Auto Future Date
by Aelora · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 530+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds an "Auto" link to your post page that will automatically schedule your next post based on the most recent post.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,375 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5279 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
37
now · peak 73
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
14.5y ago
latest release · v0.5.2
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,383 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jimmysun13.5y ago
The plugin does what it says it does. Now scheduling future posts is much easier and much faster.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ loquos13.5y ago
This is exactly what I have been looking for AND it works! I cannot express my gratitude to you for making something that is simple, integrates with WPs built-in Scheduled Posts, and allows my other plugins to work properly. You have made me incredibly happy. I am definitely sending a few bucks you way. The only way this could be improved is if you made it more complicated – as in, scheduled category posts (post Category A between these hours X amount of times a day, post category B between these hours X amount of times a day). But this works wonderfully as is, and I have no issue with just making sure I queue up my posts so that I post my X amount of Cat A&B every day. 🙂 Again. THANK YOU!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 30+ → 20+ down after 222 days in tier
- 2025-11-30 40+ → 30+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-28 30+ → 40+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2025-11-15 40+ → 30+ down after 190 days in tier
- 2025-05-09 30+ → 40+ up after 194 days in tier
- 2024-10-27 40+ → 30+ down after 39 days in tier
- 2024-09-18 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-17 40+ → 50+ up after 1 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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Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - W WP Meta and Date Remover 90K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
- W WP Admin UI Customize 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
- B Bulk Post Update Date 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
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WP Missed Schedule Posts 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D - P Public Post Preview Configurator 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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