "Remove selected term" for authors role, #550
Fix the post type settings page not loading the saved settings after a page refresh triggered by the save button, #576
Fix PHP warning: Creation of dynamic property $hooks in NoticeFacade.php, #580
Fix call to undefined function ...Expirator\Adapters\as_has_scheduled_action, #574
Fix PHP warning: Class ...Expirator\Models\DefaultDataModel not found in ...legacy/deprecated.php, #582
Update the X/Twitter icon on the footer of admin pages, #583
Fix the use of custom taxonomies on the future action panels, #585
Fix call to the method manageUpgrade on ...Core\Plugin
Fix action for deleting posts without sending to trash, #593
Fix action that sends a post to trash, to trigger the expected actions, #597
Fix empty cells on Actions table when Pro plugin is uninstalled and Free is activated, #595

Removed

Internal function postexpirator_add_footer was removed, and the footer is now handled in the ContentController class
Internal function postexpirator_get_footer_text was removed

[3.1.3] - 09 Nov, 2023

Fixed

Fix JS error Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘length’) on the block editor, #561

[3.1.2] - 07 Nov, 2023

Changed

Update the library woocommerce/action-scheduler from 3.6.3 to 3.6.4

Fixed

Fix compatibility with WP 6.4 removing dependency of lodash, #555

[3.1.1] - 11 Oct, 2023

Added

Add new bulk action for posts to update future action scheduler based on post's metadata, #538

Deprecated

Deprecate class PublishPress\Future\Core\DI\ContainerNotInitializedException
Deprecate class PublishPress\Future\Core\DI\ServiceProvider
Deprecate interface PublishPress\Future\Core\DI\ServiceProviderInterface

Fixed

Fix compatibility with 3rd party plugins that import posts, #538
Fix JS error when admin user has no permissions, #533 (Thanks to @raphaelheying)
Fix missed post link on the email notification, or actions log, when the post is deleted, #507
Fix plugin activation hook not running on plugin activation, #539

Removed

Remove tooltip from the "Expires" column in the posts list, #511

[3.1.0] - 06 Sep, 2023

Fixed

Fix compatibility with Composer-based installations, using prefixed libraries, #522
Fix notice about using FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING on PHP 8, #525

Changed

Remove the file define-base-path.php. The constant PUBLISHPRESS_FUTURE_BASE_PATH is deprecated and is now defined in the main plugin file
Internal dependencies moved from vendor to lib/vendor, #522
Replaced Pimple library with a prefixed version of the library to avoid conflicts with other plugins, #522
Replaced Psr/Container library with a prefixed version of the library to avoid conflicts with other plugins, #522
Change min PHP version to 7.2.5. If not compatible, the plugin will not execute
Change min WP version to 5.5. If not compatible, the plugin will not execute
Updated internal libraries to the latest versions
Changed the priority of the hook plugins_loaded on the main plugin file from 10 to 5, #522
Removed the vendor-locator-future library. Internal vendor is now on a fixed path, lib/vendor, #522
Deprecated constant PUBLISHPRESS_FUTURE_VENDOR_PATH in favor of PUBLISHPRESS_FUTURE_LIB_VENDOR_PATH
Update Action Scheduler library to 3.6.2
Update the .pot and .mo files

[3.0.6] - 26 Jul, 2023

Fixed

Fix JavaScript error on the block editor: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'indexOf'), #517
Fix fatal error on content with shortcode: Call to undefined method ...ExpirablePostModel::getExpirationDateAsUnixTime, #516

[3.0.5] - 25 Jul, 2023

Added

Add a setting field to control the style of the Future Action column on posts lists (Advanced tab), #482

Fixed

Fix the message that prevented to select terms for a future action, #488
Fix the taxonomy field in the Post Types settings page, that was not visible unless you select a taxonomy-related default action, #496
Fix the space after the "reset" button on the calendar field, in the block editor, #465
Fix error displayed when trying to deactivate the plugin with "Preserve data after deactivating the plugin" as "Delete data", #499
Fix DB error when trying to create the action args table, due to DESCRIBE query on a table that does not exist yet, #450
Fix default expiration date time for post type on different timezones
Fix date and time on block editor with different timezones, #498
Fix missed title and post type info in emails or logs when the post is deleted, #507
Notice: Undefined variable: gmt_schedule_display_string, in the columns in the Future Action screens, #504
Update ES, FR, and IT translations, #509

