Show/Hide Content at Set Time vs The Future Is Now (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Show/Hide Content at Set Time
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Show/Hide Content at Set Time has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 33 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Show/Hide Content at Set Time has accumulated 40K+ total downloads while The Future Is Now has 37K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Show/Hide Content at Set Time | The Future Is Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 33 | ◄ | 13 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 40K+ | ◄ | 37K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 0% | |
| Last Updated | 6 years ago | ► | 1 month ago |
| First Released | 2011 | 2007 | |
| Age | 15 years | 19 years | |
| WP Requires | 2.5+ | 5.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.5 | 3.3.8 |
Rating Breakdown
Show/Hide Content at Set Time
The Future Is Now
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Show/Hide Content at Set Time averaged approximately 5 daily downloads while The Future Is Now averaged 12.
Recent Reviews
Show/Hide Content at Set Time Reviews
Hide and Show WP Forms
Perfect! We have a form for the new guests that allows us to make a donation to a charity of their choice. We can’t have people using this form all week long. This is great, turns on when we offer,
Outstanding
Thank you for this powerful and easy to use plugin. It does exactly what I need. I am using it for educational purposes. Specifically, we want to make some information available at exactly 30 minutes
Great help
Even worked with my other wp shortcodes so I could display forms during business hours.
The Future Is Now Reviews
Browken
I’ve been using this for years and it was great for my purposes, but agree that now using gutenberg editor, posts are marked future, so the plugin is no longer working.
Broken
I liked this plugin. But it seems not working any longer. Too bad.
it does what it says
If you just need a simple and light-weight solution for your events, this is the way to go. If your theme or page-builder does not give you the option to change the order of the future posts/events, d
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