Best content expiry plugins for WordPress
The most popular content expiry plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Raptor Scheduled Content Expiry leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of LukaCodes Content Expiry Shortcode (fewer than 10) and Teydea Content Expiry (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “content expiry” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 content expiry plugins
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Raptor Scheduled Content ExpiryThe most installed content expiry plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
LukaCodes Content Expiry ShortcodeFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.Teydea Content Expiry
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
ContentTimerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “content expiry”

Raptor Scheduled Content Expiry
#36,119by Amr Issa1 month ago
Schedule content expiry with auto-unpublish, redirect, content swap, and logging for posts, pages, custom post types, and WooCommerce products.
- Installs
- 10+
- 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
Teydea Content Expiry
Up in the last 7 days:13,648#55,640by Teydea Studio9 days ago
Set expiry dates on posts and pages to automatically change status, notify editors, and display countdowns.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ContentTimer
Up in the last 7 days:13,715#56,423by CT1 month ago
Automate when your WordPress content starts, expires, and changes. Expire posts, pages and custom post types automatically.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day