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Pre Date Future Post

Allows you to set posts to appear automatically in the future, but have a post date in the past.

By brofield·Date·Free
5(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 17 years ago
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As of April 2026, Pre Date Future Post is a WordPress date plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 17 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Meta and Date Remover.

5/51 reviews
10active installs
4.4K+total downloads
18 yearssince 2008

Overview

Allows you to set posts to appear automatically in the future, but have a post date in the past.
For instance, your blog may be a diary and you need to catch up on a few entries.
You write 5 entries that cover the last couple of weeks, but want to release the
new entries in a trickle of one per day instead of just publishing them all at once.
That is where this plugin helps.

How to use it:

  • Write the post and set the post date to the actual date in the past that the
    post was for.
  • Set the post status to “Pending Review” and save it.
  • A new section will appear below the post text called “Make Post Public Date”.
  • Enable it, and now set the date and time for the post to automatically become
    public.
  • Save the post again.
  • That’s it. At…
Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
5 ★
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2 ★
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress2.3.0+ requiredTested up to 2.6.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

  • Version 1.3 : Fixed the installation instructions so that it now works
    with the automatic update system.
  • Version 1.2 : Looking stable
  • Version 1.1 : I like changing the numbers
  • Version 1.0 : first public release
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

brofieldbrofield
Plugin Info
Version
1.3
Last Updated
Oct 14, 2008
WP Requires
2.3.0+
Tested Up To
2.6.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
4.4K+
Added
Sep 22, 2008
Business
Free

Tags

datepostspredateautopostpostdate

Developer

B
brofield
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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