Title: Auto Delete Post &#8211; Ultimate plugin for deleting a post automatically
Author: Shahadat Hossain
Published: <strong>20 de septiembre de 2022</strong>
Last modified: 18 de septiembre de 2026

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# Auto Delete Post – Ultimate plugin for deleting a post automatically

 Por [Shahadat Hossain](https://profiles.wordpress.org/palashwpdev/)

[Descargar](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/auto-delete-post.2.1.0.zip)

 * [Detalles](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/auto-delete-post/#description)
 * [Valoraciones](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/auto-delete-post/#reviews)
 *  [Instalación](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/auto-delete-post/#installation)
 * [Desarrollo](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/auto-delete-post/#developers)

 [Soporte](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/auto-delete-post/)

## Descripción

Auto Delete Post is a comprehensive WordPress plugin that automatically deletes 
posts, pages, and custom post types after a specified time. Set a deletion date 
and time when publishing content, and the plugin will automatically remove it when
the specified time arrives. Perfect for time-sensitive content, temporary posts,
or automatically cleaning up outdated material.

**Key Features:**
 * Schedule automatic deletion for any post, page, or custom post
type * Choose between moving posts to trash or permanent deletion * Support for 
all public post types in WordPress * Dedicated settings page to configure which 
post types to include * Custom meta box on post edit screen to set deletion time*
Quick edit functionality for bulk scheduling * Custom column showing scheduled deletion
times * Real-time reliable deletion processing * Automatic removal of deletion schedule
when posts are restored from trash * Set post redirection option trying to visit
deleted post/page * Delete attached media files while deleting any post * Enable
User Cleanup to automatically delete users who have been inactive for a set number
of days * Target specific user roles for cleanup, leaving other roles untouched *
Automatically reassign a deleted user’s posts to the current admin account

## Capturas

[⌊Set the default time zone from the WordPress settings option to work correctly
according to your timezone⌉⌊Set the default time zone from the WordPress settings
option to work correctly according to your timezone⌉[

Set the default time zone from the WordPress settings option to work correctly according
to your timezone

[⌊Select any post types where you want to enable this functionality and choose between
moving to trash or permanent deletion in the plugin settings.⌉⌊Select any post types
where you want to enable this functionality and choose between moving to trash or
permanent deletion in the plugin settings.⌉[

Select any post types where you want to enable this functionality and choose between
moving to trash or permanent deletion in the plugin settings.

[⌊Select a time and date from the custom meta box field of this plugin on the post
edit screen.⌉⌊Select a time and date from the custom meta box field of this plugin
on the post edit screen.⌉[

Select a time and date from the custom meta box field of this plugin on the post
edit screen.

[⌊You can also select the time from the quick edit option, no need to go to the 
edit section of any post.⌉⌊You can also select the time from the quick edit option,
no need to go to the edit section of any post.⌉[

You can also select the time from the quick edit option, no need to go to the edit
section of any post.

[⌊View post deletion time in the right column of all post list page.⌉⌊View post 
deletion time in the right column of all post list page.⌉[

View post deletion time in the right column of all post list page.

[⌊Select any post or page that you may want to set as post redirection.⌉⌊Select 
any post or page that you may want to set as post redirection.⌉[

Select any post or page that you may want to set as post redirection.

[⌊Enable "Delete Attached Media" to automatically remove unused attachments when
a post is permanently deleted.⌉⌊Enable "Delete Attached Media" to automatically 
remove unused attachments when a post is permanently deleted.⌉[

Enable «Delete Attached Media» to automatically remove unused attachments when a
post is permanently deleted.

[⌊Enable "User Cleanup" to automatically delete users inactive for a set number 
of days, target specific roles, and reassign their posts to the current admin.⌉⌊
Enable "User Cleanup" to automatically delete users inactive for a set number of
days, target specific roles, and reassign their posts to the current admin.⌉[

Enable «User Cleanup» to automatically delete users inactive for a set number of
days, target specific roles, and reassign their posts to the current admin.

## Instalación

**The easy way.**

Go to your WordPress Dashboard. Navigate to Plugins > Add New and then search for«
Auto Delete Post». Click on Install and then Activate the Plugin.

That’s it, Auto Delete Post Plugin is now activated on your site!

**The hard way..**

Download «Auto Delete Post WordPress Plugin» and then extract the zip file and just
drop the contents in the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation
and then activate the Plugin from Plugins page.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is this plugin compatible on latest WordPress ?

Yes

### Can I choose which post types are affected by auto-deletion?

Yes, you can select which post types should have the auto-deletion functionality
available via the plugin’s Settings page under the «Auto Delete Posts» menu.

### What happens when a post is scheduled for deletion?

You can choose whether posts should be moved to trash or permanently deleted when
the scheduled time arrives. This is configured in the plugin’s Settings page.

### Can I schedule multiple posts for deletion at once?

Yes, you can use the quick edit functionality on the posts list page to set deletion
times for multiple posts quickly.

### Can I cancel an auto-deletion after scheduling it?

Yes, you can cancel an auto-deletion by removing the scheduled time from the post’s
edit screen or clearing the field in quick edit.

### Can I redirect my deleted post or pages?

Yes, you can set a specific post or page for post redirection when user tries to
visit deleted post/page.

### Can I delete attached media files when I permanently delete a post?

Yes, enable the «Delete Attached Media» option in settings. When a post is permanently
deleted, its attached media files (featured image and any files attached to that
post, of any file type) will also be deleted — but only if they aren’t still in 
use by another post, page, or public post type.

