Automatic post expirator for WordPress (with custom-post-type support). NO LONGER IN ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT OR SUPPORT.
As of April 2026, Expire posts is a WordPress post plugin with 100 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Header and Footer Scripts.
NO LONGER IN ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT OR SUPPORT. This plugin serves only as proof of concept that worked at some point and is a good starter for many other solutions.
After installation go to Expire posts section in your Dashboard. It’s expected
that you already have created your custom post type or not (if you’ll be using
posts or pages for expiration).
Choose:
– desired post type
– expiration checking frequency (plugin utilizes wp-cron)
– and expiration time (for ex. 2 weeks, 5 days, 1 month, 2 years – must be
provided in English)
– enable post expiration and save options, you’re good to go!
If you’re running some WordPress based service (with job offers or anything
else) or just want to add some post type with expirat…
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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