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stinhambo asked

Is there a conditional I can use to check if the current entry has expired?

I am using a detail template for all current and past entries. I have an “Email a Friend” link at the bottom but I only want this to show if the entry has not expired yet.

And Sue Crocker was spot on whene saying

I don’t have a complete answer for you, just something to start out with..

{current_time} versus {expiration_date}

Mark Bowen came with a PHP solution but I tried it with EE tags and it works fine too. It’s simpler to write it that way, at least for me.

{if current_time > expiration_date}Expired data{/if}

I am using this on a tour shedule to style the past events with a different colour. (by assigning it a class=“expired” and styling in CSS)

{exp:weblog:entries weblog="tour_events" show_future_entries="yes" show_expired="yes" status="open|closed|cancelled"}
{if current_time > expiration_date}
{title}
{if:else}
{title}
{/if}
{/exp:weblog:entries}

This works as expected, but it only filters after the entries are called. So if you limit to 10 and have 10 entries that are not yet expired, you will have no hits.

Perhaps a feature request might be in order here? 😉

Best wishes,

Mark