Node expire

This module allows you to set a "timer" into content nodes. When it reaches zero, you can perform any type of action with the node, such as unpublishing it or sending an email to the author.

Features

• Perform custom actions when the nodes expire
• Granular permissions: let only some users to modify the node expiration date
• Date field can use jQuery Date Popup widget, if Date module is installed with Date Popup enabled
• All data exported to Views, if enabled
• Drupal code compliance

This module requires Rules module.

2016-Feb-21 New functionality!

Node expire patterns module is an addition to Node expire. It is performing multiple various actions with different date/time shift against node expiry date. As in the example:

Publishing an ad use-case.

• Publish an ad (node) (3 months before expiry).
• Send 1-st warning email with offering to extend the ad (1 week before expiry).
• Send 2-nd warning email with offering to extend the ad (2 days before expiry).
• Unpublish the ad and send confirmation email with offering to extend the ad (on expiry).
• Send a follow-up email with offering to extend the ad (1 week after expiry).

Announcing an event use-case.

• Promote an event (node) to front page (2 months before event date - expiry).
• Send 1-st notification email (2 weeks before expiry).
• Send 2-nd notification email (3 days before expiry).
• Send 3-rd notification email (1 day before expiry).
• Unpublish the event (on expiry).

Creating an appointment use-case.

• Send 1-st notification email (2 weeks before appointment date/time - expiry).
• Send 2-nd notification email (3 days before expiry).
• Send 3-rd notification email (1 day before expiry).
• Unpublish the appointment (on expiry).

Video

smthomas created a great video introduction to the module on codekarate.com.

Extras

Node expire extras module contains the following extras for Node expire.

• "Update expiry date" Rules action. Configuration is located at
  "Structure -> Content types -> {Your Content type} -> Publishing options".
• Tokens support. Tokens [node:expiry] and [node:expired] are available.

7.x-2.x

7.x-2.x branch has the following new features:

• Expiry date format is configurable. Also it can contain date and time. Configuration is available via Configuration -> Workflow -> Node expire -> Format of expiry date. For example, formats like 10/18/2015 18:22 (m/d/Y H:i) or 25-05-2015 (d-m-Y) can be used. Hence, the branch has fixes for #979800: Date format and #366475: Date and time instead of just date?.
• Rules module is no longer a requirement. It is possible to configure some basic actions directly without Rules module usage. Just go to admin/structure/types and configure the node type under the Publishing options -> Node expire -> Action to do. Possible actions are:
• None (do nothing).
• Invoke Rules event (with Rules module installed).
• Node publish.
• Node unpublish.
• Make node sticky.
• Make node unsticky.
• Promote node to front page.
• Remove node from front page.
• The module has been completely rewritten in object-oriented Drupal 8 style. This is an intermediate stage for Drupal 8 module version. For Drupal 8 OOP (Object Oriented Programming) style in Drupal 7 version X Autoload module >=7.x-5.0 is required.

7.x-1.x branch can be upgraded to 7.x-2.x, but not vice versa. Shift back is not recommended, because some content type date settings can be lost - in 7.x-2.x they have more advanced format in order to keep date and time.

Please test the 7.x-2.x version on non-production sites first.

Both versions 7.x-1.x and 7.x-2.x are in good shape. 7.x-2.x is in yellow color just for not to force to update people, who are OK with 7.x-1.x. If it's not broke, don't fix it. But all new development is in 7.x-2.x.