Pre-Publish Checklist
by Pratik Chaskar · Uncategorized
Also makes 15 other plugins · 12.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easiest way to make sure your page or post is ready to go live
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Health
B 80/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cross check post or page” for “publish”. “cross check post or page” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “publish” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.1%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 32K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 285 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.26★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| pre publish checklist your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| blog publish checklist your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| post publish checklist your tag | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| editorial checklist your tag | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| checklist | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| publish | #16 | #21 | 0 |
| pre | #18 | #19 | down 3 |
| pre get posts | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| cross check post or page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cross check post or page” for “publish”. “cross check post or page” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “publish” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.5K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v1.1.4 · 19 Jan 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.6 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Scott DeLuzio3.1y ago
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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tibsie3.8y ago
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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yesorcayes5.4y ago
This plugin very useful. simple and powerful for workflow
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ findetim6.9y ago
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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ itsViney7.1y ago
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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chagassilva7.1y ago
Team Brainstorm Force as always innovating! the best!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Adnan7.1y ago
Excellent work, Clean UI. I liked it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anand Upadhyay7.1y ago
This plugin is a must have for anyone who is regularly involved in posting content on their WordPress website. It can reduce the chances of missing essentials steps that are required to publish a post perfectly. A great idea, executed by a great team
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.1.4). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.3 Pre-Publish Checklist <= 1.1.1 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Post '_ppc_meta_key' Update ↗2023-09-22 CVE-2023-44151 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects < 1.1.2 Patched in 1.1.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.5
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 8 languages, 3 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easiest way to make sure your page or post is ready to go live"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,398 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Blog publish checklist", "Cross check post or page", "Editorial checklist", "Post publish checklist" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-04-05 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-04 1K+ → 2K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2023-03-30 2K+ → 1K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-03-27 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-26 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-25 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-24 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-03-22 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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