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Automatic Post Date Filler

by Devtard · Uncategorized

Also makes 1 other plugin · 2.1K+ installs across the portfolio →

Automatically sets custom date and time when editing posts.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
47 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 82/100
Support 70/100

47 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins

High removal-risk signals

63/100

Maintenance 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, 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.

38 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 0/100
WP compatibility 5/100
Rating quality 58/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 3775 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+77% vs prior 30d
1Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

55

now · peak 81

5530d downloads · Aug 26

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

Automatic Post Date · #16141 you Meks Time Ago · #2102 White Label CMS · #232 Simple Custom CSS Pl · #353

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.

688per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How 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

10.3y ago

latest release · v1.2

2

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.2 · 10.3y ago1.1 · 11.2y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v1.2 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
80–90 ≈87

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2016-12-02 · 1,387 observations

80Installs · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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

Version
1.2
Last updated
10.3y ago
Added
2013-07-16 · 13 yrs old
Requires WP
3.0
Tested up to
4.3.34
Requires PHP

Recent reviews

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  1. guitarpenter
    7.5y ago

    I wanted to make the process of scheduling comic posts easier while using Comic Easel and this does exactly what I need it too! Thank-you!

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  2. hernantas
    12.3y ago

    I was looking for plugin that automate my work when post and then found this plugin. It made my post a lot easier and i also love that it’s very simple to use.

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  3. varsanyim
    12.6y ago

    I was looking for this plugin for a very long time and I love in every bit how it works. It made my workflow a lot easier and I installed it on all my blogs. I also love that it’s very simple to use. I titled this review as “almost perfect”. Actually all my wishes – what would make this plugin perfect for me (different auto date for category/categories) – would make it more complex.

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  4. mseer
    12.8y ago

    Exactly what I needed.

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  5. hoshisato
    13.0y ago

    This plugin really filled an important gap in standard WordPress functionality as I like to prepare my posts in advance and I always forgot what date I had prepared a post for last; this plugin makes creating scheduled posts very easy!

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  6. gcoghill
    13.1y ago

    I’ve been looking for a plugin to set the default post time for Scheduled posts, but this plugin goes above and beyond allowing dynamic date and time settings based on the furthest scheduled post in the queue, and more. Working great so far.

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-08-07 90+ → 80+ down after 21 days in tier
  2. 2026-07-17 100+ → 90+ down

Competes with

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Automatic Post Date Filler: 80+ active installs, 5.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/automatic-post-date-filler