Best auto expire plugins for WordPress
The most popular auto expire plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Auto Post Expire leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of ExpirePress (60+) and AIT Easy Post Customization (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “auto expire” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 auto expire plugins
- 1.
Auto Post ExpireThe most installed auto expire plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
ExpirePress60+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
AIT Easy Post CustomizationFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 3 plugins tagged “auto expire”
Auto Post Expire
Up in the last 7 days:23#6,582by ninjatech241 year ago
Sets an expiration date for posts, auto moving them to draft after the set period.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
ExpirePress
Down in the last 7 days:201#19,902by wpsqr9 months ago
ExpirePress automatically schedule post expiration and content actions in WordPress using powerful rules.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AIT Easy Post Customization
Down in the last 7 days:4,912#65,585by kamranchannar7 months ago
Easily set expiry dates for posts and custom post types, automatically unpublishing content when it becomes outdated.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day