Forward: Queue Posts
Queue posts and pages for later publishing at minute, hour, or day intervals.
Solid choice
Forward: Queue Posts is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 66/100 on our health check.
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Forward: Queue Posts stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| editorial | >100 |
| posts | >100 |
| publishing | >100 |
| queue | #7 |
| schedule | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4 from 2 reviews
About Forward: Queue Posts
From the official readme · v1.6.28Description
Forward: Queue Posts adds a simple publishing queue to WordPress. Instead of choosing an exact publish date manually, editors can queue a post or page and let the plugin place it after the previous queued or scheduled item.
You can choose the publishing window, the minimum time between queued items, whether weekends should be skipped, and how new queued items are placed.
Key features
- Adds a queue button to the post editor.
- Supports posts and pages.
- Schedules queued content by minutes, hours, or days.
- Lets you define a publishing window.
- Can avoid weekend publishing.
- Can queue after the previous queued item or the last scheduled post.
- Includes bundled translation files for common languages.
Good for
- Editorial calendars with a steady publishing rhythm.
- Sites that prepare several posts at once.
- Teams that want simple scheduling without managing exact dates manually.
Accessibility
WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance is a release requirement for the interfaces generated by Forward: Queue Posts. The settings screen and editor actions are tested for accessible names and grouping, keyboard operation, visible focus, contrast, reflow, target size, and status or error announcements.
The plugin uses native WordPress editor controls and notices where possible. WordPress core, the active theme, other plugins, and authored content remain outside this plugin’s full-page conformance scope.
How scheduling works
Forward: Queue Posts uses your WordPress site timezone.
When an editor clicks Queue, the plugin starts from either the last queued item or the last scheduled post, depending on the selected queueing method. It then adds the configured minimum interval exactly, normalizes the result to the selected publishing window, and moves weekend dates to the next allowed publishing day when Avoid weekends is enabled.
Data and privacy
Forward: Queue Posts does not connect to external services. It stores plugin settings and the internal “last queued” timestamp in WordPress options, and updates queued posts or pages with normal WordPress scheduled-publish dates.
Installation
- Install the plugin from Plugins > Add New, or upload the
queue-postsfolder to/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate the plugin from the Plugins screen in WordPress.
- Open Settings > Forward: Queue Posts.
- Choose your publishing window and minimum interval.
- Choose whether to avoid weekends.
- Create or edit a post or page, then use the queue button to schedule it.
Frequently asked questions
What does the queue button do?
It finds the next available publishing time based on your settings and schedules the post or page for that time.
Can I queue pages too?
Yes. The plugin supports posts and pages.
What happens if I avoid weekends?
Queued items are moved to the next allowed publishing day when the calculated time falls on a weekend.
Why did my queued post move to the next day?
If the calculated time falls outside your publishing window, the plugin moves the post to the next day at the start of the publishing window. If weekend avoidance is enabled, it keeps moving forward until it reaches a weekday.
Can I still schedule posts manually?
Yes. Forward: Queue Posts does not remove WordPress’ normal scheduling controls.
Changelog
Improves keyboard operation, dark-mode focus contrast, validation, and asynchronous queue feedback.
1.6.28
- Preserve standard keyboard editing shortcuts in the interval field.
- Keep focused selects readable in dark mode and reject invalid schedules on the server as well as in the browser.
- Announce classic-editor queue failures and expose the queue button’s busy state.
1.6.27
- Add Danish translations for publishing-window labels, interval units, and new-tab link text.
1.6.26
- Add the WCAG 2.2 AA release gate and accessibility documentation.
- Label and group every publishing-window and interval control.
- Announce settings validation errors and improve button contrast.
- Restore the settings form identifier used by keyboard-friendly validation.
1.6.25
- Refresh the WordPress.org screenshot gallery with clearer, English, outcome-led examples.
1.6.24
- Confirm compatibility with WordPress 7.1, including the always-iframed post editor.
1.6.23
- Add a responsive More Forward plugins teaser section with plugin icons to the settings screen.
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FAQ
Forward: Queue Posts: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026
Is Forward: Queue Posts free?
Yes. Forward: Queue Posts is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Forward: Queue Posts safe to use in 2026?
Forward: Queue Posts is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 66/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Forward: Queue Posts?
Forward: Queue Posts is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,938 times since it launched in August 2013. It was downloaded 266 times in the last 30 days.
Does Forward: Queue Posts work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Forward: Queue Posts up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 5.8 or newer.
What PHP version does Forward: Queue Posts need?
Forward: Queue Posts requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Forward: Queue Posts last updated?
The latest version, 1.6.28, was released on August 15, 2026 (1 month ago).
Who makes Forward: Queue Posts?
Forward: Queue Posts is developed and maintained by Forlæns.
What are the best alternatives to Forward: Queue Posts?
The most popular alternatives to Forward: Queue Posts are Edit Flow (4K+ installs), Multicollab: Content Team C… (300+ installs) and Publishing Checklist (200+ installs).
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