Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks

3.1.1

• Bug fixes:
  • Plugin re-activation now correctly re-schedules the cron job if the scheduler was previously enabled. Previously, the cron remained unscheduled until settings were manually re-saved.
  • Fixed per-post close date scheduling: when both a comments date and a pings date were set on the same post, only the first event was registered. Comments and pings events are now scheduled as distinct cron entries and both fire correctly.
  • Fixed date comparison in the comment/ping closing query to use UTC time against post_date_gmt, preventing posts from being closed at the wrong time on servers where the PHP timezone differs from UTC.

3.1.0

Release post: https://webberzone.com/announcements/auto-close-v3-1-0/

• New features:

  • Exclude posts in specific categories, tags, or any taxonomy term from having comments or pingbacks/trackbacks closed.
  • Reopen comments automatically when a published post is saved or updated, with a configurable number of days before they are closed again by the cron.
  • Email summary notification after each scheduled cron run, showing the number of comments closed, pings closed, and revisions deleted.

• Bug fixes:

  • Fixed undefined variable warnings when processing taxonomy term exclusions.
  • Fixed Settings API repeater fields: form submission, hidden input names, and sanitization with row ID lookup.

• Modifications:

  • Update Settings API and other reusable classes in line with the latest WebberZone plugins.
  • Email summary now uses an HTML template for improved readability.
  • Term exclusion fields now use an autocomplete search (Tom Select) instead of manual ID entry.

3.0.0

Release post: https://webberzone.com/announcements/auto-close-v3-0-0/

Completely rewritten the plugin to use autoloading, namespaces and classes.

• Features:

  • Added block ping URLs feature and self-pings feature.
  • Introduced a new meta box allowing users to schedule the closure of comments, pingbacks, and trackbacks for the current post.

• Bug fixes:

  • Fixed PHP error/warnings about loading translations too early.

For older changes, refer to changelog.txt