It lets user adds start and end date of a page for publishing and after end date has been passed, page's status is automatic marked as draft.
As of April 2026, Automatic Page Publish / Expire is a WordPress page plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.
This plugin is very useful for those who want to display their pages (on front end) from some specific date (start date) to some specific date (end date). It creates a meta box in Edit Page where Admin user can add start & end date/time. After End date has been passed, the page will expire and is saved as ‘draft’. Very fast, easy to use plugin for both single & multi site installation. It uses GMT time format.
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| WordPress | 3.1.2+ requiredTested up to 3.2.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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