The Future Is Now is the #43 ranked events app on WordPress, with a 4.7 average rating from 14 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
The Future Is Now is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by xjlin0. With a rating of 4.7★ from 14 reviews, it currently ranks #43 in the Events category.
AppRanks data: The Future Is Now ranks #43 in Events on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 11% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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The Future Is Now is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Events category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 14 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.7★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by xjlin0 — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (14) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How The Future Is Now works
A WordPress plugin aimed primarily at events sites, where you want to be able to timestamp posts in the future but have them appear immediately (by default, WordPress will not display a future timestamped post until its go-live date rolls around). Without changing database, this plugin sets the post_status field to “publish” rather than “future” when publishing a post, even if its timestamp is in the future.
Note: This 2.0 version requires WordPress 3.5 or higher. If you need this to work with versions lower than 3.5, grab the 1.0 version from svn: https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/the-future-is-now/tags/1.0/
Note This seemingly simple plugin was graciously written by the magical Ryan Boren when I was facing a deadline. He doesn’t have time to maintain/host it, so I agreed to. Andrew Nacin tweaked it to work with WP 3.5, when the APIs changed a bit. Jack updated the plugin for WordPress 6.8.
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Events#43of 399Top 11%
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Keyword rankings
The Future Is Now ranks for 1 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 1:
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where The Future Is Now stands in the Events category
The Future Is Now ranks #43 of 399 apps in the Events category, placing it in the top 11% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is The Future Is Now?
The Future Is Now is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.7-star rating from 14 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Events category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by xjlin0.
Who uses The Future Is Now?
Currently around 1,000 active stores have installed The Future Is Now. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Events category on WordPress.
Where does The Future Is Now rank on WordPress?
The Future Is Now currently sits at position #43 in the Events category on WordPress. That places it in the top 11% of 399 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.