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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Time

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Time

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for time comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Enable Media Replace Best overall 91/100
  2. 2. EasyMedia 89/100
  3. 3. AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild 87/100
  4. 4. Appointment Hour Booking 86/100
  5. 5. Reading Time WP 85/100
  6. 6. Five Star Restaurant Reservations 85/100
  7. 7. WP Date and Time Shortcode 85/100
  8. 8. Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 85/100
  9. 9. Read Meter 83/100
  10. 10. Missed Schedule Post Publisher 83/100
  11. 11. Bulk Datetime Change 83/100
  12. 12. Timed Content 83/100
  13. 13. CubeWP Framework 83/100
  14. 14. Finale Lite 83/100
  15. 15. Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 82/100
1 Enable Media Replace
Best overall Free by ShortPixel

Enable Media Replace

Easily replace any attached image/file by simply uploading a new file in the Media Library edit view - a real time saver!

4.4★
from 302 ratings
600k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
91

WPScore

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2 EasyMedia
Free by CodePopular

EasyMedia

EasyMedia - Increase the maximum upload file size limit to any value. Increase upload limit - upload large files effortlessly.

4.9★
from 98 ratings
70k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
89

WPScore

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3 AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild
Free by junkcoder

AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild

Rebuild your media library one image at a time, without script timeouts - and optimise, replace, or write WebP and AVIF copies of your images.

4.8★
from 90 ratings
30k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
87

WPScore

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4 Appointment Hour Booking
Free by codepeople

Appointment Hour Booking

Appointment Hour Booking is a plugin for creating booking forms for appointments with a start time and a defined duration within a schedule.

4.9★
from 521 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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5 Reading Time WP
Free by yingles

Reading Time WP

Reading Time WP creates an estimated reading time of your posts that is inserted above the content or by using a shortcode.

4.8★
from 20 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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6 Five Star Restaurant Reservations
Free by Rustaurius

Five Star Restaurant Reservations

Restaurant reservations made easy. Accept bookings online. Quickly confirm or reject reservations, send email notifications, set booking times and mor …

4.7★
from 211 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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9 Read Meter
Free by Brainstorm Force

Read Meter

The Read Meter plugin displays the estimated reading time for blog posts along with a progress bar.

4.5★
from 19 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

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10 Missed Schedule Post Publisher
Free by ufukart

Missed Schedule Post Publisher

🎯 Never miss scheduled posts again! Automatically publishes missed scheduled posts on time, every time. Zero bloat, single purpose, reliable.

5★
from 3 ratings
6k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

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12 Timed Content
Free by Arno Welzel

Timed Content

Plugin to show or hide portions of a Page or Post based on specific date/time characteristics.

4.6★
from 41 ratings
5k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

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13 CubeWP Framework
Free by Imran Tauqeer

CubeWP Framework

CubeWP is an end-to-end dynamic content framework for WordPress to help you shrink time and cut cost of development up to 90%.

4.8★
from 12 ratings
4k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
83

WPScore

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14 Finale Lite
Free by Daman Jeet

Finale Lite

Finale lets you create scheduled one time or recurring campaigns. It induces urgency with visual elements such as Countdown Timer and Counter Bar to m …

4.7★
from 149 ratings
4k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

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