Editorial Calendar

81 Quality Score

Active Installs

19/30

With 20,000 active installs and a popularity score of 64, it has a solid user base but is not among the most installed editorial plugins on the directory.

Update Freshness

25/25

A perfect maintenance score of 100 reflects very recent updates and active stewardship, which is a strong signal for long term reliability.

User Rating

15/15

A 98 out of 100 rating from 80 users indicates exceptional satisfaction, though the sample size is relatively modest.

Support Health

8/15

Support health scores 50 out of 100, weighed down by a single support thread with a 0 percent resolution rate, which suggests either low support demand or limited responsiveness.

WP Compatibility

15/15

A perfect compatibility score of 100 confirms it works with PHP 7.4 and WordPress 7.0 as tested, covering the modern WP stack.

Scores higher than 85% of indexed plugins

About

Editorial Calendar allows you to view all your posts, schedule post, make quick edits, and manage your blog by dragging and dropping posts.

Active Installs 20k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.9/5

Last Updated 2026-05-26 3:20pm GMT

Requires WordPress 5.6+

Tested Up To 7.0.4

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

5 known vulnerabilities, all patched

1 High 4 Medium

Most recent: February 15, 2026

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Editorial Calendar <= 3.9.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

February 15, 2026 Patched in ["3.9.1"] CVE-2026-32361

Editorial Calendar <= 3.8.8 - Missing Authorization Medium

December 20, 2025 Patched in ["3.8.9"] CVE-2025-68603

Editorial Calendar <= 3.7.12 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference Medium

June 27, 2023 Patched in ["3.8.0"] CVE-2023-36520

Editorial Calendar <= 3.8.0 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via edcal_saveoptions AJAX action Medium

June 5, 2023 Patched in ["3.8.1"] CVE-2022-4115

Editorial Calendar <= 2.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection High

February 13, 2013 Patched in ["2.7"] CVE-2013-10023

What It Does

Editorial Calendar adds a drag and drop calendar view to your WordPress admin where you can see scheduled, drafted, and published posts at a glance. You can move posts between dates to reschedule them, edit titles inline, and adjust publish times directly from the calendar grid. It is a focused content scheduling tool rather than a full editorial workflow suite.

Who It's For

This plugin is best for solo bloggers, small editorial teams, and content marketers who want a visual overview of their publishing schedule without paying for a SaaS editorial tool. It works well for sites producing a steady stream of posts where planning a week or month ahead matters. Multi-author news sites and lifestyle blogs that live and die by their content calendar will get the most value.

Who Should Skip It

If you need editorial workflows like custom statuses, content briefs, editorial comments, or assignment notifications, you should skip this plugin in favour of a more featured tool. Larger publications with complex approval pipelines will find it too lightweight.

The Bottom Line

Editorial Calendar delivers exactly what its name promises: a clean, drag and drop scheduling view with an outstanding 98 user rating and a perfect maintenance score. The unresolved support thread is a minor yellow flag, but with 20,000 installs and very recent updates, it remains a dependable, no-frills choice for bloggers and small teams who just want to plan content visually. If all you need is a calendar and quick edits, it is hard to beat.

Choose this when you need a real editorial workflow with custom statuses, content briefs, and Kanban views beyond a simple calendar.

Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting 77/100

Pick this if you also want to auto-publish to social networks and manage campaigns alongside your editorial calendar.

Edit Flow 76/100

Go with this when your priority is team workflows like editorial comments, story budgets, and user groups rather than a drag and drop calendar.