Best content workflow plugins for WordPress
The most popular content workflow plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Controlled Draft Publisher leads with 300+ active installs, ahead of Editorial Workflow Manager (100+) and GoPublish (100+). All 11 plugins tagged “content workflow” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 content workflow plugins
- 1.
Controlled Draft PublisherThe most installed content workflow plugin, with 300+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Editorial Workflow Manager100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 day ago.
- 3.
GoPublish100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Abency Connector60+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
LuckyFish Bulk Scheduler30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 6.
TenwriteFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 7.
RankOps AI SEO PublisherFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 8.
AP Internal Linking HelperFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 9.
ARN Smart Content ToolkitFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 day ago.
- 10.
PublisherOpsAIFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
All 11 plugins tagged “content workflow”
Controlled Draft Publisher
Down in the last 7 days:100#10,969by techygeekshome1 month ago
Publishes draft posts on a configurable interval per post type, with optional publishing-window/weekend restrictions and email alerts.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Editorial Workflow Manager
Down in the last 7 days:21#13,968by vzisis1 day ago
Editorial checklist and pre-publish workflow for Gutenberg. Create reusable checklists, automatic checks, and clear publishing readiness.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
GoPublish
Up in the last 7 days:60#14,065by GoPublish Team6 months ago
Publish directly from Google Docs™ to any website with SEO meta titles, descriptions, images, and format intact. Stop copy-pasting today!
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Abency Connector
Down in the last 7 days:51#19,644by Guillem1 month ago
Connect your site to Abency so AI-proposed edits to already-published content wait for a human to preview and approve here, inside WordPress.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
LuckyFish Bulk Scheduler
#23,284by LuckyFishMedia3 months ago
Schedule batches of draft posts with a start date, publish time, and spacing interval so content goes live on a planned schedule.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tenwrite
Up in the last 7 days:17,689#55,192by tenwrite3 months ago
Tenwrite turns finished Google Docs into clean WordPress posts with formatting, images, metadata, updates, and automations handled in one workflow.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
RankOps AI SEO Publisher
Down in the last 7 days:5,250#61,418by rankopsai4 months ago
Publish reviewed SEO articles from RankOps AI to WordPress posts with category, tag, and author controls.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AP Internal Linking Helper
#61,997by apsystemslab10 months ago
Lightweight internal linking suggestions inside the WordPress block editor.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
ARN Smart Content Toolkit
Up in the last 7 days:6,203#64,100by arnsmart1 day ago
A workflow-first WordPress toolkit for smart draft preparation, replace workflows, and builder-aware content handling.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
PublisherOpsAI
#67,953by Muhammad5 months ago
AI-powered publisher workflow toolkit for WordPress. Optimize content, automate editorial cleanup, manage links, and run bulk AI operations safely.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bee Notes
Down in the last 7 days:18,577#68,753by Saikat Chandra Das5 months ago
Native notes for WordPress content creators. Attach editorial notes to any post, search across all notes, stay in your dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day