Understanding Global Defaults and Per-Post Settings

Global settings provide defaults

The main Post Expiration settings page controls availability and default values. It does not create expiration schedules automatically.

Per-post settings control the actual schedule

Each content item stores its own:

• Enabled or disabled expiration state
• Expiration timestamp
• Expiration action
• Redirect type when applicable
• Custom redirect URL when applicable
• Existing content redirect target when applicable
• Expired state after processing

Example

You may configure Move to Draft as the global default action. Post A can use that default, while Post B can use Set as Private and Page C can use Redirect visitors. Changing the global default later does not mean every existing item must use the new value.

This structure gives administrators useful defaults without removing item-level control.