Content Reminder
Content Reminder
Description
Content Reminder is a useful tool that detects content on your WordPress site that is older than a specified period and sends you notifications. Regular content updates can improve your site’s SEO performance and provide more accurate and current information to your visitors.
Core Features
- Old Content Detection: Automatically detects posts and pages that are older than a specified period (default is 90 days).
- Dashboard Widget: Provides a custom widget in the admin panel where you can easily view old content.
- Customizable Settings: You can adjust the number of days after which content is considered “old”.
- Email Notifications: You can receive regular email notifications about old content.
- Notification Frequency Setting: You can choose to have email notifications sent daily, weekly, or monthly.
- Multiple Recipients: You can set multiple email addresses to receive notifications.
Why Content Updates Matter
- SEO Performance: Current content is valued higher by search engines.
- User Experience: Providing your visitors with current and accurate information increases trust in your site.
- Content Quality: Regularly reviewing old content helps improve your overall content quality.
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/content-reminderdirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress admin panel by searching for “Content Reminder”. - Activate the plugin through the WordPress admin panel.
- Configure the plugin settings from the “Settings > Content Reminder” menu.
Faq
You can determine the number of days after which content is considered old by changing the “Content Age Threshold” setting on the “Settings > Content Reminder” page.
Yes, you can set the notification frequency to daily, weekly, or monthly from the “Settings > Content Reminder” page.
By default, email notifications are sent to your WordPress site’s administrator email address. You can add multiple email addresses separated by commas in the settings page.
The plugin checks standard blog posts (post type “post”) and pages (post type “page”). You can select which post types to monitor in the settings.
Reviews
Bringing Old Content Back to Life
By gulenber on April 28, 2025
Thanks to Content Reminder, I no longer forget about my old posts!
It automatically reminds me when a post hasn’t been updated for over 6 months, making it super easy to refresh my content.
Keeping posts updated is so important for SEO, and this plugin makes the process effortless.
Totally recommend it — a real lifesaver for anyone who tends to lose track of their site! 🙌
Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Support for monitoring both posts and pages.
- Customizable age threshold in days.
- Multiple email recipients.
- Configurable notification frequency.