SOUP – Show off Upcoming Posts
by Dave Clements · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 3 other plugins · 10.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Displays your upcoming posts in a sidebar widget to tease your readers
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈79 estimated
Momentum
-11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “future”, “posts” and “scheduled” 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.
46 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 18.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 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.
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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30, well behind 7.1.
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 2589 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.2.30; the current branch is 7.1
4.5★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2589 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| future your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scheduled your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| upcoming your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “future”, “posts” and “scheduled” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 88 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
7.1y ago
latest release · v2.3 · 1 Oct 2019
27
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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 51 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 80.
Install history since 14 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ plumpprodigy6.2y ago
As we all know the sidebar can look a bit stale with text alone. I would love to see the addition of show featured image thumbnail to the left of the Post Name and Date in the future. Or Featured image thumbnail, POST name Line one Date Line two to balance out image. Other than that this works great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bluebit6.7y ago
Very simple and easy to use. Love it!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sky28279.6y ago
I love this widget and the ease with which it works. Just wish I could add pages to it too.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Thomas Rendleman9.7y ago
Allows your visitors to see future posts. It gives them something to look forward to. Shows that you keep content coming in on your website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gary.Bartlett10.4y ago
SOUP is simple, straightforward and just works. It’s easy to configure – and I like being able to build my followers’ anticipation of what’s to come. I needed support after a month or so and Dave was quick to respond. It turned out that the problem was unrelated to SOUP and was fixed immediately. ‘Can’t imagine how the service could have been any better! Thanks, Dave. (‘Looks as if Do It With WordPress – Dave’s site – has some good stuff WP on it , too…)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ matsandmore13.7y ago
‘Tested quite a range of plugins that list scheduled posts. SOUP is easy to understand (important! :-)) implement and flexible to adapt. On my wishlist for further updates are shortcodes and easy CSS styling.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Displays your upcoming posts in a sidebar widget to tease your readers"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,410 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Future" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-12 80+ → 70+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 70+ → 80+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 80+ → 70+ down after 69 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-28 80+ → 70+ down after 73 days in tier
- 2026-03-16 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-15 80+ → 90+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-11 90+ → 80+ down after 1 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).
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WP Missed Schedule Posts 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D - N Newpost Catch 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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Flexible Posts Widget 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
Add Widget After Content 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - E Expanding Archives 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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The Future Is Now 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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