fix: update post date to current time when publishing from custom status #856
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Posts published from custom statuses like "Pitch" or "Assigned" were retaining their original creation date rather than updating to the actual publication time. This caused SEO issues when dates appear in URLs and created unnecessary redirects. WordPress core updates post_date when publishing from 'draft' or 'pending', but doesn't know about Edit Flow's custom statuses. This fix adds that same behavior for custom statuses by hooking into wp_insert_post_data and updating the date when transitioning to 'publish' from any unpublished status with an empty post_date_gmt. Scheduled posts and explicitly set dates are still respected. Fixes #750 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <[email protected]>
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Summary
Posts published from custom statuses like "Pitch" or "Assigned" were retaining their original creation date rather than updating to the actual publication time. This caused:
WordPress core updates
post_datewhen publishing from 'draft' or 'pending', but doesn't know about Edit Flow's custom statuses. This fix adds that same behavior for custom statuses.Changes
update_post_date_on_publish_from_custom_status()method that hooks intowp_insert_post_datapost_date_gmt, thepost_dateis updated to current timeTest plan
Fixes #750
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