Automatically publish drafts every 5 minutes silently in the background.
As of April 2026, Auto Publish Drafts is a WordPress posts plugin with 200 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes….
Auto Publish Drafts is a plugin that will automatically publish drafts every 5 minutes. It will be supported and maintained until at least 2022, or as long as is necessary.
Once activated, it will work silently in the background. There is no other configuration, the auto publish drafts settings screens are enabled or disabled by either enabling or disabling this plugin. I recommend you deactivate this plugin when there are no drafts left.
| WordPress | 4.9+ requiredTested up to 5.9.13 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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