The Future Is Now

73 Quality Score

Active Installs

14/30

At 1,000 active installs the reach is modest, though the popularity score is bumped up by its niche focus and consistent presence in the directory.

Update Freshness

23/25

Updated February 2026 and tested against WordPress 6.9.4, the maintenance signals are very strong for a utility plugin this small.

User Rating

14/15

A 94 out of 100 across 14 ratings indicates strong satisfaction, though the small sample size limits how much weight the score deserves.

Support Health

8/15

With zero support threads opened and zero resolved, there is simply no track record to evaluate, which leaves the support health as an open question.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested on the latest WordPress release with a minimum requirement of 5.6, so compatibility coverage is excellent for current and recent installs.

Scores higher than 29% of indexed plugins

About

Allow future-time-stamped posts to appear live on your site immediately.

Active Installs 1k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.7/5

Last Updated 2026-02-08 3:35am GMT

Requires WordPress 5.6+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

The Future Is Now overrides WordPress's default behaviour of holding back posts scheduled with a future timestamp, publishing them to the live site immediately. It is a single-purpose utility that bypasses the scheduled post queue so content marked for future publication appears right away. In practice, site owners install it when they want the scheduling interface without the actual delay.

Who It's For

This plugin is a good fit for editors who use the post scheduler as an organizational tool rather than a literal delay mechanism, such as small event pages, hobby blogs, or news desks that prefer to time-stamp content for record-keeping but want it visible immediately. It also suits developers and content teams who batch-write posts and do not want to manage the WP-Cron queue.

Who Should Skip It

Anyone who genuinely relies on scheduled publishing to drip content out at specific times should avoid this plugin, since it removes that delay entirely. Larger publishers running editorial calendars or marketing teams coordinating product launches will be better served by a full scheduling or calendar plugin.

The Bottom Line

The Future Is Now does exactly one thing and appears to do it well, with a recent update, modern compatibility, and happy early users. The catch is a tiny user base and zero support history, so you are trusting a small utility with very little community validation. If you understand the tradeoff, it is a tidy solution for its narrow purpose.

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