Changed

Improve the label for the terms field in the block editor panel, #483
Merge the settings tabs "Diagnostics" and "Tools", #501
Update the .pot file
Renamed the settings tab "Defaults" to "General"
Added some instructions comments to translators
The default date interval for global and post type settings now only accepts EN format, $495
Add log message when date time offset is invalid when trying to schedule a future action
Change the date format on "Scheduled Date" column in the Future Actions list to use the site timezone and not GMT date. GMT date is now displayed on the tooltip
Changed text and buttons labels on Diagnostics and Tools settings tab, #506
Add method getExpirationDateAsUnixTime to the ExpirablePostModel class
Changed method getTitle on ExpirablePostModel to return title from args if post is not found anymore
Changed method getPostType on ExpirablePostModel to return post type from args if post is not found anymore

Deprecated

The methods getDefaultDate and getDefaultDateCustom on SettingsFacade class are deprecated

[3.0.4] - 04 Jul, 2023

Fixed

Fix "Save changes" notification on block editor when post is not edited, #449
Fix unchecked category on classic editor when editing a post with future action enabled, #481
Update French translation, #473
Fix the plugin initialization to properly load the plugin text domain, and CLI commands
Fix the start of the week on the calendar, honoring the site setting, #484
Fix the taxonomy field for custom post types
Fix consistency in the message in the block editor, compared to classic editor, when no taxonomy is selected
Update the .pot file

Changed

The name of the block editor component changed from postexpirator-sidebar to publishpress-future-action, #449
Update the Action Scheduler library from 3.6.0 to 3.6.1

Removed

Remove internal function postexpirator_init

[3.0.3] - 20 Jun, 2023

Fixed

Error on the block editor: The "postexpirator-sidebar" plugin has encountered an error and cannot be rendered, #475
Error message in the future action column: Action scheduled but its definition is not available anymore, #474

Changed

Update message when future action data is corrupted for the post

[3.0.2] - 19 Jun, 2023

Fixed

Fix warning displayed in the classic editor if a taxonomy is not properly selected, #453
Fix typo in a message when a taxonomy is not properly selected
Fix a blank post type label in the Arguments column in the Actions Log list when a post type is not registered anymore
Fix error message in the Future Action column if the action is not found anymore, #454
Fix default date/time offset, #455
Fix label "Action" on a few screens, #458
Fix broken screen due to a long select field in Classic Editor, #458
Fix Future action ordering not working on "Posts" screen, #462
Update .pot file and some translation strings

[3.0.1] - 15 Jun, 2023

Added

Add diagnostic check for DB schema in the Settings page

Changed

Changed privacy for method PublishPress\Future\Framework\WordPress\Models\PostModel::getPostInstance from private to protected

Fixed

Restore future action data on post meta fields, #452
Fix PHP warning about undefined index 'categoryTaxonomy'
Fix auto-enabled future action on new posts, #447
Fix default future action type on custom post types
First letter of future actions log is not capitalized on some messages in the popup view
Fix log message when actions related to taxonomy terms run

[3.0.0] - 13 Jun, 2023

Added

Add Dutch translation files, #429

Changed

Namespace has been changed from PublishPressFuture to PublishPress\Future
Functions, autoload, class aliases and class loading have been moved into a hook for the action plugins_loaded with priority 10
Post expiration queue migrated from WP Cron to Action Scheduler library from WooCommerce, #149
Deprecate hook "publishpressfuture_expire" in favor of "publishpress_future/run_workflow". New hook has two arguments: postId and action, #149
Changed the label "Type" to "Action" in the bulk edit field
Change the capability checked before authorizing API usage. Changed from edit_posts to publishpress_future_expire_post
Added the old post status in the log message when the post expires changing status
Change the text of options in the bulk edit field, for more clearance
Change text of Post Types settings tab
Replace "Expiry" with "Actions", #392

Fixed

Fix PHP warning about undefined index 'terms', #412
Fix error on block editor: can't read "length" of undefined
Fix escaping on a few admin text
Fix text and positions of expiration fields in the bulk edit form
Fix email notifications, #414
Fix PHP Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: gmdate(): Argument #2 ($timestamp) must be of type ?int, #413
All the expirations scheduled to the future run if we call "wp cron events run --all", #340
Deactivation of the plugin does not remove the cron jobs and settings, #107
Can we make the cron schedule more human-readable, #231
Expiration actions related to taxonomy are not working if default way to expire is not taxonomy related, #409
Database error on a new site install, #424
Bulk Edit Text doesn't match Quick Edit, #422
Expiration Email Notification is not working, #414
Capital case for statuses, #430
Make sure all files have protection against direct access, #436
Fix fatal error sending expiration email, #434, #433

