PublishPress Statuses v1.3.3: Cleaner Editor Workflows

PublishPress Statuses v1.3.3 focuses on making status management feel cleaner in the WordPress editor while also closing two security issues. The update removes redundant Pending Review controls, makes the status dropdown more useful, improves Post Access usability, and fixes several interface and compatibility bugs.

Cleaner status controls in the editor

The biggest day to day improvement is a simpler editing experience for teams that rely on custom publishing workflows.

• Published status in the dropdown: The post editor status dropdown now includes Published, making status selection more complete from one control.

• Less duplicate UI: The Pending Review checkbox has been removed from the Gutenberg and post editor screens, reducing confusion when choosing a workflow status.
• Main Workflow by default: Newly created statuses now default to the Main Workflow, which should make setup faster for most teams.
• More polished editor layout: The “Save as Status” button, publication date field, status captions, and status icons have all received alignment or styling fixes.

Post Access and workflow management improvements

Teams using Post Access should see clearer setup flows, especially when PublishPress Capabilities Pro is active alongside the free Statuses plugin.

• Clearer access setup: The Post Access screen now includes more tooltips and improved UI for enabling Post Access with Capabilities Pro active.
• Better capability control: A bug that prevented removing a Status assignment capability from the Post Access screen has been fixed.
• More accurate status availability: Status filtering now avoids post types where status management is not enabled.

Bug fixes and security updates

This release also includes a security hardening pass and several fixes for edge cases reported in the admin interface.

• Capability checks: Status selection now applies the expected capability check before a status can be used.
• Safer data handling: The plugin replaces a use of unserialize() with wp_json_encode().
• Compatibility fixes: Status filtering no longer breaks some third party custom status implementations.
• Localization fix: The Hungarian translation generated by Potomatic now includes previously missing strings.
• Admin screen cleanup: The Add New Status screen now shows the correct title for Visibility or Revision Status, and the N/A caption has been removed.

For developers

Developers maintaining custom workflows should note the compatibility fixes around status filtering and custom status implementations. The release also fixes an issue where the Capabilities Pro textdomain could load too early when used with Statuses Free.

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PublishPress Statuses allows you to add custom statuses for your posts. You can use these statuses to create custom publishing workflows.

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