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Automatic Post Publishing Scheduler

Schedule posts LIKE A BOSS!! Define time slots for publishing and forget about it.

By Will Brubaker·Admin·Free
4.8(4 reviews)
·30 active installs·Updated 10 years ago
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As of April 2026, Automatic Post Publishing Scheduler is a WordPress admin plugin with 30 active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 13K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Loginizer.

4.8/54 reviews
30active installs
13K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013

Overview

This plugin allows you to gain very precise control over when posts are published to your site.

Features

  1. Allows the creation of any number of time slots for post publishing
  2. Admin users are able to allow or disallow publishing on any given day(s) of the week through a simple interface
  3. Further control is allowed by specifying dates that will be explicitly allowed (or disallowed) for publishing, thereby overriding the weekday setting – as an example, if your publishing schedule allows for publishing on Tuesday, but a major holiday falls on Tuesday and you don\’t want publishing to take place on that particular Tuesday, simply specify it in the easy-to-use interface.
  4. Any admin/editor user can publish a post ‘NOW’ by clicking the “publish now” link in the p…
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Ratings & Reviews

4.84 reviews
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0
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1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress3.6+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

v2.1.6

  1. Second attempt at getting post_date_gmt right
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Will BrubakerWill Brubaker
Plugin Info
Version
2.1.6
Last Updated
Jan 25, 2016
WP Requires
3.6+
Tested Up To
4.4.34
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
30
Downloads
13K+
Added
Nov 28, 2013
Business
Free

Tags

adminpostsauthorpublishingscheduling

Developer

W
Will Brubaker
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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