[2.9.2] - 28 Feb, 2023

Fixed

List of actions in the post type settings is not filtered by post types, #400
Include Statuses as a Default option, #395
Remove legacy screenshots from the plugin root dir
Fix i18n issues, #401

[2.9.1] - 23 Feb, 2023

Fixed

Fix location of wordpress-banners style CSS when started by the Pro plugin, #393

[2.9.0] - 23 Feb, 2023

Added

Add new filter for filtering the expiration actions list: publishpressfuture_expiration_actions
Add new constant PUBLISHPRESS_FUTURE_BASE_PATH to define the base path of the plugin
Added hooks to extend settings screen
Added ads and banners for the Pro plugin

Changed

Refactored the UI for the Post Types settings screen closing the fields if not activated, #335, #378
Refactored the services container to be used by the Pro plugin
Changed the order of some settings field in the Post Types settings screen

Fixed

Fix hook transition_post_status running twice, #337
Fix bug with choosing a taxonomy change as a default, #335
Updated FR and IT translations, #336 (thanks to @wocmultimedia)
HTML escaping for a field on the settings screen
Fix the expiration date column date format
Fix option to clear data on uninstall, removing the debug table
Combining Multiple Cron Events #149

[2.8.3] - 10 Jan, 2023

Added

Add new filters for allowing customizing the expiration metabox and the email sent when post is expired, #327 (thanks to Menno)

Changed

Changed pattern of expiration debug log messages to describe the action in a clearer way and add more details
Changed the label and description of the setting field for default date and time expiration offset, #310

Fixed

Remove debug statement, #326
Fix text for default date/time expiration setting description
Fix PHP 8 error and remove extract functions, #328
Simplify setting to set default expiration date/time interval, removing invalid "none" option, #325
Simplify unscheduling removing duplicated code, #329
Fix PHP warning and fatal error when post's expiration categories list is not an array, #330

[2.8.2] - 20 Dec, 2022

Fixed

Fix taxonomy expiration, #309
Fix TypeError in ExpirablePostModel.php: array_unique(): Argument #1 ($array) must be of type array, #318

[2.8.1] - 08 Dec, 2022

Fixed

Fix PHP warning: attempt to read property "ID" on null in the "the_content" filter, #313
Fix PHP warning: undefined array key "properties" in class-wp-rest-meta-fields.php, #311
Update language files to ES, FR, and IT (thanks to @wocmultimedia), #308

[2.8.0] - 08 Nov, 2022

Added

Add translations for ES, FR, IT languages, #297

Changed

Removed the "None" option from default expiration dates. If a site is using it, the default value is now "Custom" and set for "+1 week", #274
The code was partially refactored improving the code quality, applying DRY and other good practices
Deprecated some internal functions: postexpirator_activate, postexpirator_autoload, postexpirator_schedule_event, postexpirator_unschedule_event, postexpirator_debug, _postexpirator_get_cat_names, postexpirator_register_expiration_meta, postexpirator_expire_post, expirationdate_deactivate
Deprecated the constant: PostExpirator_Facade::PostExpirator_Facade => PublishPressFuture\Modules\Expirator\CapabilitiesAbstract::EXPIRE_POST
Deprecated the constant POSTEXPIRATOR_DEBUG
Deprecated the method PostExpirator_Facade::set_expire_principles
Deprecated the method PostExpirator_Facade::current_user_can_expire_posts
Deprecated the method PostExpirator_Facade::get_default_expiry
Deprecated the method PostExpirator_Util::get_wp_date
Deprecated the class PostExpiratorDebug
Deprecated the constants: POSTEXPIRATOR_VERSION, POSTEXPIRATOR_DATEFORMAT, POSTEXPIRATOR_TIMEFORMAT, POSTEXPIRATOR_FOOTERCONTENTS, POSTEXPIRATOR_FOOTERSTYLE, POSTEXPIRATOR_FOOTERDISPLAY, POSTEXPIRATOR_EMAILNOTIFICATION, POSTEXPIRATOR_EMAILNOTIFICATIONADMINS, POSTEXPIRATOR_DEBUGDEFAULT, POSTEXPIRATOR_EXPIREDEFAULT, POSTEXPIRATOR_SLUG, POSTEXPIRATOR_BASEDIR, POSTEXPIRATOR_BASENAME, POSTEXPIRATOR_BASEURL, POSTEXPIRATOR_LOADED, POSTEXPIRATOR_LEGACYDIR

