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Editorial Calendar

By Marketing Fire

Content Management / Blog & Article Publishing

Reviewed by Abdul Hameid

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

Editorial Calendar Review - In-Depth Analysis

Editorial Calendar helps you manage your blog posts with a visual calendar. Schedule posts, make quick edits, and drag and drop to organize your content effortlessly.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.98/10

User Rating

4.9/5 (based on 79+ reviews)

Active Installations

20,000+

Update Frequency

Very Good It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

5 / 10 (Medium Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Did you remember to write a post for next Tuesday? What about the Tuesday after that? WordPress doesn't make it easy to see when your posts are scheduled. The editorial calendar gives you an overview of your blog and when each post will be published.

You can drag and drop to move posts, edit posts right in the calendar, and manage your entire blog. The intuitive drag-and-drop calendar interface gives you a bird's-eye view of your content strategy. Easily manage all your articles, blog posts, and multimedia content in one central place.

Struggling to keep track of your scheduled posts? The Editorial Calendar plugin simplifies content management, allowing you to see, schedule, and manage all posts in one streamlined view. Edit post details directly in the calendar and ensure your content stays on track effortlessly.

Quickly create new posts or edit your current posts’ titles, contents, and publishing times—right from the Editorial Calendar! Your workflow has never been smoother.

Key features include an at-a-glance overview of upcoming posts, drag-and-drop scheduling, a drafts drawer, quick edits, and the ability to manage drafts and published posts seamlessly. Collaborate with multiple authors and see the status of each post instantly.

Comparing to Alternatives

Editorial Calendar is a popular plugin for managing post schedules with a simple drag-and-drop interface. It competes with other editorial management tools that offer more extensive workflow features.

Top alternatives

Strengths

Intuitive drag-and-drop scheduling interface
Simple and easy to use for managing posts
Provides a clear monthly overview of scheduled content
Regularly updated to stay compatible with WordPress
Highly rated by users for its core functionality

Weaknesses

Lacks multilingual plugin compatibility (e.g., Polylang)
Does not support private posts well
Limited advanced editorial workflow features compared to alternatives
Has had several medium-severity security vulnerabilities in the past

User Sentiment Analysis

With a near-perfect rating of 4.9 out of 5 from 80 reviews, users overwhelmingly praise the plugin's ease of use and helpfulness. There are no 1- or 2-star reviews, indicating strong satisfaction overall.

Positive highlights

'Easy to use – just drag and drop your scheduled posts.' – Terence Eden
'Incredibly helpful, intuitive & easy to use.' – ultraspy
'Does exactly what I need! So easy to move posts from one day to another.' – harryllama2
'Super plugin that allows to plan easily the future posts!' – Louis

Common complaints

Weaknesses

Does not work well with multilingual plugins like Polylang
Private posts are not displayed or managed effectively
Has had multiple medium-level security vulnerabilities fixed in recent versions

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Bloggers and small editorial teams looking for a straightforward, visual calendar to schedule and manage posts without complex workflow needs.

Not ideal for

Users requiring multilingual support, private post management, or advanced editorial workflows may find this plugin insufficient. Also, those concerned about past security issues should ensure they use the latest version.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version offers full access to the editorial calendar features, including drag-and-drop scheduling and monthly post overview.

Final Verdict

Editorial Calendar is a highly rated, user-friendly plugin ideal for straightforward post scheduling and planning. Its simplicity and intuitive interface make it a favorite among bloggers and small teams who want a visual overview of their editorial schedule without extra complexity.

However, it lacks multilingual and private post support and has had several medium-severity security vulnerabilities in the past, which have been addressed in updates. Users needing advanced features or enhanced security should consider these factors when choosing this plugin versus alternatives like Edit Flow or PublishPress.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Editorial Calendar plugin.

Editorial Calendar

Manage Post

Schedule Post

Screenshots

FAQ

An editorial calendar is simply a plan for your blog. It is thinking ahead about what you’re going to write. There’s a detailed explanation of editorial calendars at The Easy-to-Use Tool that Helps You Build a Breakthrough Blog from Copyblogger.

You can style the posts in the calendar with CSS on your blog. The calendar adds a new CSS class to your post for every catalog. The class is based on the slug for the category.

For example, if you have a category named “My Category” you might have a slug for it named “my-category”. Then you can make all posts with that category show up as red in the calendar with CSS like this: