Best post date plugins for WordPress
The most popular post date plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Nepali Date Utilities leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Lock Last Modified Date (80+) and DateSweep (50+). All 12 plugins tagged “post date” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 post date plugins
- 1.
Nepali Date UtilitiesThe most installed post date plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Lock Last Modified Date80+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
DateSweep50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Post Date Change Redirection50+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
The Time Ago20+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 6.
Сontrol Post Modified Date10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
Just Now10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 days ago.
- 8.
Ys-Fp_md2pd10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 9.
Mundoon Taxonomy Filter Checkbox10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 10.
Share Theme PluginFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
All 12 plugins tagged “post date”
Nepali Date Utilities
Down in the last 7 days:27#6,697by ashokbasnet8 days ago
Nepali Date Utilities converts English (AD) dates to Nepali (BS) for posts, comments, shortcodes, blocks, and a monthly post calendar.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 35/day
Lock Last Modified Date
Up in the last 7 days:116#17,838by NEXTFLY® Web Design1 month ago
With this plugin, you can prevent the last modified date from being updated for minor edits, such as fixing typos or updating thumbnails.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
DateSweep
Up in the last 7 days:1,005#20,582by digtiz2 months ago
Bulk-update published and/or modified dates of posts, pages, custom post types and comments — batched, safe and timeout-free.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Post Date Change Redirection
#20,910by Gagan Deep Singh9 months ago
Handles the changes in the permalink due to change in post date by providing 301 redirection
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
The Time Ago
#27,895by Alobaidi10 years ago
One click convert date and time to "time ago" (e.g. 1 hour ago), easy to use, just one click! translation ready (to your language).
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Сontrol Post Modified Date
Up in the last 7 days:258#31,898by jetmonsters1 month ago
Keep the last modified date unchanged for minor post updates.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Just Now
Up in the last 7 days:6,572#37,044by Charlie Cooper4 days ago
Instantly convert your blog time/date to Time Ago Format such as 1 week ago or 17 minutes ago.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ys-Fp_md2pd
#37,206by yuuwoods4 years ago
Future post, adjust the modify date to post date.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mundoon Taxonomy Filter Checkbox
Down in the last 7 days:10,754#48,181by raphaelnikson10 years ago
Quickly create taxonomies filters for custom post types templates!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 1/day
Share Theme Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:8,315#59,394by MH-Theme7 years ago
This is a extension for Share Theme
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post Date Labels
Up in the last 7 days:1,755#62,758by Lauren @ Small Plugins6 months ago
Add contextual labels (prefix/suffix) to post date blocks in the WordPress block editor.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
UpdateStamp
Down in the last 7 days:10,720#63,083by Deyan Georgiev24 days ago
Show the last updated (last modified) date on WordPress posts and pages, add dateModified schema, and keep minor edits from changing the date.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day