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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 27, 2026

Best Editorial Plugins for WordPress

39 plugins are tagged “editorial” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is Edit Flow with 4K+ active installs.

Plugins in category39
#1 by installsEdit Flow
Top-30 installs5K+
Avg. health (this page)52/100

39 Editorial plugins

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Best Editorial Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Edit Flow Edit Flow Redefining your editorial workflow. by Automattic 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (50) 1 month ago 81
2 Multicollab: Content Team Collaboration and Editorial Workflow Multicollab: Content Team Collaboration and Editorial Workf… This plugin serves the commenting feature like Google Docs within the Gutenberg Editor! by Multicollab 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (10) 1 week ago 65
3 Publishing Checklist Publishing Checklist Pre-flight your posts. by Daniel Bachhuber 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3 (2) 11 years ago 27
4 Editorial Workflow Manager Editorial Workflow Manager Editorial checklist and pre-publish workflow for the WordPress editor. Create reusable… by vzisis 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 week ago 69
5 Fabrica Dashboard Fabrica Dashboard Replaces the default Dashboard widgets to provide a much better overview of your site's… by Yes We Work 70+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 2 years ago 35
6 Quick Edit Notes Quick Edit Notes Add internal notes to posts and pages directly from the Quick Edit interface and block… by Gilkey Group 60+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 years ago 28
7 Abency Connector Abency Connector Connect your site to Abency so AI-proposed edits to already-published content wait for a… by Guillem 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 weeks ago 62
8 Uplink Editorial Title Uplink Editorial Title Adds an optional editorial display title with safe inline formatting, CSS classes, native… by Stephen Walker 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 days ago 67
9 Leenkat Author Autocomplete Leenkat Author Autocomplete Search and assign WordPress users or guest authors faster in the Classic Editor and Block… by Fajr Yassin 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 days ago 66
10 Author by Category Author by Category Automatically assign post authors based on categories, while keeping full manual control. by Unioney 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 9 months ago 45
11 Leenkat Editorial Tracker Leenkat Editorial Tracker Track who actually publishes and edits WordPress content, independently from the assigned… by Fajr Yassin 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 days ago 66
12 NoteFlow – Notes, Checklists & Team Collaboration NoteFlow – Notes, Checklists & Team Collaboration A notes app in your WordPress admin with checklists, reminders and shared notes, plus… by Ankit Panchal 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 days ago 66
13 Pressroom Pressroom Turns WordPress into a multiple channel publishing platform. by theprintlabs 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 11 years ago 23
14 Eight Day Week Print Workflow Eight Day Week Print Workflow Optimize publication workflows by using WordPress as your print CMS by 10up 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 1 week ago 73
15 Post Lock Post Lock Post Lock prevents accidental updating or publishing of content by requiring a password to… by ggwicz 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 10 years ago 30
16 Paperlit Paperlit Turns WordPress into a publishing platform. by paperlit 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 years ago 23
17 Content Lifecycle Manager Content Lifecycle Manager Helps you keep WordPress content accurate, up to date, and properly maintained over time. by WPVibes 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 months ago 51
18 Desk-Net Desk-Net Connect your WordPress site with Desk-Net, the editorial calendar tool for medium to large… by Kordiam 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 months ago 57
19 Editorial Guidelines Editorial Guidelines With editorial guidelines you can show a quick and small box next to the edit screens of… by erwinwolff 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 16 years ago 23
20 Forward: Queue Posts Forward: Queue Posts Queue posts and pages for later publishing at minute, hour, or day intervals. by Forlæns 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (2) 1 month ago 66
21 Simple Editorial Guidelines Simple Editorial Guidelines This plugin enables you to display a simple panel containing your editorial guidelines in… by Thomas McGee 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 11 years ago 38
22 4WP Drive 4WP Drive Import Google Docs and Markdown from Drive or GitHub into WordPress drafts—or update… by 4WP.dev <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 1 week ago 75
23 Collaborative Post Notes Collaborative Post Notes A lightweight, threaded internal notes system for WordPress posts, pages, and custom post… by Mahdi Rahani <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 months ago 49
24 OATS Africa FSE Theme Blocks OATS Africa FSE Theme Blocks Custom Gutenberg blocks and WooCommerce shortcodes built for the OATS Nova theme. by oatsafricatechsupport <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 weeks ago 59
25 Orvanta Editorial Refresh Queue Orvanta Editorial Refresh Queue Build a local editorial refresh queue from stale content, SEO signals, and update-priority… by ushbakhan <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 months ago 55
26 Word Guard – Content Scanning & Keyword Control Word Guard – Content Scanning & Keyword Control Enforce editorial consistency in WordPress by scanning content against a customizable… by wpsqr <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 8 months ago 36
27 Broadside Blocks Broadside Blocks The editorial blocks and masthead furniture for the Broadside newspaper theme — a short… by Shadow Software LLC <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 days ago 59
28 MirM Editorial Guard – Publishing Checklist & Content Rules MirM Editorial Guard – Publishing Checklist & Content Rules A lightweight pre-publish checklist that locks the Publish button until authors meet your… by Mir Monoarul Alam <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 month ago 60
29 Computerkick Content Fresh Computerkick Content Fresh Keep your site fresh and up to date. Automatically find stale WordPress content and flag… by Computerkick <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 months ago 49
30 Brand Voice Checker Brand Voice Checker Check posts and pages for claims & compliance risk and brand voice before you publish… by David Iwanow <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 month ago 55

Top Editorial plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
Edit FlowEdit Flow vs Multicollab: Content Team Collaboration and Editorial WorkflowMulticollab: Content… Edit FlowEdit Flow vs Publishing ChecklistPublishing Checklist Edit FlowEdit Flow vs Editorial Workflow ManagerEditorial Workflow Ma… Multicollab: Content Team Collaboration and Editorial WorkflowMulticollab: Content… vs Publishing ChecklistPublishing Checklist Multicollab: Content Team Collaboration and Editorial WorkflowMulticollab: Content… vs Editorial Workflow ManagerEditorial Workflow Ma… Publishing ChecklistPublishing Checklist vs Editorial Workflow ManagerEditorial Workflow Ma…

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026

What is the most popular editorial plugin for WordPress?

Edit Flow is the most popular editorial plugin with 4K+ active installs and a 4.2/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many editorial plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 39 plugins tagged “editorial” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which editorial plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Edit Flow has the highest rating at 4.2/5 from 50 reviews.

Are these editorial plugins actively maintained?

11 of the top 30 editorial plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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