Most bloggers use WordPress’ future posts feature to help keep content flowing. However, they don’t provide a way to quickly and easily see when future posts are scheduled. So if you use future posts a lot, you probably also find yourself looking back and forth from your post list to a calendar or recording your future posts on a calendar to avoid having a double post on a single day and then none for three days. On top of that there are the frequent “How many days are in March again” checks.
Well this plugin gets rid of all of that: it adds a simple month-by-month calendar that shows all the months you have future posts for (and the current month no matter what), it highlights the days you have posts for, and as an added bonus if you click a day the Post Timestamp boxes change to that day, month and year.
Instructions
Use the one-click installer!
Or Manual Install:
- Download the zip file
- Unzip and upload future_posts.php to your wp-content/plugins/ folder.
- The new box will automatically appear on edit/write post pages. If you want to change a date to one shown just click the date and then click the “Edit timestamp” box.
The plugin is hosted in the WordPress Extend database so you can also manually install from your wordpress admin panel
- Go to “Add New” under Plugins
- Search for “Future Posts Calendar Plugin”
- Click install now, confirm and follow any other instructions you are given.
Downloads
Future Posts Calendar Plugin — Works in WordPress Version 2.7+ only
(If you use an older version of WordPress, go ahead and grab an older version of Future Posts Calendar Plugin for WordPress Version 2.0 – 2.7 only)
Just for those who might not realize this: the color of the highlighted date on the calendar indicates the density of that day.
If there’s just one post on the day, the background color of the date is light green. But if there are more posts, the color is changed.
Just so you know, and you find out if you search for the word “color” in the comments.
P.S. Awesome plugin!
I’m using it on The Honey Lounge and I think it’s perfect – almost!
If would be great if you could choose to also list the titles of the posts under the calendar, and specify how many titles to show. I know that you can see the title of the post when you hover over the date, but not everyone will know this! I’d love to show the titles of the next 5 or 10 posts
Thanks so much for a great plugin!
Just have it installed, but it would be nice if the future events have hyperlink to the post. Secondly, have the calendar moving back and fore by month.
I love this plugin but there is a bug with the latest version where I can’t expand/contract the modules on the add post screen. Disabling the plugin restores the functionality.
Cheers
Maybe I’m a total ignoramus but I can’t find the calendar after the install. I see the widget to let readers know about future posts but where can I find the actual calendar?
I checked “Dashboard,” “Posts,” pretty much everywhere and no go…
Is it possible for Future Calendar to support pages also?
I second this question. Can’t neglect the pages, especially since it’s so easy to include them as they work almost exactly the same as posts. Otherwise this plugin is quite helpful to me.
I love your plugin and use it for a long time now.
I use WP 2.9.1 and while using the plugin, I cannot hide / show all the menus (tag, category,click tag, excerpt, …).
I’m sorry to tell you that it look that it don’t work with wordpress,also on your blog if clicking on 30 of the month it don’t work now.
I don’t have any problems with it on WordPress 3.0 or 2.9.2. What version of WP are you using? What features are you using?
Aaron – Thank you for the 1.6.1 fix. Works perfectly.
I love this plugin.
I recently upgraded to version 1.6.1 and it no longer displays when I’m editing posts. I’m using WordPress 2.9.2.
I’ve tried deactivating, reactivating, etc. Any thoughts? Thanks.
I just rolled back the PHP to an older version. 1.6.1 does not work with 2.9.2.
I’ve pushed out an update for 2.9.2. Support was unintentionally removed as I’m developing mainly for WordPress 3.0 now.
Thanks for this quick fix. MUCH appreciated!
Aaron, I use and REALLY APPRECIATE your Future Calendar plugin.
Thank you!
Fantastic plug-in! Use it on almost all my blogs.
Thanks!
utterly clueless…totally new to blogging. I have been wanting a calendar and just downloaded yours to my wordpress site, but, can’t figure out how to get it to actually show up on my blog. not to be a total dork, but, can you advise me? I did install it but can’t see it online! sorry if this is a ridiculous question.
This calendar only works in the administration panel when you write a new post. It’s only to show you what posts you have scheduled. it’s not really meant for it, but if you want to display future posts on your website, you can add
<?php if(function_exists('fcal_get_future_posts'))fcal_get_future_posts(1); ?>into your sidebar or theme files.Maybe one of these plugins is more what you are looking for? http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-calendar/ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/calendar/
hello your plugin make’s a bigger style calendar why?
the widget that it creates is bigger in size than normal calendar
can you fix that?
Just upgraded to 1.5, on wordpress 3, it’s scrambled my dashboard as well, basically pushing all the normal dash content below the nav. Removed the update and the error went away. Just thought I would let you know. Love the plugin of course
Just released an update. Your WP dashboard should show that it is available momentarily.
That works perfectly, thank you very much for the exceptional service.
Thanks for the recent update! Nice job.