Timed Content
by Arno Welzel · Email & Marketing
Also makes 4 other plugins · 28.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Plugin to show or hide portions of a Page or Post based on specific date/time characteristics.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
5K+
≈5.7K estimated
Momentum
-10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “content marketing” and “content” to your wp.org tags. You rank #12 and #19 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
89 health vs 66 average across 2,120 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 232.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,294 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Email & Marketing 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 4 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 79 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 41 reviews, smoothed to 4.33★
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
22%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| timed content your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| timed | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| portions | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| php based timed content | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| content | #19 | #21 | down 1 |
| content marketing | #12 | #13 | down 2 |
| marketing tool your tag | #23 | #20 | 0 |
| content schedule | #9 | #13 | — |
| x content | #10 | #12 | 0 |
| schedule content | #10 | #13 | 0 |
| show content | #16 | #18 | down 3 |
| show hide content | #16 | #17 | 0 |
| the content | #21 | #21 | 0 |
| hide content | #21 | #18 | down 2 |
| content tools | #24 | #19 | — |
| schedule your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
88 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 73 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “content marketing” and “content” to your wp.org tags. You rank #12 and #19 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8K · 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.
4
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v2.99 · 13 Aug 2026
66
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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; the previous band took 16 months to cross, which places it about 66% of the way through.
Install history since 26 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pitowner3.1y ago
Glad I found this. Better late than never.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ anphira3.5y ago
This plugin added 2.5 seconds to my website’s load time. On every page load! On a Fiber internet connection.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mkrause013.8y ago
This plugin is just terrific! It does seem to be the only plugin available to manage content that can automatically appear or hide on any page and at a specific scheduled date / time.Thank you VERY much for keeping this plugin alive! It’s not necessarily something for every site but for those sites where such functionality is desired, this plugin is, from what I can tell, the only one in existence AND it works perfectly!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ C774.1y ago
Great plugin, thank you, works perfectly! Is it possible to make it show/hide daily? Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ d_alinus20044.7y ago
A realy nice job..! Congratulation for this work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ delcour4.8y ago
Just what I needed. For a streaming radio website I wanted to show different images accompanying the different programs. These images are in widgets and this plugin works absolutely fine! So easy to define the times and paste the shortcode. THNX
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xikketa4.8y ago
Thank you. It does what it says. Simply and powerfully.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joygras5.8y ago
This is a great plugin which works flawlessly with my WP 5.6, so I’m a bit surprised the plugin installer warns me it hasn’t been tested with it? Come on guys, you seem to be missing a trick here, that nearly put me off…
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.98 Updated compatibility information for WordPress. 2.98
- — Version 2.97 Updated compatibility information for WordPress. 2.97
- — Version 2.96 Internal code refactoring for frequency option. Fix adjustment for DST switches to keep start/end time constant. 2.96
- — Version 2.95 Updated compatibility information for WordPress. 2.95
- — Version 2.94 Fix PHP warning in rule calculation. 2.94
- — Version 2.93 Fix interval calculation for monthly rules. Fix DST adjustments in calculation for certain rule combinations. 2.93
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.99). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.4 Timed Content <= 2.72 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗2023-01-24 CVE-2023-0067 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.72 Patched in 2.73
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 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 0 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
5 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 "Plugin to show or hide portions of a Page or Post based on specific date/time characteristics."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Old rules after updating to version 2.50").
- ! 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 2 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 9,283 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "marketing tool" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-20 6K+ → 5K+ down after 486 days in tier
- 2025-01-19 7K+ → 6K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-17 6K+ → 7K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-01-13 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-12 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-11 7K+ → 6K+ down after 361 days in tier
- 2024-01-16 8K+ → 7K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-01-14 7K+ → 8K+ up after 2 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 Import Export Lite 40K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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