Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories
by PublishPress · Uncategorized
Also makes 13 other plugins · 305.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
PublishPress Future can make scheduled changes to your content. You can unpublish posts, move posts to a new status, update the categories, and more.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
100K+
≈190K estimated
Momentum
+162%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Support resolution scores 83/100. Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
90 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100K of 4.6M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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 14 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 11 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 172 reviews, smoothed to 4.41★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
5 of 6 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| automatic changes your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| changes | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| future | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| schedule changes your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| change | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| schedule post | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| trash | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| unpublish posts your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| unpublish | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| status update | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| future posts | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| future post | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| private post | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| post expiry | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| update posts your tag | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| publishpress | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| scheduled changes | #2 | #3 | down 1 |
| move posts | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| change default content | #1 | #1 | — |
| post delete schedule | #1 | #1 | 0 |
523 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 361 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “categories”, “post name” and “published date” (#4, #4 and #4 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 183.6K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
14
releases in the last 12 months
11d ago
latest release · v4.11.2 · 22 Oct 2026
125
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “100K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 years ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Dec 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ruanna9mo ago
Publish Press Future lets me schedule a custom taxonomy change on a custom post type. I wouldn’t be able to manage my website without it. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BɅJV11mo ago
Hi there, I has been a while since the update but it seems that this plugin has not been tested with the latest version of WordPress (v6.9). This notification keep appearing on the plugin’s detail page: Warning: This plugin has not been tested with your current version of WordPress. Is it safe or not to update this plugin?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ abldigital1.0y ago
I use it a lot, it should be a core feature.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AudunBK1.0y ago
Works as it should and makes it easy to unpublish posts according to a schedule.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dionysios1.3y ago
Thank you so much for creating and maintaining this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aki1.3y ago
thank you as always
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tom1.4y ago
Very good support and a very helpfull plugin. Highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ daudtivan1.5y ago
Uso para definir a data de corte de venda das atividades do mês disponíveis na minha loja virtual. Deixo tudo programado e vou cuidar da minha vida. Excelente opção. Recomendo
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 8 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.11.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories 4.10.1 - 4.10.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-10-14 CVE-2026-105261 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 4.10.1 - 4.10.5 Patched in 4.10.6
- 2026-05-04 CVE-2026-5247 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.10.0 Patched in 4.10.1
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Post Expirator <= 4.9.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-03-22 CVE-2026-39482 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.9.4 Patched in 4.10.0
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 30 languages, 10 at 90% or more
Plus 6 more locales with partial translations.
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "PublishPress Future can make scheduled changes to your content. You can unpublish posts, move posts to a ne..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 14 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 14 of 14 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor, Advanced Custom Fields, WP-CLI.
- ✓ Headings and lists 12 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,349 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "automatic changes", "update posts" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2020-11-09 90K+ → 100K+ up after 525 days in tier
- 2019-06-03 80K+ → 90K+ up after 398 days in tier
- 2018-05-01 70K+ → 80K+ up after 300 days in tier
- 2017-07-05 60K+ → 70K+ up after 193 days in tier
- 2016-12-24 50K+ → 60K+ up after 360 days in tier
- 2015-12-30 40K+ → 50K+ 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).
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Vextras for WooCommerce 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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