Best Content Scheduling & Expiration plugins for WordPress
Plugins for scheduling future changes to WordPress content, including publication, expiration, status, and taxonomy updates.
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Plugins classified here
Out of the plugins that have been through the classifier so far
282.8K
Combined active installs
Summed across the published bands, so read it as an order of magnitude
4.61
Average rating
Across the 34 here that carry a rating at all
Sub-categories
Also under Content Management
The other sub-categories the model built under the same parent.
- Media Library & Upload Management 257
- Post Display & Query Layouts 221
- Custom Fields & Content Modeling 209
- Editor Customization 162
- Content Import & Export 145
- Appointment Booking & Scheduling 130
- Reviews & Testimonials 112
- Interactive Content Authoring 109
- Event Management & Calendars 108
- Admin Interface & List Table Customization 103
- Content Feeds & Syndication 84
- Maps & Location 81
- Business Directories & Classified Listings 75
- Dynamic Content Shortcodes 60
- Document & PDF Generation 54
- Author Profiles & Bio Boxes 53
- Data Tables 50
- Content APIs & Headless WordPress 48
- Content Duplication & Cleanup 46
- Bulk Content Editing & Search/Replace 42
- Learning Management Systems 40
- Charts & Data Visualization 39
- Featured Image Management 36
- Knowledge Bases & Documentation 36
- Job Boards & Listings 24
- Post Update Dates & Metadata 23
- Sports League & Team Management 19
- Bulk Page & Post Creation 16
- Code Snippets & Syntax Highlighting 14
- Content Preview & Review 14
- QR Code Generation & Display 12
- Content Favorites & Bookmarks 8
- Mathematical Notation & Equation Rendering 8
- Recipe Management & Publishing 7
The plugins
Plugins in Content Scheduling & Expiration
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#1
Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories
post-expirator #2MWW Scheduled Post Trigger
scheduled-post-trigger #3Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by WPBeginner
missed-scheduled-posts-publisher #3Editorial Calendar
editorial-calendar #5SchedulePress – Auto Post & Publish, Auto Social Share, Schedule Posts with Editorial Calendar & Missed Schedule Post Publisher
wp-scheduled-posts #5Show/Hide Content at Set Time
shortcodes-to-show-or-hide-content #5WP Missed Schedule Posts
wp-missed-schedule-posts #8Missed Schedule Post Publisher
missed-schedule-post-publisher #8PublishPress Planner – Editorial Calendar, Marketing Content, Kanban Board
publishpress #10Timed Content
timed-content #10Archive Content with Archived Post Status
archived-post-status #12RevivePress – Keep your Old Content Evergreen
wp-auto-republish #13CoSchedule
coschedule-by-todaymade #13LH Archived Post Status
lh-archived-post-status #13Publish to Schedule
publish-to-schedule #16TAO Schedule Update
tao-schedule-update #16Content Update Scheduler
content-update-scheduler #16WP Post Expires
wp-post-expires #19The Future Is Now
the-future-is-now #19PublishPress Statuses – Custom Post Status and Workflow
publishpress-statuses #19Auto Post Expire
ninja-auto-post-expire #19Product Expiry for WooCommerce
product-expiry-for-woocommerce #19Expiring Posts
expiring-posts #19Expire Sticky Posts
expire-sticky-posts #19Auto Post Cleaner
delete-old-posts-programmatically #19Change Empty Trash Time
change-wp-empty-trash-time #19Bulk edit publish date
bulk-edit-publish-date #19Auto Prune Posts
auto-prune-posts #29Revive.so – Bulk Rewrite and Republish Blog Posts
revive-so #30Controlled Draft Publisher
controlled-draft-publisher #30Auto Delete Post – Ultimate plugin for deleting a post automatically
auto-delete-post #32Front Page Scheduler
front-page-scheduler #32Snack Missed Schedule
snack-missed-schedule #32Display During Conditional Shortcode
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