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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.

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Tested up to WordPress 2.6
Current version1.3
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 2.6
Minimum stackWP 2.3.0 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update14 Oct 200818y ago
Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 1 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Pre Date Future Post version 1.3 as active, updated 18y ago and tested up to WordPress 2.6.

Overview

About this plugin

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 the date and time that you set in “Make Post Public Date”, the

post will automatically be changed from “Pending Review” to “Published” and

it will appear on your blog with a post date in the past.

Notes:

  • A new column will be added to the post list showing the future date that each

“Pending Review” post will be made public.

  • All times and dates uses the current timezone as set for your blog.

Credits

Much of the code from the Post Expirator plugin by axelseaa was filched

but has since been modified beyond much recognition.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • autopost
  • date
  • postdate
  • posts
  • predate
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 2.6

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 2.6.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to2.6
Minimum requirementsWordPress 2.3.0 · PHP not listed
Update activity14 Oct 200818y ago

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