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Auto Future Date

Adds an "Auto" link to your post page that will automatically schedule your next post based on the most recent post.

By Aelora·Date·Free
5(2 reviews)
·30 active installs·Updated 14 years ago
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As of April 2026, Auto Future Date is a WordPress date plugin with 30 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Meta and Date Remover.

5/52 reviews
30active installs
4.4K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

Make it easier on yourself to schedule future posts.

Auto Future Date allows you to quickly and easily schedule posts based on the
last post on your site. A simple click on a link and your post will be scheduled
for a future date based on a set of simple rules that you set up.

I use this on a blog of mine where I write several posts at a time and want to
spread them out rather than publishing them all at the same time. Future posts
are great for this, but I found myself going back and forth to the calendar
to schedule.

When activated the plugin adds an “Auto” link right next to the link that you
use to schedule a future post. Clicking on the Auto link makes an Ajax call that
will set the date for your post at some point in the future, using…

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

52 reviews
5 ★
2
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0
3 ★
0
2 ★
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0.0+ requiredTested up to 3.0.5
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.1 – 1/19/2011

First release

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

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Plugin Info
Version
0.5.2
Last Updated
Mar 18, 2012
WP Requires
3.0.0+
Tested Up To
3.0.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
30
Downloads
4.4K+
Added
Jan 20, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

A
Aelora
4 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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