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Random Post Date

A simple plugin that changes the date of your posts to any random date in the past or future, with an option to exclude some posts.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.7
Current version1.0.0
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.7
Minimum stackWP 3.8 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update6 Jan 20251y ago
Active installations60Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 2 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Random Post Date version 1.0.0 as active, updated 1y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.7.

Overview

About this plugin

Random Post Date is a simple plugin that bulk changes the dates of all published posts to any random date in the past or future. It comes with a simple (but powerful) “Random Post Date” setting where you can set the time range for the post randomization and the post type (it auto-detects all post types existing on your website).

It supports all time ranges from past or future. Post with dates in the future will be sheduled.

It also supports post exclusion if you want to exclude some posts from the randomization.

Key Features:

  • Add random dates to all your published posts, pages, custom post types, and products.
  • Option to set the time range for post-randomization
  • It can be used to schedule all your published posts if you set up dates that are in the future.
  • It can exclude some posts using the post ID

Supported WordPress version

7 WordPress version.

Note

The date changes are not revertable. Please backup your website before you use it.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

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

  • post dates
  • random dates
  • random post
  • random post dates
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.7

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.7.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.7
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.8 · PHP 7.4
Update activity6 Jan 20251y ago

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