10 Best PublishPress Statuses Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
PublishPress Statuses has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to PublishPress Statuses
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Peter’s Post Notes
Closest match4.9 (26) 3,000+ active installsAdd notes to the "edit post" and "edit page" sidebars. Collaborators can also share notes on the WordPress dashboard.
Shares the workflow tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since August 20, 2020.
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4.2 (50) 4,000+ active installsRedefining your editorial workflow.
Shares the workflow tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, last updated 19 days ago.
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4.8 (51) 700+ active installsAutomate your WordPress Editorial Workflow with Oasis Workflow. Simple, intuitive drag and drop workflow builder to streamline your editorial process.
Shares the workflow tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated January 11, 2026.
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4.3 (23) 3,000+ active installsAutomate your WordPress post scheduling with Publish to Schedule. Set rules for days and times to publish posts automatically, saving you time and ens …
About 3 times the installs, last updated December 4, 2025.
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ACF Theme Code
Paid version availableACF Theme Code for Advanced Custom Fields
5.0 (42) 10,000+ active installsAutomatically generate the code needed to implement Advanced Custom Fields in your themes.
About 10 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2023.
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AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress
4.8 (157) 6,000+ active installsBoost audience engagement & lead generation with AcyMailing, an all-in-one newsletter automation tool for your marketing success.
About 6 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps
4.8 (91) 9,000+ active installsSend WordPress form and order data to 300+ CRMs, email tools, and sheets — no code, no per-task fees, data stays on your site.
About 9 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI
4.8 (201) 7,000+ active installsAutomate your WordPress workflows by connecting your plugins, sites, and apps with this powerful no-code automation plugin! AI assistant included!
About 7 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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AI Puffer – Chat. Create. Automate. (formerly AI Power)
4.6 (165) 10,000+ active installsChat. Create. Automate.
About 10 times the installs, last updated 2 days ago.
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FuseWP
Paid version availableFuseWP – WordPress User Sync to Email List & Marketing Automation (Mailchimp, Constant Contact, ActiveCampaign etc.)
4.9 (25) 2,000+ active installsSubscribe WordPress users to CRM & email marketing software. Constant Contact, Mailchimp ActiveCampaign MailerLite Brevo Klaviyo AWeber HubSpot etc
About 2 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
Switching from PublishPress Statuses: common questions
What is the best alternative to PublishPress Statuses?
Peter’s Post Notes is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 3,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which PublishPress Statuses alternative has the most users?
ACF Theme Code, with 10,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which PublishPress Statuses alternative is rated highest?
AutomatorWP, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 201 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these PublishPress Statuses alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with PublishPress Statuses score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against PublishPress Statuses on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Peter’s Post Notes is the closest match to PublishPress Statuses by the data we track, and ACF Theme Code has the widest reach with 10,000+ active installs. AI Puffer shipped the most recent release, on September 5, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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