Fixed

Fix the expire date column in WooCommerce products list, #276
Improve output escaping on a few views, #235
Improve input sanitization, #235
Add argument swapping on strings with multiple arguments, #305
Expiration settings not working on Classic Editor, #274
Fixed remaining message "Cron event not found!" for expirations that run successfully, #288

[2.7.8] - 17 Oct, 2022

Changed

Rename "Category" in the expiration options to use a more generic term: "Taxonomy"
Fixed typo in the classical metabox (classical editor)

Fixed

Fix bulk edit when expiration is not enabled for the post type, #281
Fix custom taxonomies support, #50

[2.7.7] - 14 Jul, 2022

Added

Add post meta "expiration_log" with expiration log data when post expires

Fixed

Can't bulk edit posts if hour or minutes are set to 00, #273
When the post expires to draft we don't trigger the status transition actions, #264

[2.7.6] - 13 Jun, 2022

Fixed

Fix fatal error on cron if debug is not activated, #265

[2.7.5] - 09 Jun, 2022

Fixed

Fix undefined array key "hook_suffix" warning, #259
Double email sending bug confirmed, #204

[2.7.4] - 07 Jun, 2022

Changed

Add library to protect breaking site when multiple instances of the plugin are activated
Invert order of the debug log, showing now in ASC order
Make bulk edit date fields required, #256

Fixed

Fix unlocalized string on the taxonomy field (Thanks to Alex Lion), #255
Fix default taxonomy selection for Post Types in the settings, #144
Fix typo in the hook name 'postexpirator_schedule' (Thanks to Nico Mollet), #244
Fix bulk editing for WordPress v6.0, #251
Fix the Gutenberg panel for custom post types created on PODS in WordPress v6.0, #250

[2.7.3] - 27 Jan, 2022

Fixed

Fix the selection of categories when setting a post to expire, #220

[2.7.2] - 25 Jan, 2022

Added

Added the event GUID as tooltip to each post in the Current Cron Schedule list on the Diagnostics page, #214

Changed

Added more clear debug message if the cron event was not scheduled due to an error
Refactored the list of cron schedules in the Diagnostics tab adding more post information, #215
Removed the admin notice about the plugin renaming

Fixed

Fix the Expires column in the posts page correctly identifying the post ID on cron event with multiple IDs, #210
Fix wrong function used to escape HTML attributes on a settings page
Fix missed sanitization for some data on admin pages
Fix some false positives given by PHPCS
Fix expiration data processing to avoid processing for deactivated posts
Fix a typo in the diagnostics settings tab
Fix the checkbox state for posts that are not set to expire, #217

[2.7.1] - 12 Jan, 2022

Added

Add visual indicator to the cron event status in the settings page, #155
Add small help text to the Expires column icon to say if the event is scheduled or not
Add additional permission check before loading the settings page
Add CLI command to expire a post, #206

Changed

Remove the plugin description from the settings page, #194
Deprecated a not used function called expirationdate_get_blog_url
Updated the min required WP to 5.3 due to the requirement of using the function wp_date

Fixed

Fix PHP error while purging the debug log, #135
Fix composer's autoloader path
Code cleanup: removed comments and dead code
Fixed the block for direct access to view files
Added check for is_admin before checking if the user has permission to see the settings page
Avoid running sortable column code if not in the admin
Cross-site scripting (XSS) was possible if a third party allowed HTML or JavaScript into a database setting or language file
Fix the URL for the View Debug Log admin page, #196
Removed unopened span tag from a form
Added a secondary admin and ajax referer check when saving expiration post data
Fix the option "Preserve data after deactivating the plugin" that was not saving the setting, #198
Fix the post expiration function to make sure a post is not expired if the checkbox is not checked on it, #199
Fix the post expiration meta not being cleaned up after a post expires, #207
Fix the post expiration checkbox status when post type is set to check it by default

