PluginScout

PublishPress Statuses — WordPress Automation Plugin

PublishPress Statuses – Custom Post Status and Workflow

by PublishPress · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.3.6 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.2.5+

PublishPress Statuses has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 47,998 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 3, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

PublishPress Statuses at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
47,998
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is PublishPress Statuses well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • PublishPress Authors Pro allows you to add multiple authors and guest authors to WordPress posts
  • PublishPress Blocks Pro has everything you need to build professional websites with the WordPress block editor
  • PublishPress Capabilities Pro is the plugin to manage your WordPress user roles, permissions, and capabilities
  • PublishPress Checklists Pro enables you to define tasks that must be completed before content is published
  • PublishPress Future Pro is the plugin for scheduling changes to your posts
  • PublishPress Permissions Pro is the plugin for restricted content and advanced WordPress permissions
  • PublishPress Planner Pro is the plugin for managing and scheduling WordPress content
  • PublishPress Revisions Pro allows you to update your published pages with teamwork and precision
  • PublishPress Series Pro enables you to group content together into a series
  • PublishPress Shortlinks Pro allows you to create custom URLs for your posts and external links
  • PublishPress Statuses Pro enables you to create additional publishing steps for your posts

PublishPress Statuses reviews and ratings

4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

4 reviews

5★
4
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
0

  • Essential

    Workflow? This is an essential feature for sites having multiple editors. The flow steps can be customized. Perfect.

    Skylabb

  • Works!

    Has more features and complexity than I needed, but it works great for adding some custom post statuses.

    evanltd

  • Great plugin

    Great, good that it is now a plugin of its own and not part of the planner plugin

    sami770

  • Fast support.

    Fast support.

    gokcer

Where PublishPress Statuses ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that PublishPress Statuses appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Automation Plugins #32 by tag, not in search #59 –

PublishPress Statuses alternatives

Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with PublishPress Statuses.

All PublishPress Statuses alternatives

Details

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

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings PublishPress Statuses competes in

Tags

  • archived status
  • custom statuses
  • pending review
  • status manager
  • workflow

More from PublishPress

Version
1.3.6
Last updated
Sep 3, 2026
First published
Jan 4, 2024
Requires WordPress
5.5
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.2.5
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

PublishPress Statuses FAQ

What does PublishPress Statuses do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, PublishPress Statuses offers PublishPress Authors Pro allows you to add multiple authors and guest authors to WordPress posts, PublishPress Blocks Pro has everything you need to build professional websites with the WordPress block editor, PublishPress Capabilities Pro is the plugin to manage your WordPress user roles, permissions, and capabilities, PublishPress Checklists Pro enables you to define tasks that must be completed before content is published and PublishPress Future Pro is the plugin for scheduling changes to your posts.

How many active installs does PublishPress Statuses have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for PublishPress Statuses as of September 7, 2026.

Is PublishPress Statuses still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 3, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is PublishPress Statuses free?

PublishPress Statuses is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does PublishPress Statuses rank among Automation Plugins?

PublishPress Statuses is #59 in the WordPress.org Automation Plugins ranking.