Best future posts plugins for WordPress
The most popular future posts 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 Future (200+) and Blog Post Calendar Widget (100+). All 11 plugins tagged “Future Posts” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 future posts plugins
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WP Missed Schedule PostsThe most installed future posts 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.
Future200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 3.
Blog Post Calendar Widget100+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 8 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 4.
Scheduled Post Guardian60+ active installs. Rated 2.8 from 9 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 5.
Future Posts Calendar60+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 6.
Scheduled Posts Showcase30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
PubliPal10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.
Linked Future Posts Widget10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 9.
WST Date SimulatorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 10.
Global Time GhostFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 11 plugins tagged “Future Posts”
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
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
Blog Post Calendar Widget
Down in the last 7 days:143#14,302by Ron Zvagelsky13 years ago
The Blog Posts Calendar Widget allows you to display your archived or future posts in a calendar as a sidebar widget.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Scheduled Post Guardian
Down in the last 7 days:336#19,695by Mark Jaquith2 years ago
Watches over scheduled posts, and makes sure they don't miss their scheduled time
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 2.8(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Future Posts Calendar
Up in the last 7 days:253#19,791by Aaron Butacov13 years ago
This plugin adds a monthly calendar that shows all the dates you have future posts.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Scheduled Posts Showcase
Up in the last 7 days:397#23,907by Fernando Tellado2 months ago
Display your scheduled and future posts on the frontend without generating 404 links. Show visitors what's coming next.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
PubliPal
#31,845by thepluginhub1 month ago
Schedule posts, pages and supported custom post types in bulk with sorting, day restrictions, randomized time windows and native WordPress publishing.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Linked Future Posts Widget
#41,805by rickacc10 years ago
A widget that displays a list of scheduled posts with links to the posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WST Date Simulator
Down in the last 7 days:547#61,753by webtatsu2 months ago
See scheduled posts appear on your homepage, archives, and search results before they go live — not just the single post itself.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Global Time Ghost
Up in the last 7 days:527#67,395by Pluginjoy6 months ago
Show every visitor your event, sale and deadline times in their own timezone — automatically. Works with all caches & CDNs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day