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title: Approved by a specific user (Pro)
description: "This feature requires the Pro version of the PublishPress Checklists plugin. With this requirement, you can stop content from being published unless it has been approved by a specific user. This feature is available in the Pro version of [PublishPress…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/approved-specific-user/"
updated: "2026-02-04"
category: PublishPress Checklists / Approval Tasks
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# Approved by a specific user (Pro)

This feature requires the Pro version of the PublishPress Checklists plugin.

With this requirement, you can stop content from being published unless it has been approved by a specific user. This feature is available in the Pro version of [PublishPress Checklists](https://publishpress.com/links/checklists).

This is an excellent way to allow some users to "sign off" on content before it is published.

- Click the "Approval" tab. The screenshot below shows the approved by user option.
- You can choose from “Disabled, Recommended, or Required” options.
- In the final box, you can choose which roles can approve posts. In the image below, posts can't be published unless they are approved by an Administrator or Editor.

![Approved by a specific user](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/approved-user-specific-1024x283.png)
Approver By User Role

In the "Options" area, you can choose which users are able to approve this post:

![Who can approve this post?](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/approved-user-1024x251.png)

If a user is allowed to approve a post, they will see a checkbox like the one shown below. The checkbox only needs to be checked by one of these users.

![Approved by a specific user red](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/approved-specific-wp-user-1024x577.png)
Disabled Checkbox User Role

If the user approves the post, they can check the box and the content can be published.

![Approved by a specific user green](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/approved-user-specific-green-1024x617.png)
Approved Checkbox User Role