Description
Scheduled Content Replacer is a lightweight plugin for scheduling content replacement for existing posts and pages.
Instead of publishing a new scheduled post, prepare future content as a private post or page. Scheduled Content Replacer will copy the content, excerpt, and featured image to the selected published target after the scheduled date and time.
Future content can use descriptive titles such as “Company Profile – July version” while keeping a direct link to the target content.
No configuration is required.
Features
- Schedule content replacement for existing posts and pages.
- Uses private posts or pages as replacement content.
- Copies content, excerpt, and featured image.
- Keeps the target post title, slug, publish date, categories, tags, and custom fields unchanged.
- Uses WordPress revisions through standard WordPress APIs.
- Uses WP-Cron, similar to scheduled posts.
How it works
- Prepare future content as a private post or page.
- In the Scheduled Content Replacer meta box, choose the target.
- Choose the scheduled date and time.
- Save the private post or page.
When WP-Cron runs after the scheduled date and time, the content, excerpt, and featured image will be copied to the target.
Screenshots
FAQ
How is this different from scheduled posts?
Scheduled posts publish a new post in the future. Scheduled Content Replacer updates an existing published post or page in the future.
Why does the replacement content need to be private?
This lets you prepare edits without changing the published page immediately. It also helps avoid accidentally publishing replacement content as a separate page.
How is the target selected?
Scheduled Content Replacer uses the selected target post ID. It automatically suggests likely published targets from the same post type, so future content can have a descriptive management title.
Will it run at the exact scheduled minute?
Not necessarily. Scheduled Content Replacer uses WP-Cron, so it runs after the scheduled date and time when WP-Cron is triggered. This is similar to WordPress scheduled posts.
Why wasn’t my scheduled replacement executed?
Check the following:
- WP-Cron is working.
- The replacement post or page is private.
- The target is saved.
- The scheduled date and time are saved.
- The target still exists.
- The target is published.
- The target has the same post type.
- The scheduled date and time has passed.
If any condition is not met, Scheduled Content Replacer does not run for safety.
What is copied to the target?
Only the content, excerpt, and featured image are copied.
What is not copied?
The title, slug, publish date, categories, tags, custom fields, SEO settings, ACF fields, and other metadata are not copied.
What happens after a successful scheduled replacement?
The Scheduled Content Replacer target and date are cleared from the private replacement post or page. The replacement post or page remains private and can be reused.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.1.0
- Added Future Content view for private replacement posts.
- Refined Future Content view columns to focus on target, date, and status.
- Removed title matching requirement for scheduled replacements.
- Added automatic target suggestions for easier future content management.
- Updated Japanese plugin name and description.
- Updated screenshot descriptions in readme.txt.
1.0.6
- Adjustments related to the plugin rename to Scheduled Content Replacer.