Scheduled Content
Scheduled content enables you to schedule portions of a post or page and/or set an expiery date for that content.
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Scheduled Content shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 37/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (50+ active installs)
- No update in 12 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.9 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Scheduled Content stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| content | >100 |
| page | >100 |
| posts | >100 |
| scheduled content | >100 |
| timed | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 6 reviews
About Scheduled Content
From the official readme · v2.1Description
After installing and activating the plugin you can use the shortcode [schedule]. You can pass upto 4 parameters, the date and the time to show the content and the date and time the content will expired and disappear from your page or post. You have to pass at least one parameter from the scheduled or expired.
Sample –
[schedule on=’2014-12-01′ at=”10:01″ expon=’2014-12-01′ expat=”13:15″]
the content you want to hide here
[/schedule]
The 4 parameters are “on”, “at”, “expon” and “expat”.
“on” accepts a date, until that date is arrived the content will be hidden.
“at” accepts a time. Time has to be set in 24hrs format. (date should be yy-mm-dd if you only pass time)
“expon” accepts a date, the content will disappear from the page on this date.
“expat” accepts a time. Time has to be set in 24hrs format. (date should be yy-mm-dd if you only pass time)
The time is compared with your blog’s time zone settings, if you set your time zone to local time zone it would be easy for you. Go to “General” settings of your wordpress dashboard, under “Time Zone” you can set the time zone you prefer.
Shortcodes will also run inside this shortcode!!
Installation
- Upload and extract the .zip file downloaded to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Start using the shortcode
Changelog
2.1
- Add feature to allow shortcodes to be inside the scheduled content – https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcodes-in-scheduled-content
2.0
- Bug Fixes
- Remove Debug Code
- General Cleaning of Code
1.2
- Bug Fixes
- Debug
1.1
- Fix time issue that casues content to appear 1 hour early
1.0
- Public beta release
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FAQ
Scheduled Content: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 19, 2026
Is Scheduled Content free?
Yes. Scheduled Content is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Scheduled Content safe to use in 2026?
Scheduled Content shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 37/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Scheduled Content?
Scheduled Content is active on 50+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,939 times since it launched in December 2012. It was downloaded 59 times in the last 30 days.
Does Scheduled Content work with WordPress 7.1?
Scheduled Content is officially tested up to WordPress 3.9.40, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Scheduled Content last updated?
The latest version, 2.1, was released on May 8, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Scheduled Content?
Scheduled Content is developed and maintained by Danny159.
What are the best alternatives to Scheduled Content?
The most popular alternatives to Scheduled Content are One Click Demo Import (1M+ installs), Advanced Excerpt (80K+ installs) and Rara One Click Demo Import (20K+ installs).
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