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OpenSource Technologies Inc.
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OST Editorial Workflow
Editorial approval workflow with custom review statuses, a role-based approval chain, notifications, SLA escalation and an audit trail.
OST Editorial Workflow ranks #52,404 among WordPress.org plugins with 1+ active installations, is #2,219 of 2,958 in the Discussion & Community category, a 1/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Oct 19, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
Compatible with WP 7.1
v1.1.1
Current Version v1.1.1
Updated 2 weeks ago
Last Update on 19 Oct, 2026
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- Version
- 1.1.1
- Last Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- Requires WP
- 6.0+
- Tested Up To
- 7.1
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
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- OpenSource Technologies Inc.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about OST Editorial Workflow
Yes. List the post types in the workflow's post_types array.
Yes, by design. Anyone with manage_options may act at any step without being named in that step's roles. Since 1.1.0 this is applied consistently: they also see those items in the review queue and receive the notifications, which they did not before. On a site where the administrator is the only approver, the workflow was previously silent. To turn that off and have only the roles named in each step approve, return false from the ostew/is_global_approver filter.
Removing a step while content still sits in its status is refused, and the import screen tells you how many items are affected. Move them first, then save the change. If content was stranded some other way — a ostew/workflows filter, or a direct edit of the option — the status stays registered so the content remains visible and queryable, and an admin notice links straight to it. Move those items into a status in the current chain and the notice clears itself.
No. The shipped default has an empty escalation block, so nothing is chased until you add a rule. Add one per status, with sla_hours and where to escalate to. Note that the escalation reminder goes to every approver including the item's own author if they hold an approver role. The transition notifications do suppress self-notification; the escalation reminder deliberately does not. The review queue count looks out of date. It is cached for two minutes per user, so the dashboard and admin-bar counts can lag by that much. The list itself is not cached.
No. The chain is edited as JSON under Tools. This is comfortable for a developer; if non-technical admins need to reconfigure the chain, plan for that.
Nothing. Deactivation only clears the scheduled escalation scan, and reactivating puts it back on the next clock hour. Deleting the plugin removes its options, post meta and audit table, after exporting the audit trail to the uploads folder.
It sends through wp_mail(). Delivery depends on how the site is configured; the plugin does not set up SMTP.
