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Bring new life \u2014 and new traffic \u2014 to your old content.<\/p>\n\n

Auto Republish Posts<\/strong> automatically updates the publish date of existing posts so they jump back to the top of your blog and RSS feed like brand-new content. Perfect for boosting visibility, improving SEO freshness, and giving evergreen posts the attention they deserve \u2014 all without rewriting a thing.<\/p>\n\n

If your website has great posts that slowly disappear into the archive, this plugin brings them back to life on autopilot.<\/p>\n\n

\u2705 Increase traffic by resurfacing proven content
\n\u2705 Improve SEO freshness signals naturally
\n\u2705 Save hours \u2014 no manual updating required
\n\u2705 Works for blogs, news sites, evergreen content, tutorials, and more
\n\u2705 Choose categories or republish everything
\n\u2705 Oldest-first or random selection
\n\u2705 Runs on a schedule you control (days\/weeks\/months)
\n\u2705 One-click manual republish button
\n\u2705 Clean, simple, reliable \u2014 set it and forget it<\/p>\n\n

What does it do?<\/strong>
\nThis plugin picks an existing post and updates its publish date, pushing it back to the top of your homepage and feed. Readers think it's brand-new \u2014 search engines see fresh activity \u2014 you get more traffic from content you already created.<\/p>\n\n

Who is this for?<\/strong>
\nBloggers, publishers, WooCommerce store owners, affiliate sites, niche content sites, writers \u2014 anyone with valuable content drifting into the archives.<\/p>\n\n

Pro Version Adds:<\/strong>
\nMinutes & hours scheduling, advanced priority queues, category weighting, marked-post pools, cooldown control, and more automation options for high-volume or fast-moving sites.<\/p>\n\n

Bring your old posts back to life \u2014 automatically.<\/p>\n\n

Install now and get your content working for you again.<\/p>\n\n

External Services<\/h3>\n\n

This plugin displays external links from third-party services. No automatic data transmission occurs.<\/p>\n\n

Plugins for WP<\/strong>
\nThe plugin includes links to plugins-for-wp.com for Pro version upgrade information and support.<\/p>\n\n

Service: Plugins for WP
\nWebsite: https:\/\/www.plugins-for-wp.com
\nPrivacy Policy: https:\/\/www.plugins-for-wp.com\/privacy-policy\/
\nTerms of Service: https:\/\/www.plugins-for-wp.com\/terms-and-conditions\/<\/p>\n\n

When External Connections Occur:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

    \n
  • When user clicks \"Pro Version\" tab and clicks upgrade link (opens plugins-for-wp.com)<\/li>\n
  • When user clicks \"Support\" tab and clicks support link (opens plugins-for-wp.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

    Data Transmitted:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

      \n
    • No personal data or usage analytics transmitted<\/li>\n
    • All connections are user-initiated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      Privacy<\/h3>\n\n

      This plugin does not collect or transmit visitor or user personal data.\nIt stores only site-admin configuration settings in WordPress options.<\/p>\n\n

      License<\/h3>\n\n

      This program is free software under GPL-2.0-or-later.<\/p>\n\n\n

        \n
      1. Upload ZIP via Plugins \u2192 Add New \u2192 Upload<\/li>\n
      2. Activate<\/li>\n
      3. Open Auto Republish<\/strong> in WP admin menu<\/li>\n
      4. Choose settings and save<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
        \n

        Does this duplicate posts?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

        No. It updates the publish date to recycle the post.<\/p><\/dd>\n

        Does it work without a license key?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

        Yes. There is no license gate in the Lite version.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

        1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • Updated plugin branding<\/li>\n
        • Added Support tab<\/li>\n
        • Updated external service URLs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

          1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
            \n
          • Initial release.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Automatically republish old posts to boost traffic and SEO by updating publish dates on a schedule you control.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/266129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266129"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/jimmyredline80"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=266129"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=266129"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=266129"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=266129"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=266129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}