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AutoListicle

AutoListicle: Automatically Update Numbered List Articles

by Andy Feliciotti · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.3 Tested up to WP 6.9.7 PHP 7.0+

AutoListicle has 50+ active installs on WordPress.org and 3,552 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on January 12, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

AutoListicle at a glance

Active installs
50+
Total downloads
3,552
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is AutoListicle well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • name (Default: “default”) If your article has multiple lists this will keep track of multiple numbers. If a name isn’t set it will just use the list name of…
  • wrapper (Default: null) Great if you want to wrap each number with a span, div or any html tag. By default the wrapper will include the class…
  • before (Default: “”) Text to display before the number. Great for prefixes like “#” or “Step_” (use underscore for spaces, e.g., before=”Step_” displays “Step…
  • after (Default: “.”) After a number is displayed a period will be displayed by default. This option is great if you want to change this to a colon or remove it…
  • start (Default: 1) Set a custom starting number. Perfect for multi-part articles where Part 2 should start at number 11 instead of 1
  • format (Default: null) Change the number format. Options
  • display (Default: “increase”) Controls how the number is displayed. Options

AutoListicle reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

6 reviews

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  • Such a Handy Plugin

    Such a Handy Plugin. Great for managing large lists.

    pyoil

  • Makes life more easy

    Great plugin and quick and helpful support from the creator.

    Jimsonn

  • Great plugin saved a lot of time

    Amazing plugin with great concept. Saves a lot of time. Now don't have to type list numbers everytime while creating a large number list of article.

    onsecrethunt

  • Wonderful plugin!

    Such a wonderful and useful simple plugin! Made things so much faster and easier when creating & updating numbered lists. :)

    aeholm

  • easiest way to handle ordered lists

    Included options make it easy to customize numbered lists without needing to know or update HTML and CSS

    dmeola

  • Saves a ton of time updating long lists

    I have a TON of long listicle style articles on my blog, and whenever I have to update one of those lists (often over 100+ items), I wind up spending a ridiculous amount of time just re-numbering the content after I make changes. AutoListicle is my new savior for this, ha!

    Ryan Robinson

Details

Automatically keep your numbered lists in articles displaying the correct number by using this shortcode [auto-list-number].

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

Tags

  • auto number
  • listicle
  • numbered list
  • shortcode

More from Andy Feliciotti

Version
1.3
Last updated
Jan 12, 2026
First published
Jul 26, 2019
Requires WordPress
4.0.0
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
7.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

AutoListicle FAQ

What does AutoListicle do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, AutoListicle offers name (Default: “default”) If your article has multiple lists this will keep track of multiple numbers. If a name isn’t set it will just use the list name of, wrapper (Default: null) Great if you want to wrap each number with a span, div or any html tag. By default the wrapper will include the class, before (Default: “”) Text to display before the number. Great for prefixes like “#” or “Step_” (use underscore for spaces, e.g., before=”Step_” displays “Step, after (Default: “.”) After a number is displayed a period will be displayed by default. This option is great if you want to change this to a colon or remove it and start (Default: 1) Set a custom starting number. Perfect for multi-part articles where Part 2 should start at number 11 instead of 1.

How many active installs does AutoListicle have?

WordPress.org reports 50+ active installs for AutoListicle as of September 7, 2026.

Is AutoListicle still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on January 12, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Is AutoListicle free?

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