Description
ContentCortex – Outdated Content Alerts helps editorial and content teams find published posts, pages, and custom post types that have not been updated within a defined cadence (e.g., 90 days, 180 days, or a custom duration).
Features include:
* Per-Post-Type Day Limits: Configure independent freshness targets for Posts, Pages, and any registered public custom post type.
* Outdated Content Report Table: Filter by post type and author, search by title, and sort by staleness.
* Mark as Reviewed: Reset the outdated clock for an article without updating post_modified_gmt or triggering sitemap/SEO changes.
* Exclusions: Exclude specific articles or entire categories/tags from ever appearing in reports.
* Automated Email Digests: Send weekly, monthly, or quarterly HTML summaries to team members with customizable branding, logos, and placeholders.
* Theme Overrides: Developers can completely customize email markup via theme templates ({theme}/contentcortex/email/digest.php).
* CSV Export: Export filtered content reports with built-in CSV formula injection protection.
* Dashboard Widget & Menu Badge: Instantly see how many items need review from your WordPress dashboard.
Installation
- Upload the
contentcortexdirectory to your/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Navigate to Outdated Content > Settings to configure enabled post types, day limits, and email digest schedules.
FAQ
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Does “Mark as reviewed” modify my post modified date?
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No. Marking an item as reviewed updates a private meta timestamp (
_ocap_last_reviewed). It does not modifypost_modified_gmt, ensuring sitemaps and search engine update signals remain clean. -
How does the email digest schedule work?
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Digests are scheduled via WordPress WP-Cron for your preferred day, time, and recurrence (weekly, monthly, or quarterly). For low-traffic sites, configuring a system-level cron job is recommended.
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Can I customize the email template?
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Yes! You can customize colors, headers, intros, footers, and logos directly in the admin settings with a real-time live preview. Additionally, developers can copy
templates/email/digest.phpto{theme}/contentcortex/email/digest.phpto customize the HTML.
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Contributors & Developers
“ContentCortex – Outdated Content Alerts” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.