JournalPress
A cross-poster supporting Dreamwidth and similar (i.e., LiveJournal-based) sites.
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JournalPress shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 3.7/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 28/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 2 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.5 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where JournalPress stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| community | >100 |
| crossposting | #3 |
| dreamwidth | #2 |
| post | >100 |
| posts | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 from 3 reviews
About JournalPress
From the official readme · v1.2Description
JournalPress is a WordPress plugin that enabled cross-posting to sites running LiveJournal Server, which in 2024 is basically Dreamwidth (and, ironically, not LiveJournal itself). It is based on the LJXP plugin, however it has a raft of new features including:
- support for multiple different mirror journals
- support for scheduled posts
- support for posts created from interfaces (i.e. XML-RPC, Atom)
- mood, music and location support
- per-post-per-journal userpic selection.
Version 1.2
- Minor bugfixes.
Version 1.1
- Updated instructions for using API keys.
Version 1.0
- Significant code rewrite, so make sure to check your settings and journals as some config items may not have migrated exactly as expected!
- Support for LJ-style cut plugins on the WordPress end removed. WordPress-native
<!--more-->still supported. - Support for customer user groups for posting locking removed, since the plugin it relied on is super broken.
- Bulk crossposting options removed.
Credits
JournalPress is based off the original LJXP client by Evan Broder, with the LJ Crossposter Plus modifications made by Ravenwood and Irwin. No disrespect is intended towards any of these authors; without their great work, this plugin wouldn’t have been possible (or at least would’ve taken a hell of a lot longer to write).
Big shout-out to everyone who’s kept using this terrible old code all this time. You guys rock!
Installation
- Upload the
journalpressfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory; - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress;
- …
- Profit!
Frequently asked questions
Where are my userpics?
Userpics should get automatically added when you add a new mirror journal or community. If they don’t — or if you’ve upgraded from a pre-0.3 version of JournalPress — you may fix the list manually on the edit journal page. If you add or delete any pics in the future, you will also need to come back to this page in order to update your list.
What about Currents?
There’s current (har har) basic Currents support using the Custom Fields mood, music and location on a post. Note these are case-sensitive, and all lowercase.
My community posts don’t post!
Communities in LJ-land are a bit finicky. Specifically they won’t post if your security is private, and they won’t post under certain backdated conditions.
For developers
Is this your plugin? Show off the numbers.
Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.
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FAQ
JournalPress: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is JournalPress free?
Yes. JournalPress is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is JournalPress safe to use in 2026?
JournalPress shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 3.7/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 28/100 on our health check.
How many websites use JournalPress?
JournalPress is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 11,795 times since it launched in November 2008. It was downloaded 69 times in the last 30 days.
Does JournalPress work with WordPress 7.1?
JournalPress is officially tested up to WordPress 6.5.12, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was JournalPress last updated?
The latest version, 1.2, was released on June 28, 2024 (2 years ago).
Who makes JournalPress?
JournalPress is developed and maintained by Alis.
What are the best alternatives to JournalPress?
The most popular alternatives to JournalPress are Ultimate Member (200K+ installs), BuddyPress (90K+ installs) and Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA (20K+ installs).
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