Post expire date sidebar for Gutenberg it's a minimal plugin that allow to set an expiration date for posts
As of April 2026, Post expire date Sidebar is a WordPress post plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 15K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP 5.2.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.
Post expire date Sidebar for Gutenberg will add a Gutenberg sidebar where the user can enable Post expiration by setting an expiration date and time and a status (draft, trash, private) the Post will revert once expired. Expiration date can be removed or rescheduled at any time. Post expire date for Gutenberg uses wp-cron to schedule the single event, please be sure you have wp-cron active on your installation.
You can print the expiration date and time inside a post, using the shortcode [expiration_datetime] inside your post.
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 5.5.18 |
| PHP | 5.2.4+ required |
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