# Content Recycler
Contributors: [@japalekhin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/japalekhin)
Donate link: [Support Content Recycler](https://jap.alekhin.io/content-recycler-wordpress-plugin-affiliate-marketers)
Tags: post, posts, custom post type, recycle, reuse, affiliate marketing, schedule, automatic, publish, old posts
Requires at least: 4.9
Tested up to: 4.9.7
Requires PHP: 7.2
Stable tag: 1.0.0
License: [GPLv3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)

Content Recycler, as the name implies, recycles your old posts so they show up on the blog page as if they were newly published.

[Content Recycler on WordPress Plugins Repository](https://wordpress.org/plugins/content-recycler/)

## Description

If enabled, this plugin checks if you haven't posted anything in a while and reuses the oldest post by updating it's published date. This is useful if you go on a vacation or simply become too busy to update your site. Making your blog page (usually the homepage) always "fresh" from the SEO and users' point of view.

[Support development of Content Recycler](https://jap.alekhin.io/content-recycler-wordpress-plugin-affiliate-marketers "Support the development of Content Recycler WordPress Plugin") WordPress plugin by [Alekhin](https://jap.alekhin.io "Japa Alekhin Llemos")

Affiliate marketers could also benefit from this functionality, aside from the SEO and blog page freshness, by putting the old affiliate links back to the front, effectively recycling content.

The same goes for bloggers who have read-worthy posts but are buried deep down the hundreds of newer posts.

The threshold time can be configured from as low as one hour, for really active websites that want to appear to still be active during writer downtimes, up to eternity (PHP max integer number of hours). The recommended value is between 24 – 72 hours. But it's really up to you. An option to recycle nonhierarchical custom post types is also provided, in case that functionality is required.

A manual "Recycle Now" button is also provided. And finally, posts can be skipped by the recycling process by providing their **ID**s or **slug**s.

## Installation

Just install like you normally do with any WordPress plugin.

1. Upload `content recycler` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
1. Activate the plugin through the `Plugins` menu in WordPress Admin
1. Customize your settings through the `Tools » Content Recycler` menu and enable.
1. Done!

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Why is the F.A.Q. empty?

You're probably seeing the initial release so there's no F.A.Q. yet.

If you have any questions just go to the [plugin site](https://jap.alekhin.io/content-recycler-wordpress-plugin-affiliate-marketers "Content Recycler WordPress Plugin by Alekhin") and leave a comment.

## Screenshots
![Administration Screen](assets/screenshot-1.jpg)
_Administration Screen: Configure the behavior of the recycler plugin._

## Changelog

### 1.0.0
* Initial release, no changes.