[2.7.7] - 14 Jul, 2022

Added

Add post meta "expiration_log" with expiration log data when post expires

Fixed

Can't bulk edit posts if hour or minutes are set to 00, #273
When the post expires to draft we don't trigger the status transition actions, #264

[2.7.6] - 13 Jun, 2022

Fixed

Fix fatal error on cron if debug is not activated, #265

[2.7.5] - 09 Jun, 2022

Fixed

Fix undefined array key "hook_suffix" warning, #259
Double email sending bug confirmed, #204

[2.7.4] - 07 Jun, 2022

Changed

Add library to protect breaking site when multiple instances of the plugin are activated
Invert order of the debug log, showing now in ASC order
Make bulk edit date fields required, #256

Fixed

Fix unlocalized string on the taxonomy field (Thanks to Alex Lion), #255
Fix default taxonomy selection for Post Types in the settings, #144
Fix typo in the hook name 'postexpirator_schedule' (Thanks to Nico Mollet), #244
Fix bulk editing for WordPress v6.0, #251
Fix the Gutenberg panel for custom post types created on PODS in WordPress v6.0, #250

[2.7.3] - 27 Jan, 2022

Fixed

Fix the selection of categories when setting a post to expire, #220

[2.7.2] - 25 Jan, 2022

Added

Added the event GUID as tooltip to each post in the Current Cron Schedule list on the Diagnostics page, #214

Changed

Added more clear debug message if the cron event was not scheduled due to an error
Refactored the list of cron schedules in the Diagnostics tab adding more post information, #215
Removed the admin notice about the plugin renaming

Fixed

Fix the Expires column in the posts page correctly identifying the post ID on cron event with multiple IDs, #210
Fix wrong function used to escape HTML attributes on a settings page
Fix missed sanitization for some data on admin pages
Fix some false positives given by PHPCS
Fix expiration data processing to avoid processing for deactivated posts
Fix a typo in the diagnostics settings tab
Fix the checkbox state for posts that are not set to expire, #217

[2.7.1] - 12 Jan, 2022

Added

Add visual indicator to the cron event status in the settings page, #155
Add small help text to the Expires column icon to say if the event is scheduled or not
Add additional permission check before loading the settings page
Add CLI command to expire a post, #206

Changed

Remove the plugin description from the settings page, #194
Deprecated a not used function called expirationdate_get_blog_url
Updated the min required WP to 5.3 due to the requirement of using the function wp_date

Fixed

Fix PHP error while purging the debug log, #135
Fix composer's autoloader path
Code cleanup: removed comments and dead code
Fixed the block for direct access to view files
Added check for is_admin before checking if the user has permission to see the settings page
Avoid running sortable column code if not in the admin
Cross-site scripting (XSS) was possible if a third party allowed HTML or JavaScript into a database setting or language file
Fix the URL for the View Debug Log admin page, #196
Removed unopened span tag from a form
Added a secondary admin and ajax referer check when saving expiration post data
Fix the option "Preserve data after deactivating the plugin" that was not saving the setting, #198
Fix the post expiration function to make sure a post is not expired if the checkbox is not checked on it, #199
Fix the post expiration meta not being cleaned up after a post expires, #207
Fix the post expiration checkbox status when post type is set to check it by default

[2.7.0] - 02 Dec, 2021

Added

Add new admin menu item: Future, #8

Changed

Rename the plugin from Post Expirator to PublishPress Future, #14
Add the PublishPress footer and branding, #68
Separate the settings into different tabs, #97, #98
Rename the "General Settings" tab to "Default", #99

Fixed

Fix the 1hr diff between expiration time when editing and shown in post list, #138
Post Expirator is adding wrong expiry dates to old posts, #160
Post Expirator is setting unwanted expire time for posts, #187

[2.6.3] - 18 Nov, 2021

Added

Add setting field for choosing between preserve or delete data when the plugin is deactivated, #137

Fixed

Fix the timezone applied to time fields, #134
Add the timezone string to the time fields, #134
Fix the selected expiring categories on the quick edit panel, #160
Fix E_COMPILER_ERROR when cleaning up the debug table, #183
Fix translation and localization of date and time, #150

[2.6.2] - 04 Nov, 2021

Fixed

Fix fatal error: Call to a member function add_cap() on null, #167
Fix hierarchical taxonomy selection error for multiple taxonomies, #144
Fix PHP warning: use of undefined constant - assumed 'expireType', #617
Fix translation of strings in the block editor panel, #163
Fix category not being added or removed when the post expires, #170
Fix PHP notice: Undefined variable: merged, #174
Fix category-based expiration for custom post types in classic editor, #179
Fix expiration date being added to old posts when edited, #168