### What does the User Cleanup setting do?

Enabling «User Cleanup» in the plugin settings lets the plugin automatically delete
users who haven’t logged in for a number of days you specify. You can set the inactivity
threshold in days, and choose which user role(s) the cleanup should target, so other
roles are left untouched.

### What happens to a deleted user’s posts?

Before a user is deleted, the plugin reassigns any posts they authored to the current
admin account, so their content stays on the site instead of being removed or left
without an author.

## Reseñas

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### 󠀁[Great plugin for scheduled cleanup](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-for-scheduled-cleanup/)󠁿

 [Nayeem Hossen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nayeemhossen/) 5 de diciembre de
2025

Auto Delete Post works perfectly for scheduling automatic deletion of posts and 
pages. Easy to use, reliable, and really helpful for keeping site clean. Highly 
recommended!

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Perfect for my niche need](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-for-my-niche-need/)󠁿

 [opieti](https://profiles.wordpress.org/opieti/) 31 de octubre de 2025 1 respuesta

No clutter, does what it promises, author is quick to reply (and fix) issues. What
else you could possible need?

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Good plugin. Working well with any custom field frontend submission.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-plugin-working-well-with-any-custom-field-frontend-submission/)󠁿

 [អនុបណ្ឌិត សានសុភក្ដិ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sansopheakh/) 7 de noviembre
de 2024 1 respuesta

Awesome, I have tested this plugin with Jetform Builder for frontend submission 
form. It's working well.just use this field name adp-time .Thanks for developed 
this plugin for free.

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### 󠀁[Works great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-9264/)󠁿

 [jahrat](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jahrat/) 30 de mayo de 2024

Love this plugin. Always wanted a simple way to create a retention cycle for my 
old posts. This just fit the bill perfectly. Good job!

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### 󠀁[Funciona Excelente!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/funciona-excelente-15/)󠁿

 [prgpablo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/prgpablo/) 7 de mayo de 2023

Después de probar infinidades de plugins, encontre este que funciona excelentemente
bien, lo recomiendo! muchas gracias sigan adelante

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### 󠀁[Good idea but….](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-idea-but-27/)󠁿

 [takis01](https://profiles.wordpress.org/takis01/) 31 de marzo de 2023

Its a good idea to create such plugin and could be useful but when i try to activate,
my website become dead. A message shown "There has been a critical error on this
website. Please check your site admin email inbox for instructions."Only way to 
fix it , was to login to server and rename the folder of plugin.Then website start
to work again and logged to wordpress admin .Then renamed again folder to original
name and on plugins of admin i clicked button to delete.Not work on 6.2 version 
wordpress . (I have PHP 7.4 and mysql 8.0)

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## Colaboradores y desarrolladores

«Auto Delete Post – Ultimate plugin for deleting a post automatically» es un software
de código abierto. Las siguientes personas han colaborado con este plugin.

Colaboradores

 *   [ Shahadat Hossain ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/palashwpdev/)

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## Registro de cambios

#### 2.1.0

 * Added new «Enable User Cleanup» option to automatically delete users inactive
   for a configurable number of days.
 * Added target role setting to restrict user cleanup to specific user roles.
 * Deleted users’ posts are now automatically reassigned to the current admin account.

#### 2.0.2

 * Updated readme.txt file for correct documentation
 * Added new «Delete Attached Media» option to automatically remove unused media
   files (all file types) when a post is permanently deleted.
 * Media is only deleted if it’s not still in use by another post, page, or public
   post type.

#### 2.0.1

 * Checked compatibility with latest version of WP
 * Added new «Delete Attached Media» option to automatically remove unused media
   files (all file types) when a post is permanently deleted.
 * Media is only deleted if it’s not still in use by another post, page, or public
   post type.
 * Fixed translation issue with untranslated strings in settings screens.

#### 2.0.0

 * Checked compatibility with latest version of WP
 * Solved translation issue of some text and added Bangla translation ready file.
 * Added general settings time date format support in the all post column.

#### 1.1.9

 * Solved post direction select field only displaying last 5 posts issue.
 * Fixed post does not match when typing the post name in the redirect input field.

#### 1.1.8

 * Added post redirection option for deleted post/page

#### 1.1.7

 * Updated the banner image

#### 1.1.6

 * Fixed fatal error caused by missing main class initialization.

#### 1.1.6

 * Fixed fatal error caused by missing main class initialization.

#### 1.1.5

 * Checked compatibility with latest version of WP
 * Updated tested up to version to 6.7.2

#### 1.1.4

 * Added date time field in the quick edit section of post

#### 1.1.3

 * Solved unable to restore post from trash issue.

## Meta

 *  Version **2.1.0**
 *  Last updated **hace 6 días**
 *  Active installations **300+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.4 o superior **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.2**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 o superior **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/auto-delete-post/)
 * Tags
 * [auto delete post](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/auto-delete-post/)[cleanup](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cleanup/)
   [delete page](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/delete-page/)[delete post](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/delete-post/)
 *  [Vista avanzada](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/auto-delete-post/advanced/)

## Valoraciones

 5 out of 5 stars.

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## Colaboradores

 *   [ Shahadat Hossain ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/palashwpdev/)

## Soporte

Problemas resueltos en los últimos dos meses:

     3 de 3

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