Best stale content plugins for WordPress
The most popular stale content plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Evosolve Content Review leads with fewer than 10 active installs, ahead of Trilobita Post Pruner (fewer than 10) and Stale Content Notifier (fewer than 10). All 6 plugins tagged “stale content” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 stale content plugins
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Evosolve Content ReviewThe most installed stale content plugin, with fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Trilobita Post PrunerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 3.
Stale Content NotifierFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 4.
WiltWatchFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
Namdar Content Decay CheckerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
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Content Freshness MonitorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 6 plugins tagged “stale content”
Evosolve Content Review
#52,180by AI Plugin Factory26 days ago
Keep pages and posts current with a review queue, owners, schedules, reminders and a record of every check.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Trilobita Post Pruner
Up in the last 7 days:7,788#58,432by trilobita5 months ago
Audit and manage stale posts by age. Find content that has never been updated, then edit, draft, set to private, or trash — all from one screen.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Stale Content Notifier
Up in the last 7 days:3,688#66,282by Alen Ribic2 years ago
Automatically notify authors and administrators about posts that haven't been updated for a specified period.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WiltWatch
#67,453by Farhan Ali1 month ago
Flags pages and posts that have gone stale for 6+ months and nudges the owner to update them — before a client's site looks abandoned.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Namdar Content Decay Checker
Down in the last 7 days:291#69,719by devnamdar2 months ago
Find published posts and pages that are quietly going stale, and review them in a fast, sortable dashboard built right into your site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Content Freshness Monitor
#72,774by zevvolabs8 months ago
Stop content decay and boost WordPress SEO rankings. Automatically audit your site, find stale posts, and track engagement with one powerful dashboard …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day