PublishPress Statuses – Custom Post Status and Workflow
by PublishPress · Uncategorized
Also makes 13 other plugins · 305.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
The PublishPress Statuses plugin allows you to create additional statuses for your posts. You can use each status to create publishing workflows.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “status manager” and “workflow” for “post status” and “workflows”. “status manager” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “post status” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “workflow” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “workflows” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 50.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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 14 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 60 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ 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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| statuses | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| archived status your tag | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| post statuses | #1 | #3 | up 1 |
| custom statuses your tag | #3 | #9 | down 1 |
| publishing workflow | #2 | #6 | up 1 |
| pending review your tag | #6 | #15 | up 2 |
| archived | #3 | #9 | up 3 |
| publishpress | #10 | #21 | down 1 |
| post status | #12 | #21 | down 1 |
| workflow your tag | #16 | #20 | down 3 |
| pre publish checklist | #11 | #19 | down 1 |
| status | #20 | #21 | 0 |
| workflows | #19 | #22 | down 3 |
| pending | #14 | #23 | down 1 |
| review workflow | #12 | #18 | up 1 |
| publications | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| pending posts | #21 | #22 | down 1 |
| status manager your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 18 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 “status manager” and “workflow” for “post status” and “workflows”. “status manager” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “post status” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “workflow” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “workflows” sits at #19 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 “workflow”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Jan 2024 · 1,032 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.6K · 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
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.
14
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.3.6 · 3 Sep 2026
37
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 66% 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 23 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Jan 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Skylabb1.7y ago
Workflow? This is an essential feature for sites having multiple editors. The flow steps can be customized. Perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ evanltd2.1y ago
Has more features and complexity than I needed, but it works great for adding some custom post statuses.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sami7702.8y ago
Great, good that it is now a plugin of its own and not part of the planner plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gokcer2.8y ago
Fast support. This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by gokcer. Reason: Subjective data deleted This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by gokcer.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 5 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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The PublishPress Statuses plugin allows you to create additional statuses for your posts. You can use each..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "if you need").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,022 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("archived status", "custom statuses", "status manager" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-03 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-02 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-01 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 61 days in tier
- 2024-09-30 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-09-28 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-27 900+ → 1K+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2024-08-22 800+ → 900+ up after 43 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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Pending Status 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Zapier for WordPress 50K+ installs · 2.5★ · 1 shared tag C -
Zoho Flow – No-Code Workflow Automation 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Edit Flow 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
LH Archived Post Status 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D - G Gravity Forms Approvals Add-On 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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