Auto Future Date
by Aelora · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 540+ 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.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈30 estimated
Momentum
+57%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “date”, “future” and “future date” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,762 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 4.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 5342 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.0.5; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5342 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| date your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| future your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| future date your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “date”, “future” and “future date” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 73 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
14.6y ago
latest release · v0.5.2 · 18 Mar 2012
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.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 30.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jimmysun13.6y ago
The plugin does what it says it does. Now scheduling future posts is much easier and much faster.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ loquos13.7y 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 ↗
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds an "Auto" link to your post page that will automatically schedule your next post based on the most rec..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "great 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 811 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-02 30+ → 20+ down after 43 days in tier
- 2026-09-20 20+ → 30+ up after 72 days in tier
- 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
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 80K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
- 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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