Simple Expires
Enable Posts and Pages to automatically expire and change at a certain time, and provide notification of expiration.
Use with caution
Simple Expires works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 500+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 42/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (500+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 15 years
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Simple Expires stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| automation | >100 |
| expire | >100 |
| expires | >100 |
| expiring | >100 |
| schedule | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
About Simple Expires
From the official readme · v0.10Description
Enable Posts and Pages to automatically expire and change at a certain time, and provide notification of expiration.
Notification Options
Simple Expires also notify you:
- When expiration occurs
This reminder helps you keep content fresh, providing a reminder that content is out of date and needs updated or replaced.
Installation
To install Simple Expires:
- Upload the “simple-expires” directory and all its contents to your
/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Changelog
Bug fix
1.3
- Russian language (By Alexey Pazdnikov).
1.2
- Update for timezone (By Kevin Roberts).
1.1
- Update for custom post type (By Igor Riboni).
1.0
- First public release.
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FAQ
Simple Expires: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 4, 2026
Is Simple Expires free?
Yes. Simple Expires is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Simple Expires safe to use in 2026?
Simple Expires works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 500+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 42/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Simple Expires?
Simple Expires is active on 500+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 12,476 times since it launched in December 2010. It was downloaded 139 times in the last 30 days.
When was Simple Expires last updated?
The latest version, 0.10, was released on August 8, 2011 (15 years ago).
Who makes Simple Expires?
Simple Expires is developed and maintained by abmcr.
What are the best alternatives to Simple Expires?
The most popular alternatives to Simple Expires are OttoKit: All-in-One Automat… (90K+ installs), Zapier for WordPress (50K+ installs) and Uncanny Automator (40K+ installs).
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