Best editorial plugins for WordPress
The most popular editorial plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Edit Flow leads with 4K+ active installs, ahead of Peter's Post Notes (3K+) and Multicollab (300+). All 62 plugins tagged “editorial” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 editorial plugins
- 1.
Edit FlowThe most installed editorial plugin, with 4K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 50 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Peter's Post Notes3K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 26 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Multicollab300+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 10 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 4.Publishing Checklist
200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 5.
Fabrica Dashboard60+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Abency Connector60+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
Quick Edit Notes60+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 8.Uplink Editorial Title
50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
Double Check20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 10.Author by Category
10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 62 plugins tagged “editorial”

Edit Flow
Down in the last 7 days:10#3,345by Automattic2 months ago
Redefining your editorial workflow.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.2(50)
- Downloads
- 146/day

Peter's Post Notes
Up in the last 7 days:17#4,105by The WP Garden1 month ago
Private and shared admin notes on posts, pages and custom post types. Editorial notes, team reminders and dashboard notes for WordPress teams.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.9(26)
- Downloads
- 30/day

Multicollab
Down in the last 7 days:37#10,376by Multicollab4 days ago
This plugin serves the commenting feature like Google Docs within the Gutenberg Editor!
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 3.7(10)
- Downloads
- 16/day
Publishing Checklist
Down in the last 7 days:229#11,731by Daniel Bachhuber11 years ago
Pre-flight your posts.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Fabrica Dashboard
Up in the last 7 days:266#19,092by Yes We Work1 month ago
Replaces the default Dashboard to provide a much better overview of your content and activity as soon as you log in. Requires no configuration.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Abency Connector
Up in the last 7 days:442#19,371by 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

Quick Edit Notes
#19,640by Gilkey Group1 year ago
Add internal notes to posts and pages directly from the Quick Edit interface and block editor in WordPress.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Uplink Editorial Title
Up in the last 7 days:731#21,347by Stephen Walker1 month ago
Adds an optional editorial display title with safe inline formatting, CSS classes, native core block output, Etch data, and Bricks dynamic data.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Double Check
Up in the last 7 days:41#25,303by Fox Tucker1 month ago
A simple pre-publish check for WordPress. Catch common omissions before your content goes live.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Author by Category
#29,160by Unioney10 months ago
Automatically assign post authors based on categories, while keeping full manual control.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Leenkat Author Autocomplete
Up in the last 7 days:700#30,033by Fajr Yassin1 month ago
Search and assign WordPress users or guest authors faster in the Classic Editor and Block Editor.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Leenkat Editorial Tracker
#31,519by Fajr Yassin1 month ago
Track who actually publishes and edits WordPress content, independently from the assigned post author.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
NoteFlow
Up in the last 7 days:598#32,405by Ankit Panchal1 month ago
A notes app in your WordPress admin with checklists, reminders and shared notes, plus comments and issues on posts and pages for your team.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Eight Day Week Print Workflow
#37,178by 10up1 month ago
Optimize publication workflows by using WordPress as your print CMS
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Pressroom
Up in the last 7 days:88#39,430by theprintlabs11 years ago
Turns WordPress into a multiple channel publishing platform.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Forward
Up in the last 7 days:7,817#40,459by Forlæns2 months ago
Queue posts and pages for later publishing at minute, hour, or day intervals.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 14/day
Content Lifecycle Manager
Up in the last 7 days:7,325#40,514by WPVibes4 months ago
Helps you keep WordPress content accurate, up to date, and properly maintained over time.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Desk-Net
Down in the last 7 days:9,109#45,671by Kordiam3 months ago
Connect your WordPress site with Desk-Net, the editorial calendar tool for medium to large editorial teams and content marketers.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Editorial Guidelines
#46,405by erwinwolff16 years ago
With editorial guidelines you can show a quick and small box next to the edit screens of both the page and post page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Editorial Guidelines
Down in the last 7 days:5,684#46,668by Thomas McGee11 years ago
This plugin enables you to display a simple panel containing your editorial guidelines in the post edit admin to users of your choosing.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Post Lock
Down in the last 7 days:8,295#48,312by ggwicz10 years ago
Post Lock prevents accidental updating or publishing of content by requiring a password to do either.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Paperlit
#48,569by paperlit9 years ago
Turns WordPress into a publishing platform.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PublisherKits NewsDesk Manager
#51,706by PublisherKits4 days ago
Turn press releases, newsroom feeds and an editorial inbox into a ranked review queue, with reuse rights checked on every item.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

CodexCR AI Publisher
Up in the last 7 days:6,255#54,756by codexcr21 days ago
Create editable AI-assisted WordPress articles using the native WordPress AI Client, with business-specific editorial boundaries and SEO metadata.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
SEO Preflight AI
#55,473by abhishekchauhan604 months ago
AI-powered SEO audits and keyword insights for WordPress editorial teams using Anthropic Claude and Ahrefs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Brand Voice Checker
#55,966by David Iwanow4 days ago
Check posts and pages for brand voice and advertising-claims risk in the editor, before they go live, with an optional publish gate.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

