[Resolved] cred_post_expiration_custom_actions issue

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[Kostas]

I am using below code:

function my_custom_expire_actions($custom_actions, $post_id, $form_data) {
    $custom_actions[] = array( 'meta_key' => 'wpcf-sample_active', 'meta_value' => '0' );
    return $custom_actions;
}

add_filter('cred_post_expiration_custom_actions', 'my_custom_expire_actions', 10, 3);

so when a CPT sample expires, set its sample_active field to 0.
Unforunately, when sample expires, sample_active field stays to its default 1.
What am I missing here?

Thank you!

[Minesh]

Hello. Thank you for contacting the Toolset support.

Well - I see that you did not activated the post expiration setting for your CRED form:
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Please check following screenshot:
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So - please activate the "Expiration date:" settings by clicking on the checkbox and set your desired values. For example - see this image:
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Once you set the post expiration values - create a new post with old date and check it it the post is expired in 2 minutes or not.

More info:
=> https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/automatic-post-expiration/

[Kostas]

Hi Minesh,

Thank you for responding.

The expiration date is set (last minute of current month) in my functions.php as an action on the cred_save_data hook.
Is that not enough?

Regards,
Kostas

[Kostas]

The post expires fine at last minute of current month, it is the expiration custom action that is not triggered.

[Minesh]

Ok - I see you added the custom post expiration time using CRED hook that you added to funcitons.php file.

To fire the action - you need to activate the "Expiration date:" setting from CRED from.

Please try following steps:
- Activate the "Expiration date:" setting from CRED from
- Create a new post
- check if it fires the expiration custom action

It should work now.

[Kostas]

Yes, it works now 🙂

So, added custom post expiration time using CRED hook in functions.php is actually overwriting the expiration date settings from CRED form GUI.

This should be mentioned in the docs somewhere, to avoid confusion!

Thanks a lot Minesh,
Kostas