Auto Delete Post – Ultimate plugin for deleting a post automatically
by Shahadat Hossain · Login & Users
Auto-delete old posts and pages, clean up unused media, remove inactive user accounts, and redirect visitors from deleted URLs.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈360 estimated
Momentum
-60%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cleanup” and “delete page” for “delete” and “deleted”. “cleanup” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “delete” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “delete page” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “deleted” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 61 average across 2,204 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.3%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 6 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 44 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
2 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| auto delete | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| delete post your tag | #3 | #10 | up 1 |
| deleting | #3 | #10 | up 1 |
| delete inactive users your tag | #3 | #8 | — |
| delete old posts | #5 | #15 | 0 |
| automatically | #7 | #20 | 0 |
| delete page your tag | #12 | #20 | 0 |
| delete | #16 | #18 | down 3 |
| post deleted | #6 | #17 | down 1 |
| inactive | #14 | #17 | 0 |
| automatically delete trash | #6 | #16 | 0 |
| inactive user | #15 | #18 | down 3 |
| delete posts | #7 | #18 | up 1 |
| post delete | #9 | #17 | up 1 |
| deleted | #22 | #22 | 0 |
| inactive users | #9 | #14 | down 1 |
| old posts | #24 | #24 | down 8 |
| deleting pages | #10 | #21 | — |
| delete unused images | #12 | #14 | down 2 |
| old post | #12 | #17 | down 4 |
| auto delete post your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| cleanup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
88 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 55 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cleanup” and “delete page” for “delete” and “deleted”. “cleanup” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “delete” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “delete page” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “deleted” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “delete page”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 727 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v2.1.0 · 18 Sep 2026
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 60% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Nayeem Hossen11mo ago
Auto Delete Post works perfectly for scheduling automatic deletion of posts and pages. Easy to use, reliable, and really helpful for keeping site clean. Highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ opieti1.0y ago
No clutter, does what it promises, author is quick to reply (and fix) issues. What else you could possible need?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ អនុបណ្ឌិត សានសុភក្ដិ2.0y ago
Awesome, I have tested this plugin with Jetform Builder for frontend submission form. It’s working well.just use this field name adp-time .Thanks for developed this plugin for free.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jahrat2.4y ago
Love this plugin. Always wanted a simple way to create a retention cycle for my old posts. This just fit the bill perfectly. Good job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ prgpablo3.5y ago
Después de probar infinidades de plugins, encontre este que funciona excelentemente bien, lo recomiendo! muchas gracias sigan adelante
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ takis013.6y ago
Its a good idea to create such plugin and could be useful but when i try to activate, my website become dead. A message shown “There has been a critical error on this website. Please check your site admin email inbox for instructions.”Only way to fix it , was to login to server and rename the folder of plugin.Then website start to work again and logged to wordpress admin .Then renamed again folder to original name and on plugins of admin i clicked button to delete.Not work on 6.2 version wordpress . (I have PHP 7.4 and mysql 8.0)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aponwpdev4.1y ago
this is an amazing feature.. i can be handling my posts.. also i can creat set on time .. automatic posts delate
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Auto-delete old posts and pages, clean up unused media, remove inactive user accounts, and redirect visitor..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,277 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "delete inactive users", "delete page" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-28 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-27 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-26 200+ → 300+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-03-16 300+ → 200+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2026-02-24 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-23 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-22 200+ → 300+ up after 85 days in tier
- 2025-11-29 300+ → 200+ down after 11 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Delete Duplicate Posts 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Database Cleaner: Cleanup, Optimization & Repair 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
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