6 Best Meks Time Ago Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Meks Time Ago has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 6 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 6 closest alternatives to Meks Time Ago
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Show/Hide Content at Set Time
Closest match4.9 (33) 10,000+ active installsShortcodes to wrap around text, which specify at what date or time that content should appear or disappear, either once, or on a recurring basis.
Shares the date, time tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since October 1, 2019.
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4.9 (31) 10,000+ active installsShortcode to show any current, past, and future date or time. Display this, previous, or next year, month, day, etc.
Shares the date, time tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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4.8 (20) 20,000+ active installsReading Time WP creates an estimated reading time of your posts that is inserted above the content or by using a shortcode.
Shares the time tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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5.0 (41) 1,000+ active installsWP Time Slots Booking Form is a booking calendar that allows users to reserve time slots on specific dates.
Shares the time tag on WordPress.org. 1,000+ installs against 10,000+, last updated 21 days ago.
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4.2 (32) 7,000+ active installsFast and Powerful plugin for Jalali calendar and Farsi language support in Wordpress and standard plugins.
Shares the date tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since September 11, 2020.
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4.2 (71) 90,000+ active installsRemove meta author and date information from posts and pages. Hide from Humans and Search engines.SEO friendly and most advance plugin.
Shares the date tag on WordPress.org. About 9 times the installs, last updated May 31, 2026.
Switching from Meks Time Ago: common questions
What is the best alternative to Meks Time Ago?
Show/Hide Content at Set Time is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which Meks Time Ago alternative has the most users?
WP Meta and Date Remover, with 90,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Meks Time Ago alternative is rated highest?
WP Meta and Date Remover, rated 4.2 out of 5 by 71 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Meks Time Ago alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Meks Time Ago score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Meks Time Ago on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Show/Hide Content at Set Time is the closest match to Meks Time Ago by the data we track, and WP Meta and Date Remover has the widest reach with 90,000+ active installs. Reading Time WP shipped the most recent release, on August 26, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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