PublishPress Statuses
Healthy: maintained, last release 3 Sep 2026, 26 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is PublishPress Statuses still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 3 Sep 2026, 26 releases in the last 24 months. 3 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns PublishPress Statuses, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer kevinB since Jan 2024. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was PublishPress Statuses removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is PublishPress Statuses safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest PublishPress Statuses update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.3.6. No one-star spike after it. 2 Sep 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 11 Dec 2023 to 11 Dec 2023, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| kevinB | 4 Jan 2024 to 30 Jun 2026, 75 commits |
| publishpress | 4 Jan 2024 to 2 Sep 2026, 37 commits |
| stevejburge | 18 Jan 2024 to 3 Sep 2026, 24 commits |
| andergmartins | 4 Feb 2026 to 30 Jun 2026, 9 commits |
5 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2023.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 26
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.2.5 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 12 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 3 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 2 |
| Q3 2025 | 2 |
| Q4 2025 | 9 |
| Q1 2026 | 4 |
| Q2 2026 | 5 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 3 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 4 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 178 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 343 |
| 18 May 2026 | 419 |
| 25 May 2026 | 247 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 257 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 846 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 343 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 288 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 850 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 394 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 230 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 262 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 233 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 261 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 215 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 318 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 204 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 881 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 367 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 344 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 288 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 417 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 380 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 274 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 341 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 367 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 58 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 27% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.3.6 |
|---|---|
| Author | PublishPress |
| Added | 4 Jan 2024 |
| Last updated | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2.5 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | workflow, pending review, status manager, archived status, custom statuses |
Other plugins by this author: Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories, PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions, PublishPress Taxonomies - Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager - Autotagger Automatically Add Terms, PublishPress Blocks - Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions, Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors, PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access, PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes, PublishPress Planner - Editorial Calendar, Marketing Content, Kanban Board, PublishPress Tag Groups: Stylish Displays For Your Tags and Categories, PublishPress Checklists: Pre-Publishing Approval Checklist - Validate Post Requirements, Issues and Series for Newspapers, Magazines, Publishers, Writers, PublishPress Shortlinks - The Link Manager for WordPress
Questions
Is PublishPress Statuses still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Sep 2026, 26 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns PublishPress Statuses, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer kevinB since Jan 2024.
Was PublishPress Statuses removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is PublishPress Statuses safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest PublishPress Statuses update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.3.6. No one-star spike after it.