Comparing version 4 and version 3
_This article is out of date. For automated expiration and publishing of pages, see the "scheduler":http://dev.radiantcms.org/browser/trunk/extensions/scheduler extension._ Although there is a"tag-based way":http://radiantcms.org/blog/archives/2006/11/24/how-to-write-time-sensitive-or-expiring-content to accomplish automated (date-based) publishing, it's not quite the same as controlling this at the page level. The tag-based way is not simple enough for the typical layperson for whom I will design a site; trust me, the second I start describing how to add these tags (simple as they are) I'll be faced with a blank stare, a gapping mouth, and silence. Furthermore, the tag-way--which can be useful--encompasses a bit of content and not a full page and all its parts. Additionally, by adding effective and expiration dates to the page itself, we gain more flexibility from the children:last and children:first tags. Effectively, as time passes these tags will retrieve different content. This makes it easier to the layperson who wants to enter future content that won't necessarily display immediately.
