Yes, Future is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Future?

Future has 200 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Future alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Future include WP Missed Schedule Posts, The Future Is Now, Automatic Post Date Filler. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Future work with the latest WordPress?

Future has been tested up to WordPress 4.0.38. It requires WordPress 3.6.0+ and PHP false+.

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Future

Name: Future
Rating: 5 (7 reviews)
Author: msudvarg

Integrates future-dated posts into your blog. Adds future posts and category selection to Wordpress's built-in calendar widget.

By msudvarg·Future·Free

5(7 reviews)

·200 active installs·Updated 11 years ago

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As of April 2026, Future is a WordPress Future plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.6.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Missed Schedule Posts.

5/57 reviews

200active installs

10K+total downloads

13 yearssince 2013

Overview

The ‘Future’ plugin allows posts with future scheduled dates to be integrated into a site. This can be useful, for example, with events that have associated dates in the future. Such future posts can, with this plugin, be displayed, both individually and in archive lists. This plugin also adds functionality to the built-in calendar widget. It adds a checkbox to include future posts in the calendar, and it allows the calendar to be configured to show posts from a single category.

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