Best post update plugins for WordPress
The most popular post update plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Show modified Date in admin lists leads with 6K+ active installs, ahead of Post Update Add-On (400+) and YBP Schedule Rewrite (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “post update” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 post update plugins
- 1.
Show modified Date in admin listsThe most installed post update plugin, with 6K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 32 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.Post Update Add-On
400+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.0.
- 3.
YBP Schedule RewriteFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Post Last Update InfoFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
All 4 plugins tagged “post update”

Show modified Date in admin lists
Up in the last 7 days:2#2,745by apasionados1 month ago
Show modified date column in the lists of pages and posts in the WordPress admin panel.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.9(32)
- Downloads
- 48/day
Post Update Add-On
Down in the last 7 days:63#9,798by Alex Chernov2 years ago
Update/Edit a post or a custom post type posts with Gravity Forms.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 5/day

YBP Schedule Rewrite
Up in the last 7 days:211#62,426by minin47282 months ago
Schedule future updates for published posts (Classic Editor only), including title, content, excerpt, featured image, and SEO meta descriptions.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Post Last Update Info
#70,331by Lalit Rastogi2 years ago
Displays last updated info on posts, pages, and custom post types with customization options and shortcode support.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day