Best status manager plugins for WordPress
The most popular status manager plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. PublishPress Statuses leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Order Pilot (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “status manager” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 status manager plugins
- 1.
PublishPress StatusesThe most installed status manager plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Order PilotFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 2 plugins tagged “status manager”
PublishPress Statuses
Down in the last 7 days:101#5,742by PublishPress2 months ago
The PublishPress Statuses plugin allows you to create additional statuses for your posts. You can use each status to create publishing workflows.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 48/day
Order Pilot
Down in the last 7 days:3,227#63,493by FERDAUS SK1 year ago
Create and manage custom WooCommerce order statuses with color badges, email alerts, frontend tracking, workflows, CSV import, and more.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day