Hides posts older than given amount of time.
As of April 2026, Hide Old Posts is a WordPress old plugin with 10 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Stop Oldies.
Hides posts older than given date or amount of time relative to present (see (http://php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php strtotime)).
You can also choose a capability – users who have this capability will then see all posts. And if you enter none, even admins will be excluded.
Uses posts_where and getarchives_where filters.
Developed for private use, but has perspective for more extensive usage. I can’t guarantee any support in the future nor further development, but it is to be expected. Kindly inform me about bugs, if you find any, or propose new features: [email protected].
| WordPress | 3.2+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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