10 Best Schedule Posts Calendar Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Schedule Posts Calendar has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 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 10 closest alternatives to Schedule Posts Calendar
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Post Category Filter
Closest matchPost Category Filter (WP Admin)
5.0 (25) 1,000+ active installsQuickly search and filter categories and taxonomies inside the WordPress admin.
Shares the admin, posts tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 21 days ago.
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4.6 (30) 800+ active installsAdds an option to the admin posts and terms overview pages to select all items (instead of just the ones on the current page) to apply bulk actions.
Shares the admin, posts tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since June 2, 2017.
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4.6 (59) 30,000+ active installsCustomize the management screen UI.
Shares the admin, posts tags on WordPress.org. About 30 times the installs, no update since November 20, 2024.
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The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block
4.7 (101) 10,000+ active installsAdd shortcode, block and Elementor widget functionality to The Events Calendar Plugin, so you can easily list and promote your events anywhere.
Shares the calendar tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 20 days ago.
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4.3 (131) 10,000+ active installsThe easiest free WordPress booking plugin. Create beautiful appointment booking forms with flexible scheduling and email notifications.
Shares the calendar tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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4.9 (212) 10,000+ active installsAdd The Events Calendar shortcode, Gutenberg block, or Events Widget Element (Bricks Builder) to show events listing on any WordPress page using smart …
Shares the calendar tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
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ICS Calendar
Paid version available4.9 (72) 10,000+ active installsAdd the calendar you already use to any WordPress site! Google Calendar, Microsoft 365, iCloud and more… no API keys or complicated setup required.
Shares the calendar tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 3 days ago.
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Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar
4.9 (522) 10,000+ active installsAppointment Hour Booking is a plugin for creating booking forms for appointments with a start time and a defined duration within a schedule.
Shares the calendar tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 3 days ago.
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Availability Datepicker – Booking Calendar for Contact Form 7 – Input WP
4.1 (42) 10,000+ active installsAvailability datepicker & booking calendar for any form. Configure business hours, time slots, date overrides and a booking window.
Shares the calendar tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated February 27, 2026.
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Eventin – Event Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce
4.7 (397) 10,000+ active installsEvent calendar plugin for event registration, event tickets, bookings, RSVP, recurring and virtual events with WooCommerce and Zoom (AI-powered).
Shares the calendar tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 11 days ago.
Switching from Schedule Posts Calendar: common questions
What is the best alternative to Schedule Posts Calendar?
Post Category Filter is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 1,000+ active installs with a 5.0 out of 5 rating.
Which Schedule Posts Calendar alternative has the most users?
WP Admin UI Customize, with 30,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Schedule Posts Calendar alternative is rated highest?
Appointment Hour Booking, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 522 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Schedule Posts Calendar 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 Schedule Posts Calendar 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 Schedule Posts Calendar 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
Post Category Filter is the closest match to Schedule Posts Calendar by the data we track, and WP Admin UI Customize has the widest reach with 30,000+ active installs. Appointment Hour Booking shipped the most recent release, on September 4, 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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