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Auto Post Expiration

by ViitorCloud Technologies Pvt Ltd · WordPress.org page · Website

v3.0.0 Tested up to WP 6.5.10 PHP 7.4.0+

Auto Post Expiration has 800+ active installs on WordPress.org and 6,288 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 17, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.5.10.

Auto Post Expiration at a glance

Active installs
800+
Total downloads
6,288
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Auto Post Expiration well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.5.10, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Allow to add expire date of single post/page/products/custom post types
  • Compatible with Gutenberg editor and classic editor
  • WooCommerce supported
  • Email notification to admin on expire date. Please visit Auto Post Expiration Pro to buy

Auto Post Expiration reviews and ratings

4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.0 out of 5

4 reviews

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  • Works for me

    Nice simple plugin. Does exactly what I want. Brilliant.

    jeffmeadows

  • Simple. Does what we wanted.

    No bells and whistles – simple automatic unpublishing by date. Works.

    stephan1977m

  • It doesn't work anymore

    Since version 3.0.0, the plugin no longer works. Please test your plugin before publishing it.

    matke1984

  • Do not work

    Also if set date and hour it not work

    Mario Barretta

Details

A simple plugin allows to set the posts expire date on desire date and time which set the posts to "draft" status.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • post_draft
  • post_expire
  • post_expire_date
  • schedule_post
  • set_post_expire

More from ViitorCloud Technologies Pvt Ltd

Version
3.0.0
Last updated
May 17, 2024
First published
Feb 22, 2021
Requires WordPress
3.8
Tested up to
6.5.10
Requires PHP
7.4.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Auto Post Expiration FAQ

What does Auto Post Expiration do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Auto Post Expiration offers Allow to add expire date of single post/page/products/custom post types, Compatible with Gutenberg editor and classic editor, WooCommerce supported and Email notification to admin on expire date. Please visit Auto Post Expiration Pro to buy.

How many active installs does Auto Post Expiration have?

WordPress.org reports 800+ active installs for Auto Post Expiration as of September 7, 2026.

Is Auto Post Expiration still maintained?

The last release was on May 17, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Auto Post Expiration free?

Auto Post Expiration is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.