Simple Post Expiration
by Syed Balkhi · Uncategorized
Also makes 98 other plugins · 21.7M+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple plugin that allows you to set an expiration date on posts. Once a post is expired, "Expired" will be prefixed to the post title.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
400+
≈460 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Add “mordauk” to your wp.org tags. You rank #15 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
49 health vs 58 average across 25,733 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 17.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,767 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, 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 3673 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3673 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mordauk | #15 | #11 | 0 |
| expiration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| expire your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search 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
- Add “mordauk” to your wp.org tags. You rank #15 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 329 · 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
10.1y ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 10 Oct 2016
3
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 “400+”. 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 61% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Liang4.9y ago
It works as what the developer said.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sams0078.3y ago
I recently downloaded the plugin and it works and displaying on the item Expired once it is expired. I hope if it has a function to hide the expired item as well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ itpcss9.7y ago
there is no possibility to choose the time, except for the choice of the date is more than anything. Add if you can also select the time. If there was still a possibility except off positions, it would be even disable the widget, in general would have been super !!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AL Guevara9.7y ago
Very simple, and works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ caotu11.8y ago
Thanks for the great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ himanshu45612.1y ago
I really found this plugin easy to use and nice. But would have given 5 STARS rating, if there would have a feature of time of a particular day to make a post expire. Like if i want to make a post expire at 5PM of 7 oct 2014. How is this possible?? Waiting for a reply.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Carolyn12.1y ago
This plugin does exactly what it says it will do: Allows you to set an expiration date to posts and when that date passes, it will add the word “Expired” to the beginning of the post title. It also has a few shortcodes you can use to show expiration information within a post, and a sidebar widget that lets you display posts that are expiring soon. I haven’t used either of those yet.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.0.1). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 Simple Post Expiration <= 1.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-04-01 CVE-2025-31734 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.1 No patch available
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 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A simple plugin that allows you to set an expiration date on posts. Once a post is expired, "Expired" will..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 862 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-10 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-09 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-07 500+ → 400+ down after 228 days in tier
- 2025-10-22 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-20 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-10-17 600+ → 500+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2025-09-28 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-27 600+ → 500+ down after 25 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).
- E Expire Sticky Posts 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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WP Post Expires 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
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 -
YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C
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