Best future plugins for WordPress
The most popular future plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Missed Schedule Posts leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of The Future Is Now (1K+) and Future (200+). All 21 plugins tagged “Future” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 future plugins
- 1.
WP Missed Schedule PostsThe most installed future plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 2.
The Future Is Now1K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 14 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Future200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 4.
MY Missed Schedule100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 5.
iCal Feeds100+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 6.
Automatic Post Date Filler80+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 7.
Automatic Post Scheduler70+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 8.
SOUP70+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 6 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 9.
Auto Future Date20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 10.
Presswell Publication Schedule10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 days ago.
All 21 plugins tagged “Future”
WP Missed Schedule Posts
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,913by NewVariable9 years ago
Auto publish future/scheduled posts missed by WordPress cron
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.0(6)
- Downloads
- 27/day
The Future Is Now
Down in the last 7 days:34#5,829by xjlin09 months ago
Allow future-time-stamped posts to appear live on your site immediately.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.7(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Future
Down in the last 7 days:12#12,354by msudvarg12 years ago
Integrates future-dated posts into your blog. Adds future posts and category selection to Wordpress's built-in calendar widget.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
MY Missed Schedule
Down in the last 7 days:15#14,731by smyx8 years ago
重发定时失败的文章。Find missed schedule posts and it republish them correctly. Once every five minutes.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 5/day
iCal Feeds
Down in the last 7 days:162#16,088by maximevalette2 years ago
Generate a customizable iCal feed of your present and future blog posts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Automatic Post Date Filler
Down in the last 7 days:33#17,917by Devtard10 years ago
Automatically sets custom date and time when editing posts.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Automatic Post Scheduler
Down in the last 7 days:127#18,219by tetele10 years ago
A plugin that automatically schedules posts depending on a min/max threshold and the last post's publish date and time.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SOUP
Down in the last 7 days:91#18,637by Dave Clements7 years ago
Displays your upcoming posts in a sidebar widget to tease your readers
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.5(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Auto Future Date
Down in the last 7 days:440#25,567by Aelora14 years ago
Adds an "Auto" link to your post page that will automatically schedule your next post based on the most recent post.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Presswell Publication Schedule
Down in the last 7 days:142#29,448by Presswell4 days ago
Simple and precise post publishing control for WordPress based on day of the week and time of day.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
All Post Statuses for Add Link
Down in the last 7 days:599#34,675by Dave Clements7 years ago
Adds all post statuses to the "Add Link" modal in the editor, allowing you to link to future content, draft posts, private items etc.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple scheduled posts widget
Up in the last 7 days:2,730#40,804by maxbmx16 years ago
Simple show future posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Oktopost Future Posts
#42,918by oktopost5 years ago
Easily include link attachments, in your social content, to blog posts that have not yet been published.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Future Dashboard Widget
#44,320future-dashboard-widget17 years ago
Display scheduled/future posts list on your WordPress dashboard. Require WP 2.7 or above.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
wpFutureCal
Down in the last 7 days:1,255#44,719by timlinden10 years ago
A simple calendar that displays when you edit posts, showing which days you have posted on.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
BCD Upcoming Posts
#45,950by krawl13 years ago
Displays a list of upcoming posts in a widget.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Fixed Future Posts
Down in the last 7 days:9,566#46,334by Takashi Murakami12 years ago
Plug-in ( Fixed Future Posts ) for the WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Reserve Post Board
Up in the last 7 days:10,814#56,637by PRESSMAN8 years ago
Display information of reserved posts, pages, and custom posts on the dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day