Auto-Schedule Posts
by David Miller · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 60+ installs across the portfolio →
Auto-Schedule Posts allows users to separate their writing schedule from their publishing schedule - write when you want and have posts publish at the …
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈46 estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “auto schedule”, “multi author” and “posts” 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.
44 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 20.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2, 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 5014 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.3.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5014 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| auto schedule your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multi author your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scheduling your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “auto schedule”, “multi author” and “posts” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 199 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
13.7y ago
latest release · v3.6 · 7 Feb 2013
9
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 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 27 Nov 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ deepak rajput12.9y ago
Auto-Schedule Posts is very simple and useful plugin. I have share your plugin in my blogpost.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vahan403313.7y ago
Hi it is nice plugin and thanks for done work. This Latest 3.6 version have some bugs. 1. When adding custom menus items from admin dashboard it takes added menu items under schedule and as a result menu items don’t show up in a custom menu until your plugin publishes it according schedule. I corrected that issue myself by removing post actions (auto_schedule) when menu is updated. below is snipped of code that I used add_action('wp_update_nav_menu', 'remove_schedule'); //add_action('auto-schedule_to_publish','auto_schedule',1); function remove_schedule() { remove_action('pending_to_publish','auto_schedule',1); remove_action('draft_to_publish','auto_schedule',1); remove_action('private_to_publish','auto_schedule',1); remove_action('future_to_publish','future_schedule',1); remove_action('new_to_publish','auto_schedule',1); } 2. When pressing publish button just after add new button without waiting an Ajax auto draft of WordPress it doesn’t take post under schedule it seems action hooks doesn’t work properly. this one I couldn’t correct.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Auto-Schedule Posts allows users to separate their writing schedule from their publishing schedule - write..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 278 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "multi author", "scheduling" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-07 50+ → 40+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2026-05-08 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-06 50+ → 40+ down after 25 days in tier
- 2026-04-11 40+ → 50+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-03-18 50+ → 40+ down after 107 days in tier
- 2025-12-01 60+ → 50+ down after 31 days in tier
- 2025-10-31 70+ → 60+ down after 159 days in tier
- 2025-05-25 80+ → 70+ down after 103 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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Publish to Schedule 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
GenerateBlocks 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Popular Posts 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C
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