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Best expires plugins for WordPress

The most popular expires plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. VA Simple Expires leads with 800+ active installs, ahead of Simple Expires (500+) and LH Add Headers (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “expires” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 5 expires plugins

  1. 1.
    VA Simple Expires

    The most installed expires plugin, with 800+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 7 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.

  2. 2.
    Simple Expires

    500+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 15 years ago.

  3. 3.
    LH Add Headers

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.

  4. 4.
    Automatic Expiration for Categories

    10+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 7 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  5. 5.
    Server Response

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.

All 5 plugins tagged “expires”