Best auto draft plugins for WordPress
The most popular auto draft plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Duplicate and Auto Draft Cleaner leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of MonkeyDesign Content Expiry (fewer than 10) and TW Link Expiration Manager (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “auto draft” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 auto draft plugins
- 1.
Duplicate and Auto Draft CleanerThe most installed auto draft plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
MonkeyDesign Content ExpiryFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 3.
TW Link Expiration ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “auto draft”

Duplicate and Auto Draft Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:1,045#16,440by Mainul Kabir Aion8 months ago
Clean auto-drafts and duplicate posts with manual controls, scheduled cleanup, activity logs, and safer delete confirmation.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

MonkeyDesign Content Expiry
Down in the last 7 days:455#55,214by monkeydesign20265 months ago
Automatically expire posts, pages, and custom post types on a set date. Lightweight and secure.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

TW Link Expiration Manager
Up in the last 7 days:12,141#57,266by Technology Wisdom1 month ago
Adds an Expiration Time for posts, pages, WooCommerce products and custom post types URLs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day