PublishPress Checklists: Pre-Publishing Approval Checklist – Validate Post Requirements
by PublishPress · Uncategorized
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Define checklist tasks to complete before publishing posts. Make sure your content meets your requirements.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
-17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “minimum” and “maximum” for “require” and “spell check”. “minimum” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “require” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “maximum” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “spell check” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 188.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 9 releases 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 24 reviews, smoothed to 4.39★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
40
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| requirement your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| requirements | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| validate | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| checklists | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| checklist your tag | #1 | #2 | up 1 |
| publishing | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| pre publish checklist | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| approval your tag | #5 | #5 | down 1 |
| checks before publishing | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| content checklist | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| publishpress | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| require | #6 | #9 | up 2 |
| spell check | #6 | #6 | down 1 |
| post approval | #4 | #5 | down 1 |
| content publishing | #7 | #10 | 0 |
| maximum your tag | #13 | #19 | up 1 |
| content approval | #8 | #10 | down 1 |
| spell | #8 | #7 | 0 |
| grammar | #9 | #12 | 0 |
| pre | #16 | #16 | down 2 |
88 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 57 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “minimum” and “maximum” for “require” and “spell check”. “minimum” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “require” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “maximum” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “spell check” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “maximum”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 9.3K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
9
releases in the last 12 months
5d ago
latest release · v2.30.0 · 26 Oct 2026
53
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; the previous band took 2.7 years to cross, which places it about 53% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Oct 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Aliko Sunawang1.2y ago
I was looking for a way to require users on my website to add featured image on each blog post and found this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ avsualr1.8y ago
The full PublishPress suite is turning out to be very helpful with our full site redesign. It fills a lot of holes that other plugins weren’t able to do. I’ve also been very pleased with the support of their team. They’ve been quick to reply with solutions to my issues and receptive to suggestions that I have to make things better. Multisite development can be tricky and frustrating at best so I appreciate good support with that when available. Cheers.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wocmultimedia2.6y ago
I first installed the plugin to check translation then I kept it in my website because I found out it was useful to carry on my work. Thanks, I wish you carry on developing this and other useful plugin like this one.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ comreJH3.3y ago
This is a very handy and useful plugin for serious bloggers and online publishers. The premium upgrade is great value and a wise addition.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Huckleberry3.6y ago
I set it up to prevent me from posting until I have added at least a tag. Very helpful!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jf9xcsdd3.7y ago
You can easily write your own checklist with a plugin and a few lines of javascript
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ramonray3.9y ago
We use it to align our editorial team
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bhkh4.2y ago
Hard to believe this only has a few reviews. This plugin does exactly what it promises and is not cluttered with unnecessary things. If you have a complicated publication process that needs to be exactly right every time, this is a great plugin to prevent accidents.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 15 languages, 9 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
7 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Define checklist tasks to complete before publishing posts. Make sure your content meets your requirements."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Block editor, Yoast, Rank Math and 6 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 20 headings and 14 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 10,458 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-01 4K+ → 3K+ down after 976 days in tier
- 2022-11-29 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2022-11-27 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-26 3K+ → 4K+ up after 82 days in tier
- 2022-09-05 2K+ → 3K+ up after 221 days in tier
- 2022-01-27 1K+ → 2K+ up after 217 days in tier
- 2021-06-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 69 days in tier
- 2021-04-16 800+ → 900+ up after 46 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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Min and Max Quantity for WooCommerce 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple MinMax 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Min Max Quantities for WooCommerce – Gatemi — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Inventory Rules for WooCommerce — installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Maximum Execution Time Exceeded 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D -
Requirements Checklist 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
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