Best content expiration plugins for WordPress
The most popular content expiration plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Timed Visibility Block leads with 40+ active installs, ahead of MSC Post Expiry (30+) and Smart Content Expiry (20+). All 5 plugins tagged “content expiration” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 content expiration plugins
- 1.Timed Visibility Block
The most installed content expiration plugin, with 40+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
MSC Post Expiry30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Smart Content Expiry20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
LukaCodes Content Expiry ShortcodeFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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ContWiz Content Expiration ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “content expiration”
Timed Visibility Block
Up in the last 7 days:204#22,611by Jay1 year ago
Control when your content shines—perfect for time-sensitive promotions and special events!
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

MSC Post Expiry
Up in the last 7 days:1,203#24,042by djm562 months ago
Automatically expire posts and pages on a schedule — trash, delete, draft, make private, recategorise or redirect. With notifications and analytics.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Smart Content Expiry
#25,738by MakeYourWeb1 year ago
Expire posts and pages automatically. Hide, replace or redirect content after expiry — no cron jobs or deletions.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LukaCodes Content Expiry Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:17,433#50,173by LukaCodes7 months ago
We help you show temporary WordPress content until a chosen date and time with the simple [lcexp] shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ContWiz Content Expiration Manager
Down in the last 7 days:7,550#70,073by singhvishal054 months ago
Automatically expire WordPress posts and pages by date. Schedule content expiration, auto-draft or trash outdated content, and get email reminders.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day