Schedule content to automatically expire and change at a certain time, and notify people of expiration.
As of April 2026, Content Scheduler is a WordPress expire plugin with 200 active installations and a 2.4/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 30K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Show/Hide Content at Set Time.
Content Scheduler lets you control when content automatically expires, what to do with that content when it expires, and optionally provide notification to site contributors when the content expired.
You control what happens upon expiration, including:
Content Scheduler can also notify you:
This reminder helps you keep content fresh, providing a reminder that content is out of date and needs updated or replaced. Content Scheduler lets you use notification tools without making any changes to content upon expiration, if you’d like.
| WordPress | 2.9+ requiredTested up to 4.1.0 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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