Auto Prune Posts
by ramon fincken · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 4.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Auto deletes expires (prunes) posts after a certain amount of time. On a per category basis (single category, or all at once.
73 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
Directory ranking optimization
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Well optimized
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Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
808
now · peak 1.9K
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v3.1.1
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 56% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-04-20 · 1,427 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 ↗- ★★★★★ mquiggeorgia2.0y ago
This plugin works well to automatically delete old posts on a schedule. We use it to remove everything 2 years old and over to keep website from getting bogged down with stale posts. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bat n Ball3.7y ago
I realise this plugin hasn’t been updated for a while but I just wanted to say it’s great and works well on the most recent version of WordPress. At the time of writing, that was 6.1.1 Cheers 👍
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kenrichman6.9y ago
Needs to be updated; too many errors thrown. Hopefully this will be attended to as it’s a really useful plugin otherwise.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ khizaralikhan8.2y ago
Works Perfectly no errors faced yet
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ angeljs8.3y ago
Thank you for this plugin, it’s saved me a lot of time, trouble and space!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ arroyo29.1y ago
finally found the one that’s working
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yakisoba9.4y ago
I will use this plugin forever.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cboseb10.1y ago
When I install the plugin I get this error: Postman: wp_mail has been declared by another plugin or theme, so you won’t be able to use Postman until the conflict is resolved.
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Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- 2025-03-03 CVE-2024-10639 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.0.0 Patched in 3.0.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-04-09 2K+ → 1K+ down after 541 days in tier
- 2022-10-16 1K+ → 2K+ up
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).
- M Mass Delete Unused Tags 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
- M Mass Delete Taxonomies 50+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
-
Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused Images and More! 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - C Clean WP Dashboard 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- U Upload Janitor 40+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
- M Mass Page Remover 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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