Pre-Publish Checklist
by Pratik Chaskar · WordPress.org page
Pre-Publish Checklist has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 31,521 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on January 19, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.6.7.
Pre-Publish Checklist at a glance
Is Pre-Publish Checklist well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Manage a checklist for your pages, posts, custom post types, etc. – The plugin fetches all of them in the settings and you can select where you wish to add the…
- Create dedicated and personalized checklists for each of them – You can choose to create different checklists for pages, posts, etc. depending on the design…
- Overview the progress of posts and pages – You no longer need to open the post or page editor to see whether a checklist is completed. We have added a column…
Pre-Publish Checklist reviews and ratings
11 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Helps Avoid Missing Publishing Steps
This plugin has helped me ensure I don't miss any steps I need to complete before publishing. Without it I am certain that I would forget some basic steps before hitting publish. Also, when I had an issue with the plugin, support quickly implemented and released a fix.
Scott DeLuzio -
Very good, but there is something that could make it better
This plugin is excellent and is exactly what I was looking for when I needed something to keep track of what jobs had been done for each article. However, there is a feature that I think could improve the plugin's functionality without being too difficult to implement. There is the "Filter Unchecked" dropdown box that allows you to see which posts need a particular action doing to them, but it has no idea if there is a dependency that needs doing first. So I can get a list of all articles that need editor approval, but it includes articles that have been written and those which haven't. Adding another filter alongside the "Filter Unchecked" called "Filter Checked" should be relatively easy. That way you could see all the articles that have been written AND need editor approval.
tibsie -
Very Useful
This plugin very useful. simple and powerful for workflow
yesorcayes -
Handy powerful plugin
Thought about developing this myself and found this one. Does what it's built for, awesome! One thing that would make it top notch: A description to each Checklist-Item that appears by hovering or clicking a little questionmark next to each item! That would be dope!
findetim -
Simple, functional
Exactly what I was looking for and it's not over-engineered or bloated - it's just easy to use and functional. The one thing I hope you could add is the ability to show the checklist completion percentage (maybe as a progress bar?) as a column on the post list (/wp-admin/edit.php). It would be really useful for seeing at-a-glance how close each post is to being complete and ready to publish without having to go into each post.
itsViney -
Another amazing job!
Team Brainstorm Force as always innovating! the best!
chagassilva
Details
Easiest way to make sure your page or post is ready to go live
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- Blog publish checklist
- Cross check post or page
- Editorial checklist
- Post publish checklist
- pre-publish checklist
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- Version
- 1.1.4
- Last updated
- Jan 19, 2026
- First published
- Sep 25, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 4.7
- Tested up to
- 6.6.7
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Pre-Publish Checklist FAQ
What does Pre-Publish Checklist do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Pre-Publish Checklist offers Manage a checklist for your pages, posts, custom post types, etc. – The plugin fetches all of them in the settings and you can select where you wish to add the, Create dedicated and personalized checklists for each of them – You can choose to create different checklists for pages, posts, etc. depending on the design and Overview the progress of posts and pages – You no longer need to open the post or page editor to see whether a checklist is completed. We have added a column.
How many active installs does Pre-Publish Checklist have?
WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Pre-Publish Checklist as of September 7, 2026.
Is Pre-Publish Checklist still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on January 19, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.6.7.
Is Pre-Publish Checklist free?
Pre-Publish Checklist is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.