Best post expiry plugins for WordPress
The most popular post expiry plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Expiring Posts leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Teydea Content Expiry (fewer than 10) and WEN Post Expiry Notification (fewer than 10). All 5 plugins tagged “post expiry” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 post expiry plugins
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Expiring PostsThe most installed post expiry plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 2.
Teydea Content ExpiryFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
WEN Post Expiry NotificationFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 4.
ContentTimerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
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AIT Easy Post CustomizationFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 5 plugins tagged “post expiry”
Expiring Posts
Up in the last 7 days:2#6,521by Ivan4 years ago
This plugin adds functionality to expire a post on a given date.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.5(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Teydea Content Expiry
Up in the last 7 days:13,648#55,640by Teydea Studio10 days ago
Set expiry dates on posts and pages to automatically change status, notify editors, and display countdowns.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WEN Post Expiry Notification
Up in the last 7 days:5,530#56,397by Web Experts Nepal1 year ago
Set expiry date for posts, pages, and custom post types. Send notification about the expiry before specified number of days.
- 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
AIT Easy Post Customization
Down in the last 7 days:4,912#65,585by kamranchannar7 months ago
Easily set expiry dates for posts and custom post types, automatically unpublishing content when it becomes outdated.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day