4WP Drive
Up in the last 7 days:6,222#56,874by 4WP.dev1 month ago
Import Google Docs and Markdown from Drive or GitHub into WordPress drafts—or update existing posts and pages from Incoming.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
OATS Africa FSE Theme Blocks
#57,367by oatsafricatechsupport2 months ago
Custom Gutenberg blocks and WooCommerce shortcodes built for the OATS Nova theme.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Corantr Media Desk
Up in the last 7 days:11,426#57,999by hyncaconsulting3 days ago
Approved articles from Corantr Media Desk arrive on your site as drafts, or go live automatically if you choose.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

MirM Editorial Guard
Up in the last 7 days:1,161#58,196by Mir Monoarul Alam2 months ago
A lightweight pre-publish checklist that locks the Publish button until authors meet your exact content standards.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Lineweb Change Desk
Down in the last 7 days:2,115#58,537by Andrew Matia26 days ago
Review content changes across selected Gutenberg posts and pages. Exact text mode, optional AI proposals, selective apply and guarded restore.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Badawy AI Draft Generator
#60,173by waelbadawy2 months ago
Generate review-ready WordPress post drafts through an AI provider configured with the WordPress AI Client.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Heditra Toolkit
Down in the last 7 days:10,813#60,688by uniteug19 days ago
Companion for the Heditra News theme: wizard, ads, measurement and consent, editorial control, search engine tags, share buttons, deals, downloads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

OST Editorial Workflow
Up in the last 7 days:2,591#61,077by OpenSource Technologies Inc.22 days ago
Editorial approval workflow with custom review statuses, a role-based approval chain, notifications, SLA escalation and an audit trail.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Ragodos Content Review Reminder
Up in the last 7 days:6,582#61,596by JunJun Ragodos10 days ago
Flags content not updated or reviewed in a set period. Mark items reviewed without changing their modified date.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 17/day
Editant
Down in the last 7 days:9,158#61,808by editant1 month ago
Share unpublished WordPress content with reviewers via secure links. Threaded comments, approval decisions, full audit, no logins required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Suiko
#62,343by Adrien Asselineautoday
Manage your SEO and GEO content with verified facts: briefs, content score, fact-checked updates, published to WordPress in one click.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day

Collaborative Post Notes
Up in the last 7 days:9,857#62,890by Mahdi Rahani5 months ago
A lightweight, threaded internal notes system for WordPress posts, pages, and custom post types. Perfect for editorial teams, content creators, and mu …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Moradi Author Workspace
Down in the last 7 days:14,298#63,071by esmaeilmoradi1 month ago
Frontend publishing workspace for WordPress authors, editors and content teams.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Seonardo Editorial Plan
#63,987by seonardo8 days ago
Manage your editorial plan with custom statuses, interactive drag & drop calendar, SEO fields, and content organization tools.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 30/day
Aoedia
Up in the last 7 days:5,265#66,451by cpricop13 days ago
An AI assistant that helps you manage your blog, built on the WordPress Abilities API and AI Client.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Spritz
Down in the last 7 days:470#67,671by TolstoyDotCom5 months ago
Spritz reminds you to review or refresh your WordPress posts on a regular basis.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Computerkick Content Fresh
#68,020by Computerkick5 months ago
Keep your site fresh and up to date. Automatically find stale WordPress content and flag posts or pages due for review.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PressAI Engine Lite
Down in the last 7 days:1,168#68,065by elz0hairy21 days ago
Monitor RSS/Atom and WordPress REST sources, review discoveries, prevent duplicate links, and curate selected items into WordPress drafts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
DZIEWA Publications Planner and Organiser
Down in the last 7 days:19,727#69,064by Rafał Dziewa2 months ago
Editorial calendar for WordPress: see and manage your whole publishing week at a glance — schedule, drag, edit, duplicate — without leaving wp-admin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Notewake
Down in the last 7 days:12,814#69,093by Tico14 days ago
Every open editor note in one inbox: resolve or reply there, get a daily email digest, turn Notes on for custom post types and export notes to CSV.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Broadside Blocks
Down in the last 7 days:21,168#70,070by Shadow Software LLC15 days ago
The editorial blocks and masthead furniture for the Broadside newspaper theme — a short answer, key takeaways, a self-building contents, an FAQ that e …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Prajesh Content Grid
#70,557by Prajesh Ganatra4 days ago
Edit existing content in a compact grid, review changed cells, and apply or undo batches with conflict checks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 73/day

Fresqora
#70,580by Muhammad Mujahid Sarfraz1 day ago
Find outdated content before your readers do: past years in titles, expired dates, stale "as of" phrases and overdue reviews.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- –

Orvanta Editorial Refresh Queue
Up in the last 7 days:353#70,905by ushbakhan3 months ago
Build a local editorial refresh queue from stale content, SEO signals, and update-priority scores.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day