Best pre-publish checklist plugins for WordPress
The most popular pre-publish checklist plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Pre-Publish Checklist leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Pre-Publish Post Checklist (100+) and Outreachboard (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “pre-publish checklist” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 pre-publish checklist plugins
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Pre-Publish ChecklistThe most installed pre-publish checklist plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 11 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 2.
Pre-Publish Post Checklist100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 3.
OutreachboardFewer than 10 active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 3 plugins tagged “pre-publish checklist”
Pre-Publish Checklist
Down in the last 7 days:19#6,833by Pratik Chaskar9 months ago
Easiest way to make sure your page or post is ready to go live
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(11)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Pre-Publish Post Checklist
Down in the last 7 days:108#15,874by danbriapps12 years ago
With Pre-Publish Post Checklist, you’ll never have to worry about accidentally publishing a post.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Outreachboard
#49,126by outreachboard1 year ago
A plugin that helps automate and manage guest author submissions with checklists, syncing, and secure publishing workflows.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day