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[Resolved] Post expiration date

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Problem: I would like to use the post expiration date feature in wp-admin, and I would like to display the post's expiration date on the front-end of the site.

Solution: Go to Toolset > Settings > Forms and choose "Enable automatic expiration of Post options for Post Forms" to activate post expiration features in wp-admin. Then to display the post expiration date on the front-end of the site, you can use the following shortcode:

[cred-post-expiration id="[wpv-post-id]" format="m/d/Y"]
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Last updated by leilaG 6 years, 7 months ago.

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#753614

https://toolset.com/forums/topic/set-the-post-expiration-date-within-a-form/

Following on from the above support ticket, does this mean that the date picker will only be shown in the front-end of the user submission form and not in the back-end post? For example if we wanted the option to also add Job posts through the back-end as well as being able to edit the expiration date of a front-end user submissions.

#756842
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If you enable "Enable Automatic Expiration of Post options for Post Forms" in Toolset > Settings > Forms and create a Form to edit or create new Posts of a type - and add an expiration setting to that CRED Form, then the expiration setting is present on the post type addressed as well, you can find it in the Post Edit Screen in the backend, top-right hand.
It's named "Settings for Post Expiration Date"

#759267

Thank you for the instructions, it;s now showing on the back-end.

How do I display the Expiration Date in Layouts on the Front-end? I have tried [types field='expiration-date'][/types]

#762611

You can use the cred-post-expiration shortcode to display a formatted date on the front-end of the site.

[cred-post-expiration id="[wpv-post-id]" format="m/d/Y"]

More information about displaying the expiration date in the documentation here:
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/automatic-post-expiration/#displaying-information-about-the-expiration-date-on-the-front-end

#771276

Great! Thanks for the help.