Simple Post Expiration
A simple plugin that allows you to set an expiration date on posts. Once a post is expired, "Expired" will be prefixed to the post title.
Simple Post Expiration ranks #9,436 among WordPress.org plugins with 400+ active installations, a 4.6/5 rating from 7 reviews, and was last updated Oct 10, 2016. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
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Source: WPVulnerability1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago
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Simple Post Expiration [simple-post-expiration] <= 1.0.1 (unfixed)
CVE-2025-31734 · No fix released
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- Version
- 1.0.1
- Last Updated
- Oct 10, 2016
- Requires WP
- 3.6+
- Tested Up To
- 4.7.35
- PHP Version
- N/A
- Author
- Syed Balkhi
Support & Rating
- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6
- Reviews
- 7
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
- 0%
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for WordPress site owners who publish time-sensitive posts. It solves the problem of manually tracking and marking outdated content by automatically flagging expired posts and letting users display expiration status via a shortcode.
- Set post expiration date
- Prefixes "Expired" to title
- [expires] shortcode for status
- Customizable expires_on text
- Customizable expired text
- Configurable date_format parameter
- Custom class for DIV element
- Custom ID for DIV element
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