PublishPress Statuses – Custom Post Status and Workflow

73 Quality Score

Active Installs

14/30

With 1,000 active installs, it is a niche plugin in a crowded workflow category, but it still ranks above average for the niche and beats established names like Edit Flow on this measure.

Update Freshness

25/25

A score of 100/25 reflects active development, with the plugin updated within the last few days of the assessment window and a clear maintainer cadence.

User Rating

12/15

A perfect 100/100 user rating from 4 reviewers is encouraging but not statistically meaningful, so treat the score as a soft signal rather than proof of broad satisfaction.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened in the tracked period is hard to read: it could mean no problems, or it could mean users are not engaging with the plugin's own support channels.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested with WordPress 7.0 and requiring PHP 7.2.5 plus WordPress 5.5, the technical footprint is modern and should run on any reasonably current host.

Scores higher than 30% of indexed plugins

About

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

Active Installs 1k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2026-09-03 1:14pm GMT

Requires WordPress 5.5+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.2.5+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

PublishPress Statuses lets you create custom post statuses beyond the default WordPress Draft, Pending, and Published, then assign editorial workflows around those statuses. It integrates with the standard post editor so editors, authors, and contributors can move content through stages like In Review, Pitch, or Assigned before publication.

Who It's For

This plugin is best for newsrooms, magazines, and multi-author blogs that need a formal editorial pipeline with named stages and approvals. It also fits teams that already use other PublishPress plugins and want a consistent workflow layer across posts, pages, and custom post types.

Who Should Skip It

If you are a solo blogger or run a small site with one author, the built-in Draft and Pending Review statuses are almost certainly enough. You should also skip this if you need broad integration with third-party editorial calendars or want a true automation engine, as this is primarily a status and routing tool rather than a Zapier-style connector.

The Bottom Line

PublishPress Statuses earns a solid 72.93/100 overall, carried by excellent maintenance and forward-looking compatibility, and held back by a small install base and a support signal that is too quiet to interpret. For multi-author teams that need named, enforceable editorial stages inside the WordPress editor, it is a worthy option, especially if you are already in the PublishPress ecosystem. Everyone else can probably wait or evaluate Edit Flow first.

Related Plugins

Edit Flow 76/100

Pick Edit Flow if you want a more mature editorial calendar and notifications experience, and do not mind an older codebase that is no longer as actively maintained.

Zoho Flow – No-Code Workflow Automation 79/100

Pick Zoho Flow if you need cross-app automation that goes far beyond WordPress and you are willing to manage a third-party SaaS subscription.