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Update Posts Date

by edckwt · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1 Tested up to WP 6.5.10 PHP 7.4+

Update Posts Date has 40+ active installs on WordPress.org and 2,226 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 12, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.5.10.

Update Posts Date at a glance

Active installs
40+
Total downloads
2,226
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Update Posts Date 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.

  • New visitors to your site haven’t seen your old content. This will help them discover it
  • Old content won’t show up in date-based searches on search engines, but resetting the date can make them look fresh again
  • People like to share and link to new content and they determine that by looking at the publication date

Details

Update posts date automatically by setting the date to the current date.

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

Tags

  • old post
  • old posts
  • republish
  • republishing

More from edckwt

Version
1.1
Last updated
May 12, 2024
First published
Mar 6, 2024
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
6.5.10
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Update Posts Date FAQ

What does Update Posts Date do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Update Posts Date offers New visitors to your site haven’t seen your old content. This will help them discover it, Old content won’t show up in date-based searches on search engines, but resetting the date can make them look fresh again and People like to share and link to new content and they determine that by looking at the publication date.

How many active installs does Update Posts Date have?

WordPress.org reports 40+ active installs for Update Posts Date as of September 7, 2026.

Is Update Posts Date still maintained?

The last release was on May 12, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Update Posts Date free?

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