Post Expiring
Allows you to add an expiration date to posts.
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Post Expiring shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 4.9/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 37/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.1 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Post Expiring stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| date of deactivation | >100 |
| date of expiring | >100 |
| expired | >100 |
| expiring | >100 |
| posts expiring | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 from 7 reviews
About Post Expiring
From the official readme · v1.4Description
Allows you to add an expiration date to posts.
Installation
To do a new installation of the plugin, please follow these steps
1. Install plugin in dashboard and activate or download the post-expiring.zip file to your computer.
2. Unzip the file
3. Upload post-expiring folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
4. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Changelog
1.4
Add a new calendar with choice hours and minutes
Add join/where filter for next/previous post links
1.3
Add default styles for calendar.
1.1
Add expiring date support for page post type. Now only works with posts and pages.
1.1
Small improvements to the code. Change plugin file structure.
1.0
- Make plugin
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FAQ
Post Expiring: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 4, 2026
Is Post Expiring free?
Yes. Post Expiring is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Post Expiring safe to use in 2026?
Post Expiring shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 4.9/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 37/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Post Expiring?
Post Expiring is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,932 times since it launched in December 2014. It was downloaded 71 times in the last 30 days.
Does Post Expiring work with WordPress 7.1?
Post Expiring is officially tested up to WordPress 4.1.42, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Post Expiring last updated?
The latest version, 1.4, was released on April 19, 2015 (11 years ago).
Who makes Post Expiring?
Post Expiring is developed and maintained by Piotr Po.
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