- A new “Force expiry date” setting (with a default expiry period) is now available under Options → Modules → News.
- When forced, auto‑expiry defaults to on for news and saving without it is blocked.
- An expiry date is required whenever auto‑expiry is turned on.
- The expiry date (today plus the default period) is pre‑filled when a new forced news, news update or blog post opens, allowing immediate publishing; the save‑time default remains as a fallback.
- The expiry time for news, news updates, team news and blog posts now defaults to 06:00 instead of the previous 09:00 hint; the save‑time fallback also uses 06:00.