[2.6.1] - 27 Oct, 2021

Added

Add post information to the scheduled list for easier debugging, #164
Add a review request after a specific period of usage, #103
Improve the list of cron tasks, filtering only the tasks related to the plugin, #153

Fixed

Fix category replace not saving, #159
Fix auto enabled settings, #158
Fix expiration data and cron on Gutenberg style box, #156, #136
Fix the request that loads categories in the Gutenberg style panel, #133
Fix the category replace not working with the new Gutenberg style panel, #127
Fix the default options for the Gutenberg style panel, #145

[2.6.0] - 04 Oct, 2021

Added

Add specific capabilities for expiring posts, #141

[2.5.1] - 27 Sep, 2021

Fixed

Default Expiration Categories cannot be unset, #94
Tidy up design for Classic Editor version, #83
All posts now carry the default expiration, #115
Error with 2.5.0 and WordPress 5.8.1, #110
Do not show private post types that don't have an admin UI, #116

[2.5.0] - 08 Aug, 2021

Added

Add "How to Expire" to Quick Edit, #62
Support for Gutenberg block editor, #10
Set a default time per post type, #12

Changed

Settings UI enhancement, #14

Fixed

Appearance Widgets screen shows PHP Notice, #92
Stop the PublishPress Future box from appearing in non-public post types, #78
Hide metabox from Media Library files, #56

[2.4.4] - 22 Jul, 2021

Fixed

Fix conflict with the plugin WCFM, #60
Fix the Category: Remove option, #61

[2.4.3] - 07 Jul, 2021

Added

Expose wrappers for legacy functions, #40
Support for quotes in Default expiry, #43

Changed

Bulk and Quick Edit boxes default to current date/year, #46

Fixed

Default expiry duration is broken for future years, #39
Translation bug, #5
Post expiring one year early, #24

[2.4.2]

Fixed

Bulk edit does not change scheduled event bug, #29
Date not being translated in shortcode, #16
Bulk Edit doesn't work, #4

[2.4.1]

Fixed

Updated deprecated .live jQuery reference

[2.4.0]

Fixed

Fixed PHP Error with PHP 7

[2.3.1]

Fixed

Fixed PHP Error that snuck in on some installations

[2.3.0]

Added

Email notification upon post expiration. A global email can be set, blog admins can be selected and/or specific users based on post type can be notified
Expiration Option Added - Stick/Unstick post is now available
Expiration Option Added - Trash post is now available
Added custom actions that can be hooked into when expiration events are scheduled / unscheduled

Fixed

Minor HTML Code Issues

[2.2.2]

Fixed

Quick Edit did not retain the expire type setting, and defaulted back to "Draft". This has been resolved

[2.2.1]

Fixed

Fixed issue with bulk edit not correctly updating the expiration date

[2.2.0]

Added

Quick Edit - setting expiration date and toggling post expiration status can now be done via quick edit
Bulk Edit - changing expiration date on posts that already are configured can now be done via bulk edit
Added ability to order by Expiration Date in dashboard
Adjusted formatting on defaults page. Multiple post types are now displayed cleaner

Fixed

Minor Code Cleanup

[2.1.4]

Fixed

PHP Strict errors with 5.4+
Removed temporary timezone conversion - now using core functions again

[2.1.3]

Fixed

Default category selection now saves correctly on default settings screen

[2.1.2]

Added

Added check to show if WP_CRON is enabled on diagnostics page

Fixed

Minor Code Cleanup

Security

Added form nonce for protection against possible CSRF
Fixed XSS issue on settings pages

[2.1.1]

Added

Added the option to disable post expirator for certain post types if desired

Fixed

Fixed php warning issue caused when post type defaults are not set

[2.1.0]

Added

Added support for hierarchical custom taxonomy
Enhanced custom post type support

Fixed

Updated debug function to be friendly for scripted calls
Change to only show public custom post types on defaults screen
Removed category expiration options for 'pages', which is currently unsupported
Some date calls were getting "double" converted for the timezone pending how other plugins handled date - this issue should now be resolved

[2.0.1]

Changed

Old option cleanup

Removed

Removes old scheduled hook - this was not done completely in the 2.0.0 upgrade

[2.0.0]

