Best schedule post plugins for WordPress
The most popular schedule post plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Editorial Calendar leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Show Future Posts on Single Post (200+) and Back to the Future (20+). All 5 plugins tagged “schedule post” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 schedule post plugins
- 1.
Editorial CalendarThe most installed schedule post plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 79 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
Show Future Posts on Single Post200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
- 3.
Back to the Future20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 4.
Post FlowFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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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 “schedule post”
Editorial Calendar
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,367by Marketing Fire5 months ago
Editorial Calendar allows you to view all your posts, schedule post, make quick edits, and manage your blog by dragging and dropping posts.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.9(79)
- Downloads
- 79/day
Show Future Posts on Single Post
Down in the last 7 days:60#12,783by Stanley Dumanig17 years ago
Lets you show Future or Schedule Post on Single Posts. It also enables comments for future posts.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Back to the Future
Down in the last 7 days:20#27,833by Valerio Souza11 years ago
Allow you show Future or Scheduled Post on Single Posts.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post Flow
#60,482by Tensor Ray1 year ago
This plugin will schedule 'auto post checks' to publish new posts and/or recycle old posts 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Easily set expiry dates for posts and custom post types, automatically unpublishing content when it becomes outdated.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