Title: Back to the Future Author: Valerio Souza Published: February 5, 2015 Last modified: February 5, 2015 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/back-to-the-future/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1083493) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/back-to-the-future/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=1083493) # Back to the Future By [Valerio Souza](https://profiles.wordpress.org/valeriosza/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/back-to-the-future.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/back-to-the-future/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/back-to-the-future/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/back-to-the-future/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/back-to-the-future/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/back-to-the-future/) ## Description * Displays future/scheduled posts on single.php(Single Post Template) * Displays future/scheduled posts using shortcode * Enables comments for future/scheduled posts ### For Developers On your template, just simply add the string ‘post_status=future’ to your WP_Query Example: WP_Query(‘post_status=future’); ``` $args = array( 'post_type' => 'post_type', 'posts_per_page' => '-99', 'post_status' => array( 'publish', 'future' ) ); $loop = new WP_Query( $args ); while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); ``` Read More in [https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query/](https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query/) This displays all future and published posts. ### License Back to the Future is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. Back to the Future is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Back to the Future. If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/). ## Screenshots * [[ * Post scheduled for October 21, 2015, the date movie Back to the future. * [[ * Movie image from back to the future where it shows the date of the future. ## Installation 1. Upload ‘back-to-the-future.php’ to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory 2. Go to the Plugins page in your WordPress Admin area and click ‘Activate’ for Back to the Future ## FAQ How to show future/schedules post in theme? On your template, just simply add the string ‘post_status=future’ to your WP_Query Example: WP_Query(‘post_status=future’); ``` $args = array( 'post_type' => 'post_type', 'post_status' => array( 'publish', 'future' ) ); $loop = new WP_Query( $args ); while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); ``` Read More in [https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query/](https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query/) How to show future/schedules post in page using shortcode? On your page or post using `[backfuture]` for show future posts. Parameters currently accepted in shortcode * `post_type` = Default: post * `posts_per_page` = Default: All * `orderby` = Default: menu_order * `thumbsize` = Default: thumbnail Example `[backfuture post_type="movie" posts_per_page="5" thumbsize="large"]` This displays all future and published posts. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6dba66de73d09f673806e6301e633651cc0814a75ce87341b5798f81e7bc5bce? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Funny](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/funny-9/)󠁿 [Ionel Roiban](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpdeveloper/) September 3, 2016 And smart. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/back-to-the-future/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Back to the Future” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Valerio Souza ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/valeriosza/) * [ Alias Comunicacao ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aliascomunicacao/) [Translate “Back to the Future” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/back-to-the-future) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/back-to-the-future/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/back-to-the-future/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/back-to-the-future/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/back-to-the-future/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0 – 29/01/2015 * Initial Release. ## Meta * Version **1.0** * Last updated **11 years ago** * Active installations **20+** * WordPress version ** 1.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.1.42** * Tags * [future post](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/future-post/)[future shows](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/future-shows/) [schedule post](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/schedule-post/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/back-to-the-future/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/back-to-the-future/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/back-to-the-future/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/back-to-the-future/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/back-to-the-future/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/back-to-the-future/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/back-to-the-future/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/back-to-the-future/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Valerio Souza ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/valeriosza/) * [ Alias Comunicacao ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aliascomunicacao/) ## Support Got something to say? 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