Schedule Posts Calendar
by Greg Ross · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 37 other plugins · 6.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a JavaScript calendar to the scheduled publish widget to allow you to select a date and time graphically instead of via the text entry boxes.
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Health
C 57/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.4K estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “calendar” 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.
57 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 37.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1063 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1063 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| calendar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “calendar” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 851 · 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
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
2.9y ago
latest release · v5.3 · 3 Dec 2023
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% 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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 14 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Frank3.9y ago
This little plugin works great with WP 6.1.1 and save me a lot of work I would like to make one suggestion. I would like to see repeat rules (daily/weekly/monthly/yearly) similar to what available in Google Calendar If you could do this it would make Schedule Posts Calendar the best posting plugin available for wordpress because no plugin offers this feature
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ awatanycom6.3y ago
Useful Plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Patrick_D19856.9y ago
Simply put this is convenience. But it’s an always install plugin because it makes live so much easier when planning content on the WP backend. Simple and effective!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lpasqualis9.4y ago
I loved this plugin; until I found out that my posts were being saved with “Allow comments” and “Allow trackbacks and pingbacks on this page” unchecked. It appears that, when you use this to change the schedule of a post from the post list, it disables the post discussion settings.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous9.8y ago
Simple but fantastic timesaver for scheduling posts!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ coreyjames10.9y ago
Does exactly what I wish WP did out of the box. Pops up a calendar for both date & time selection when scheduling posts. Just scheduled out a few months’ worth of daily content and am happy I found Schedule Posts Calendar before I started. Thanks Greg! (Version 5.0)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tonycutty10.9y ago
Exactly what I wanted. Does everything I needed it to do! Thank you so much for this plugin 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.8y ago
I need that visual calendar to schedule. The only thing I wish it had that it doesn’t? I wish it matched the GUI laid out in the current admin colors. If it pulled in those colors, it would be epic with regards to design and layout 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (5.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Schedule Posts Calendar <= 5.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings ↗2023-08-16 CVE-2023-40560 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.2 Patched in 5.3
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 6.3
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
1 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 "Adds a JavaScript calendar to the scheduled publish widget to allow you to select a date and time graphical..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 377 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("admin", "posts" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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).
- W WP Admin UI Customize 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
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LH Archived Post Status 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - H HiFi (Head Injection, Foot Injection) 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Sortable Word Count Reloaded 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Post Lists View Custom 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D - P Posts Character Count Admin 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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