Changeset 3693243

Timestamp:

09/13/2026 01:50:14 AM (2 months ago)

Author:

techygeekshome

Message:

Bug fixes.

Location:

controlled-draft-publisher

Files:

• tags/1.7.7 (added)
• tags/1.7.7/controlled-draft-publisher.php (added)
• tags/1.7.7/languages (added)
• tags/1.7.7/languages/controlled-draft-publisher.pot (added)
• tags/1.7.7/readme.txt (added)
• tags/1.7.7/uninstall.php (added)
• trunk/controlled-draft-publisher.php (modified) (6 diffs)
• trunk/readme.txt (modified) (2 diffs)

controlled-draft-publisher/trunk/controlled-draft-publisher.php

@@ -4 +4 @@
  * Plugin Name: Controlled Draft Publisher
  * Description: Publishes draft posts on a configurable interval per post type, with a "Next Up" dashboard preview, a per-post auto-publish exclude option, optional publishing-window/weekend restrictions, email alerts, and logging.
- * Version: 1.7.6
+ * Version: 1.7.7
  * Requires at least: 5.0
  * Tested up to: 7.0.2
@@ -77 +77 @@
     add_option( 'cdp_posts_per_run', 1 );
     add_option( 'cdp_gap_seconds', 0 );
+    add_option( 'cdp_stamp_publish_date', true );
     add_option( 'cdp_categories', [] );
     add_option( 'cdp_post_type_intervals', [] );
@@ -367 +368 @@
  */
 function cdp_publish_one_post( $id ) {
-    $result = wp_update_post( [ 'ID' => $id, 'post_status' => 'publish' ], true );
+    $postarr = [ 'ID' => $id, 'post_status' => 'publish' ];
+
+    /*
+     * WordPress only moves a draft's date to now when that draft has never had a
+     * date of its own, which it signals with an empty post_date_gmt. See the
+     * $clear_date branch in wp_update_post().
+     *
+     * Plenty of drafts fail that test and keep a real post_date_gmt: anything
+     * that was scheduled and then put back to draft, anything reverted from
+     * published, imported content, and posts created through the REST API or
+     * wp_insert_post with a date. Publishing one of those with nothing but a
+     * status change leaves it dated whenever that date was set, so it goes live
+     * part way down the blog instead of at the top.
+     *
+     * Stamping the date here makes every post this plugin publishes carry the
+     * time it actually went live, which is what a drip publisher should do.
+     */
+    if ( get_option( 'cdp_stamp_publish_date', true ) ) {
+        $now = current_time( 'mysql' );
+        $postarr['post_date']     = $now;
+        $postarr['post_date_gmt'] = get_gmt_from_date( $now );
+        $postarr['edit_date']     = true;
+    }
+
+    $result = wp_update_post( $postarr, true );
 
     if ( is_wp_error( $result ) ) {
@@ -1158 +1183 @@
         update_option( 'cdp_gap_seconds', $new_gap );
 
+        update_option( 'cdp_stamp_publish_date', isset( $_POST['cdp_stamp_publish_date'] ) );
+
         $raw_categories = filter_input( INPUT_POST, 'cdp_categories', FILTER_DEFAULT, FILTER_REQUIRE_ARRAY );
         if ( $raw_categories === null ) {
@@ -1214 +1241 @@
     $posts_per_run = intval( get_option( 'cdp_posts_per_run', 1 ) );
     $gap_seconds = intval( get_option( 'cdp_gap_seconds', 0 ) );
+    $stamp_date = get_option( 'cdp_stamp_publish_date', true );
     $selected_categories = get_option( 'cdp_categories', [] );
     $categories = get_categories( [ 'hide_empty' => false ] );
@@ -1231 +1259 @@
     echo '<tr><th scope="row">' . esc_html__( 'Posts Per Run', 'controlled-draft-publisher' ) . '</th><td><input type="number" name="cdp_posts_per_run" value="' . esc_attr( $posts_per_run ) . '" min="1" /></td></tr>';
     echo '<tr><th scope="row">' . esc_html__( 'Gap Between Posts (seconds)', 'controlled-draft-publisher' ) . '</th><td><input type="number" name="cdp_gap_seconds" value="' . esc_attr( $gap_seconds ) . '" min="0" max="3600" /><p class="description">' . esc_html__( 'Only applies when Posts Per Run is more than 1. The first post of a run publishes straight away and the rest are spaced out by this many seconds. 0 publishes them all at once.', 'controlled-draft-publisher' ) . '</p><p class="description">' . esc_html__( 'WordPress cron only runs when someone visits the site, so the gap is a minimum rather than a guarantee. On a quiet site set up a real server cron for accurate spacing.', 'controlled-draft-publisher' ) . '</p></td></tr>';
+    echo '<tr><th scope="row">' . esc_html__( 'Publish Date', 'controlled-draft-publisher' ) . '</th><td><label><input type="checkbox" name="cdp_stamp_publish_date" ' . checked( $stamp_date, true, false ) . '> ' . esc_html__( 'Date each post when it is published', 'controlled-draft-publisher' ) . '</label><p class="description">' . esc_html__( 'Recommended. WordPress keeps the old date on any draft that already has one, which includes drafts that were once scheduled, reverted from published, or imported. Those posts go live part way down the blog. Untick this only if you want the date already on the draft to be kept.', 'controlled-draft-publisher' ) . '</p></td></tr>';
     echo '<tr><th scope="row">' . esc_html__( 'Post Types', 'controlled-draft-publisher' ) . '</th><td>';
     foreach ( $post_types as $type ) {

controlled-draft-publisher/trunk/readme.txt

@@ -6 +6 @@
 Tested up to: 7.0.2
 Requires PHP: 8.0
-Stable tag: 1.7.6
+Stable tag: 1.7.7
 License: GPLv2 or later
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
@@ -72 +72 @@
 
 == Changelog ==
+
+= 1.7.7 =
+* Fixed: posts published by the plugin could go live carrying an old date instead of the date they were published, so they appeared part way down the blog. WordPress only moves a draft's date forward when that draft has never had a date of its own, which leaves out anything that was scheduled and then put back to draft, reverted from published, or imported. The plugin now stamps the publish date itself.
+* New setting: Publish Date. On by default. Untick it if you would rather keep whatever date is already on the draft.
+* Thanks to @gamark on the support forum for spotting it and for the patch.
 
 = 1.7.6 =