Add date filter using gravity forms WordPress

Rex Stevens comments:

Thanks, I will be gone on Friday but I will test this on Saturday and let you know. This looks pretty promising though. Thanks!

Rex Stevens comments:

Hmm, this didn't appear to work, all my posts are still there. Maybe i'm doing something wrong? Here is my whole page...


<?php
/**
* Template Name: Free eBook
*
* This template is the default page template. It is used to display content when someone is viewing a
* singular view of a page ('page' post_type) unless another page template overrules this one.
* @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages
*
* @package WooFramework
* @subpackage Template
*/

get_header();


$free_ebooks = new WP_Query('category_name=free-ebooks&showposts=-1&order=desc&post_status=publish');
// create cron that will check for correct published post each day

if (!wp_next_scheduled('g_post_status')) {

wp_schedule_event( time(), 'hourly', 'g_post_status' );

}



// uncomment below to clear this cron

// wp_clear_scheduled_hook('g_post_status');



// perform search for post at certain date, and change post to publish for correct time condition

function expire_submitted_posts(){



// custom query argument

$args = array(
'category_name' => 'free-ebooks',
'posts_per_page' => -1
);



$meta_start_date_key = 'download_start_date';

$meta_end_date_key = 'download_end_date';

$current_time = time();



$all_posts = get_posts($args);

foreach ($all_posts as $post){



$this_post = array();

$this_post['ID'] = $post->ID;



// get start and end time from custom fields

$start_publish_date = strtotime(get_post_meta($post->ID, $meta_start_date_key, true));

$end_publish_date = strtotime(get_post_meta($post->ID, $meta_end_date_key, true));



// set maximum 14 days from start time

$max_end_time = $start_publish_date + (14 * 24 * 60 * 60);



// we update post to draft if more than 14 days form start or more than end date

if( $current_time > $max_end_time || $current_time > $end_publish_date){

$this_post['post_status'] = 'draft';

wp_update_post( $this_post );

// we publish post if between start and end date

} else if( $start_publish_date < $current_time && $current_time < $end_publish_date){

$this_post['post_status'] = 'publish';

wp_update_post( $this_post );

}

}

}

add_action( 'g_post_status', 'expire_submitted_posts' );
?>

<!-- #content Starts -->
<?php woo_content_before(); ?>
<div id="content" class="col-full">

<div id="main-sidebar-container">

<!-- #main Starts -->
<?php woo_main_before(); ?>
<div id="main">
<?php
woo_loop_before();

if (have_posts()) { $count = 0;
while (have_posts()) { the_post(); $count++;
woo_get_template_part( 'content', 'page' ); // Get the page content template file, contextually.
}
}

woo_loop_after(); ?>

<!--<h2 class="orange affiliate">Products</h2>-->
<?php
while ($free_ebooks->have_posts()) : $free_ebooks->the_post(); ?>
<div class="affiliate-image"><?php the_post_thumbnail('medium');?></div>
<h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
<p class="meta">by <?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, 'author_name', true); ?></p>
<?php the_content(); ?>
<p><a href="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, 'amazon_url', true); ?>">Get your copy here!</a></p>
<div class="clear">&nbsp;</div>
<?php endwhile;
?>
</div><!-- /#main -->
<?php woo_main_after(); ?>

<?php get_sidebar(); ?>

</div><!-- /#main-sidebar-container -->

<?php get_sidebar( 'alt' ); ?>

</div><!-- /#content -->
<?php woo_content_after(); ?>

<?php get_footer(); ?>