SOUP – Show off Upcoming Posts
Displays your upcoming posts in a sidebar widget to tease your readers
4.5(6 reviews)
·80 active installs·Updated 6 years agoAs of April 2026, SOUP is a WordPress posts plugin with 80 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 18K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes….
4.5/56 reviews
80active installs
18K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
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SOUP creates a widget in your sidebar which allows you to display your upcoming posts (scheduled, drafts, or both) to your readers. The idea is to entice your readers to come back and read the article once it gets published, or better yet, subscribe to your RSS feed and/or newsletter.
Here are the configurable options for the widget:
- Title of sidebar widget
- Number of upcoming posts to display (always in ascending order – newest first)
- Choose whether to show date of upcoming post
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.8+ requiredTested up to 5.2.24 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
2.3
Release date: May 23, 2016
- Breaking changes for sites using < v2.2.1 See changelog for changes in previous versions.
- Improve coding standards
- Properly implemented i18n
- Removed RSS icon image and replaced with dashicon
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