Auto Update Post Date
by Timi Makinde · Uncategorized
Keep your WordPress content evergreen with Auto Update Post Date – a FREE simple WP plugin designed to effortlessly update your posts and boost SEO
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.2K estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “bulk” and “posts” for “current date” and “auto refresh”. “bulk” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “current date” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “posts” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “auto refresh” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →17%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 11.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
This plugin shipped 3 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 64 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 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.
41
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| update posts | #1 | #12 | 0 |
| update post | #2 | #20 | 0 |
| auto update | #2 | #18 | 0 |
| post date | #2 | #18 | 0 |
| date your tag | #6 | #15 | up 1 |
| content freshness | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| posts update | #3 | #21 | 0 |
| post dates | #5 | #22 | up 2 |
| current date | #5 | #15 | 0 |
| update your tag | #9 | #22 | down 2 |
| auto your tag | #10 | #22 | 0 |
| auto update plugins | #4 | #21 | 0 |
| evergreen | #10 | #23 | up 2 |
| auto post | #7 | #20 | up 1 |
| auto refresh | #8 | #22 | down 1 |
| update js | #5 | #21 | 0 |
| get the date | #5 | #20 | 0 |
| post update | #5 | #24 | up 1 |
| auto post wordpress | #6 | #23 | 0 |
| dates | #10 | #19 | down 1 |
| bulk your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
111 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 66 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “bulk” and “posts” for “current date” and “auto refresh”. “bulk” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “current date” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “posts” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “auto refresh” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 25 Apr 2024 · 920 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.6K · peaks are release surges
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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.1.2 · 28 Aug 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 49% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 15 months to cross, so the real count is still just over 2K.
At the current install trend, crossing 3K+ in roughly 123 days.
Install history since 24 Apr 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ wpkonzept2.0y ago
As simple as this plugin may appear, it provides an incredible amount of value. We have numerous pages that do not require frequent updates. Nevertheless, it remains essential to keep the pages current with the date of the last modification. This process is now conducted automatically. Thank you for this; please continue to maintain the functionality of this plugin!Greetings 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ albie20112.4y ago
A great plugin – we have pages that update internally but that process doesn’t change the modified date. This fixes that.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.0 Initial release 1.0.0
- — Version 1.0.1 Fix offset not working correctly in auto mode Add logs 1.0.1
- — Version 1.0.2 Fix checkbox not working in ‘Select specific posts’ settings option 1.0.2
- — Version 1.1.0 Improve performance with WP functions and compatibility upgrade with latest WP versions 1.1.0
- — Version 1.1.1 Fix an error with auto mode not updating selected posts Exclude floating element cpt 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1.2 Include backup notice Restrict datetime picker to plugin page 1.1.2
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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
6 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 "Keep your WordPress content evergreen with Auto Update Post Date – a FREE simple WP plugin designed to effo..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,296 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "bulk" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-25 1K+ → 2K+ up after 464 days in tier
- 2025-04-17 900+ → 1K+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2025-03-22 800+ → 900+ up after 28 days in tier
- 2025-02-22 700+ → 800+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2025-01-31 600+ → 700+ up after 46 days in tier
- 2024-12-16 500+ → 600+ up after 38 days in tier
- 2024-11-08 400+ → 500+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2024-10-20 300+ → 400+ up after 24 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).
- B Bulk Post Update Date 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags C
- W WP Meta and Date Remover 80K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
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Companion Auto Update 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Bulk Datetime Change 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - S Simple Automatic Updates 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Auto Updates 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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