Added

Improved debug calls and logging
Added the ability to expire to a "private" post
Added the ability to expire by adding or removing categories. The old way of doing things is now known as replacing categories
Revamped the expiration process - the plugin no longer runs on a minute, hourly, or other schedule. Each expiration event schedules a unique event to run, conserving system resources and making things more efficient
The type of expiration event can be selected for each post, directly from the post editing screen
Ability to set defaults for each post type (including custom posts)
Renamed expiration-date meta value to _expiration-date
Revamped timezone handling to be more correct with WordPress standards and fix conflicts with other plugins
'Expires' column on post display table now uses the default date/time formats set for the blog

Fixed

Removed kses filter calls when the schedule task runs that was causing code entered as unfiltered_html to be removed
Updated some calls of date to now use date_i18n
Most (if not all) PHP error/warnings should be addressed
Updated wpdb calls in the debug class to use wpdb_prepare correctly
Changed menu capability option from "edit_plugin" to "manage_options"

Release Note

This is a major update of the core functions of this plugin. All current plugins and settings should be upgraded to the new formats and work as expected. Any posts currently scheduled to be expired in the future will be automatically upgraded to the new format.

[1.6.2]

Added

Added the ability to configure the post expirator to be enabled by default for all new posts

Changed

Some instances of mktime to time

Fixed

Fixed missing global call for MS installs

[1.6.1]

Added

Added option to allow user to select any cron schedule (minute, hourly, twicedaily, daily) - including other defined schedules
Added option to set default expiration duration - options are none, custom, or publish time

Fixed

Tweaked error messages, removed clicks for reset cron event
Switched cron schedule functions to use current_time('timestamp')
Cleaned up default values code
Code cleanup - PHP notice

[1.6.0]

Added

Added debugging

Changed

Replaced "Upgrade" tab with new "Diagnostics" tab
Various code cleanup

Fixed

Fixed invalid HTML
Fixed i18n issues with dates
Fixed problem when using "Network Activate" - reworked plugin activation process
Reworked expire logic to limit the number of SQL queries needed

[1.5.4]

Changed

Cleaned up deprecated function calls

[1.5.3]

Fixed

Fixed bug with SQL expiration query (props to Robert & John)

[1.5.2]

Fixed

Fixed bug with shortcode that was displaying the expiration date in the incorrect timezone
Fixed typo on settings page with incorrect shortcode name

[1.5.1]

Fixed

Fixed bug that was not allowing custom post types to work

[1.5.0]

Changed

Moved Expirator Box to Sidebar and cleaned up meta code

Added

Added ability to expire post to category

[1.4.3]

Fixed

Fixed issue with 3.0 multisite detection

[1.4.2]

Added

Added post expirator POT to /languages folder

Fixed

Fixed issue with plugin admin navigation
Fixed timezone issue on plugin options screen

[1.4.1]

Added

Added support for custom post types (Thanks Thierry)
Added i18n support (Thanks Thierry)

Fixed

Fixed issue where expiration date was not shown in the correct timezone in the footer
Fixed issue where on some systems the expiration did not happen when scheduled

[1.4.0]

Fixed

Fixed compatibility issues with WordPress - plugin was originally coded for WPMU - should now work on both
Fixed timezone - now uses the same timezone as configured by the blog

Added

Added ability to schedule post expiration by minute

Release Note

After upgrading, you may need to reset the cron schedules. Following on-screen notice if prompted. Previously scheduled posts will not be updated, they will be deleted referencing the old timezone setting. If you wish to update them, you will need to manually update the expiration time.

[1.3.1]

Fixed

Fixed sporadic issue of expired posts not being removed

[1.3.0]

Fixed

Expiration date is now retained across all post status changes
Modified date/time format options for shortcode postexpirator tag

Added

Added the ability to add text automatically to the post footer if expiration date is set

[1.2.1]

Fixed

Fixed issue with display date format not being recognized after upgrade

[1.2.0]

Changed

Wording from "Expiration Date" to "Post Expirator" and moved the configuration options to the "Settings" tab

Added

Added shortcode tag [postexpirator] to display the post expiration date within the post
Added new setting for the default format

Fixed

Fixed bug where expiration date was removed when a post was auto saved

[1.1.0]

Fixed

Expired posts retain expiration date

[1.0.0]

Added

The initial release

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