SOUP – Show off Upcoming Posts
by Dave Clements · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 10.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Displays your upcoming posts in a sidebar widget to tease your readers
46 health vs 54 average across 3,793 Admin & Utilities plugins
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.26, 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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2526 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
65
now · peak 88
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
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
6.9y ago
latest release · v2.3
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 “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-08-14 · 1,377 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
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
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ plumpprodigy6.0y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ bluebit6.5y ago
Very simple and easy to use. Love it!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sky28279.4y 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 Rendleman9.5y 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.Bartlett10.3y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ matsandmore13.5y 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.
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Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 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
- 2026-03-10 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
Competes with
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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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