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PublishPress Statuses – Custom Post Status and Workflow

Name: PublishPress Statuses – Custom Post Status and Workflow
Rating: 5.0 (4 reviews)
Author: PublishPress

The PublishPress Statuses plugin allows you to create additional statuses for your posts. You can use each status to create publishing workflows.

PublishPress Statuses ranks #5,701 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews, and was last updated Sep 3, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.3.6 Current Version v1.3.6

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 03 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on

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48.6K

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Review 5 out of 5

5 (4 reviews)

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.3.6
Last Updated: Sep 03, 2026
Requires WP: 5.5+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.2.5 or higher
Author: PublishPress

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 4
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and publishers managing content workflows with multiple contributors. It solves the problem of WordPress's default two-status system (Draft, Pending Review) being too limited by letting users create additional custom statuses to track posts through stages like assignment, progress, and approval.

Create custom post statuses
Alternate workflows for content
Role-based permissions for statuses
Custom visibility statuses
Control access to published content
Integrates with PublishPress Permissions Pro
Integrates with PublishPress Capabilities Pro
Rearrange default status workflow

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about PublishPress Statuses – Custom Post Status and Workflow

Yes, the PublishPress Statuses plugin integrates with the PublishPress Planner plugin. This allows you to use custom statuses, icons, and colors on the "Content Calendar" screen. Click here to see the Planner integration.

Yes, it is possible to have different statuses for different WordPress post types. The benefit of this approach is that allows you have different workflows for each post type. Click here to see how to different statuses for different post types.

The PublishPress Statuses plugin allows you to create workflow branches. These are separate parts of the workflow are displayed shown as indented, away from the main workflow. These branches be used to take content away from the core approval process. You can create workflow branches with any statuses except for "Draft" and "Pending Review" which are core WordPress statuses. To create workflow branches, use the drag-and-drop handles next to each status to place them into branches Click here to see more about the Workflow Branches.

Yes, you can use the Pending Review status with this plugin. "Pending" is one of the default post statuses available in WordPress. You will often see it called "Pending Review". A post in the Pending Review status is not published and is not visible to the public. The "Pending review" checkbox is available when you edit posts in WordPress. Click here to see more about the Pending Review status.

Yes, you can use the Draft status with this plugin. "Draft" is one of the default post statuses available in WordPress. Draft is often confused with the "Pending Review" status. However, these two statuses have different meanings. Draft means "This post is not ready to publish. I'm still working on it." Pending Review means "This post is ready. Someone else can approve and publish". A post in the Draft status is not published and is not visible to the public. Once a post is published, the "Draft" status is the default choice for unpublishing the post. Click here to see more about the Draft status.

Yes, you can use the Scheduled status with this plugin. "Future" is one of the default post statuses available in WordPress. You will often see it called "Scheduled". A post in the Future status is not published yet, but is scheduled to be published in a future date. Click here to see more about the Future status.

Extended Post Status is a very useful plugin. With PublishPress Statuses we're aiming to provide more advanced features such as custom capabilities, workflow branching, icons, colors, and much more.

Please report security bugs found in the source code of the PublishPress Statuses – Custom Post Status and Workflow plugin through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and notify the developers of this plugin.