Add an update box in posts.
As of April 2026, Update Message is a WordPress post plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.
Add an update box in posts.
This box can contain a message, for instance in order to point out that the post have been modified of to stress that the post in no longer up to date
The message can be configured direcly when editing a post. There is a box ‘Update message’ added on the left.
In addition, you may use a shortcode [maj update=’dd/mm/yy’ expire=’dd/mm/yy’]xxx[/maj]
Plugin developped from the orginal plugin WP Update Message.
This plugin is under GPL licence.
This plugin works with multisite installation of WordPress.
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.5.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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