Best post status plugins for WordPress
The most popular post status plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Archive Content with Archived Post Status leads with 5K+ active installs, ahead of Post Status Notifications (1K+) and Colored Admin Post List (400+). All 18 plugins tagged “post status” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 post status plugins
- 1.
Archive Content with Archived Post StatusThe most installed post status plugin, with 5K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 36 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Post Status Notifications1K+ active installs. Rated 3.5 from 10 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 3.
Colored Admin Post List400+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 4.
LH Private Content Login200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 5.Pending Status
200+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 6.Post Status Menu Items
100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 7.Automatic Post Scheduler
80+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 8.WP Unpublish
40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 9.Custom Post Status
30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 10.Drafts of Post Revisions
20+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 7 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
All 18 plugins tagged “post status”

Archive Content with Archived Post Status
Up in the last 7 days:3#2,941by Joshua David Nelson15 days ago
Use an "Archived" status to unpublish content without having to trash it.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.9(36)
- Downloads
- 179/day

Post Status Notifications
Down in the last 7 days:35#6,746by DraftPress Team3 years ago
The Post Status Notifications plugin by 99 Robots provides an easy way to notify Administrators when Contributors submit posts for review or when a Co …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.5(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Colored Admin Post List
Down in the last 7 days:13#9,197by rockschtar1 month ago
Color-code your admin post list by post status. Instantly spot drafts, pending reviews, scheduled, private, and published posts at a glance.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 17/day

LH Private Content Login
Down in the last 7 days:9#11,230by shawfactor2 years ago
Redirects non-logged users to the login page when they follow a link to a post, page, or cpt which is protected by post status.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Pending Status
Up in the last 7 days:69#12,892by Room 34 Creative Services, LLC5 months ago
Get notified when your site has posts pending review.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post Status Menu Items
Down in the last 7 days:10#13,310by mrwweb8 years ago
Adds post status links–e.g. "Draft" (7)–to post type admin menus and a few other nice goodies.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 4/day
Automatic Post Scheduler
#18,019by tetele10 years ago
A plugin that automatically schedules posts depending on a min/max threshold and the last post's publish date and time.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Unpublish
Down in the last 7 days:185#21,890by Alexandre Froger6 years ago
WP Unpublish adds a post status "Unpublished" to your WordPress Posts (Classic Editor).
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Post Status
Up in the last 7 days:124#23,390by page-carbajal10 years ago
This project helps you implement your own Custom Status in the Post Submit Box.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Drafts of Post Revisions
Up in the last 7 days:43#25,625by daxitude13 years ago
Create drafts of WordPress posts/pages/CPTs even after they've been published
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.9(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
OneClickPublish
Up in the last 7 days:123#27,305by yantrakaar13 years ago
This is a very basic plugin to simple toggle the status of your posts between publish and post
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Extra Post Pages Menu
Up in the last 7 days:1,216#30,340by Mindstien Technologies6 years ago
Adds extra and individual menus for all available post/page statuses like drafts, pending, trash including count of number of posts in each status.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
All Post Statuses for Add Link
#34,359by Dave Clements7 years ago
Adds all post statuses to the "Add Link" modal in the editor, allowing you to link to future content, draft posts, private items etc.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Better Press Newsfeed
Down in the last 7 days:7,185#42,516by Andrew Norcross12 years ago
A plugin to provide a dashboard widget for WP Tavern and Post Status.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Post Status Notifications
Up in the last 7 days:1,904#45,326by Josh11 years ago
Configure email notifications for post/page status changes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Ultimate Member
Down in the last 7 days:2,243#45,811by umplugins10 years ago
Adds a shortcode to Ultimate Member that creates a button for a status update modal like Twitter.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post Status Indicator
Up in the last 7 days:3,051#52,137by Sean Hayes5 years ago
Allow color customization in WordPress admin for the publish state of your content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Post Snapshots
Down in the last 7 days:6,280#71,893by Blackbam8 years ago
Create, manage and view snapshots of any post (or custom post type) whenever you want. Like user-managed revisions with a lot of useful functionality.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day