Version 4 of PublishPress Future is Now Available
I'm super excited to share PublishPress Future 4.0 with you.
The PublishPress Future plugin allows you to schedule changes to posts.
Version 4.0 enables you to schedule changes using advanced, drag-and-drop workflows. Here are some examples of what's possible:
- Change the post status to “Trash” a week after the publication date.
- 15 days after the post is published, move the post to the “Draft” status and add a new category.
- One year after a post is published, send an email to the author asking them to check the content.
- Unpublish posts automatically two months after they were last updated.
We've designed the PublishPress Future workflow builder to look just like the block editor in WordPress. Here's a screenshot of the new builder:
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A Sample Action Workflow
The best way to understand what Action Workflows do is to see an example. This image below shows a sample workflow. This workflow will automatically change the status of a post to “Draft” a week after it was published. In this screenshot below, we have four steps:
- Trigger: Post is saved. This trigger activates whenever a post is saved, regardless of whether it's newly created, imported, or updated.
- Advanced: Schedule. This step allows you to schedule the action. For example, you can set the workflow to run seven days after the post is published.
- Action: Move post to status. This step will move the post to a different status, such as “Draft”.
- Action: Send Email. This step will send an email to any address you choose.
How to Build Action Workflows
You can drag-and-drop steps to build your workflow. In the screenshot below, we're adding a new action called “Move post to status”.
Each step can be inserted into the workflow using the lines that connect steps. In this image below, we've added the new action as the second step in the workflow.
If there are any required settings for your step, PublishPress Future will show a small warning sign. In this screenshot below, we need to choose the new status that the post will be moved to.
What's next for PublishPress Future?
Please download PublishPress Future and let us know what you think.
Now that version 4 is available, the next step will be adding more steps to make the workflow more powerful. We plan to add more triggers, actions, and notification options.
The Best Plugin to Schedule Changes to Your WordPress Content
The PublishPress Future plugin allows you to schedule automatic changes to posts. You can update your content using custom workflows involving multiple steps.
