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Changelogs for PublishPress Statuses

You can find the changelog for the free version by clicking this link to WordPress.org.

You can find the changelog for the Pro version below:

The format is based on Keep a Changelog
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

= [1.1.14] - 19 Nov 2025 =

  • Fixed : Status workflow did not offer to advance to next status under some configurations
  • Fixed : Javascript errors for ReferenceError in Post Editor

= [1.1.13] - 4 Nov 2025 =

  • Fixed : Add Status screen could not be loaded

= [1.1.12] - 4 Nov 2025 =

  • Fixed : Status disable was not applied, all statuses were available in alternate workflow
  • Fixed : Blank Post Access tab was displayed when editing Draft status
  • Change : Remove Statuses > Add New submenu item
  • Change : Clarify Delete captions in Statuses table
  • Lang : Update ES, FR, IT

= [1.1.11] - 3 Nov 2025 =

  • Fixed : Status disable was not applied, all statuses were available in alternate workflow
  • Change : Improve background color contrast on Status Edit > Post Access

= [1.1.10] - 30 Oct 2025 =

  • Fixed : Status Edit - Capability Requirements dropdown not shown on Post Access tab if Custom Capabilities not already enabled and Permissions Pro is active
  • Fixed : Default Revision Statuses were not ordered / classified correctly on Statuses screen if their order was not previously updated
  • Fixed : Revision Status ordering could become invalid in previous versions, breaking some Revisions functionality

= [1.1.9] - 15 Oct 2025 =

  • Fixed : Publication workflow reverts post to draft

= [1.1.8] - 14 Oct 2025 =

  • Fixed : Status Edit - Name tab shows others tab's fields
  • Fixed : Status Edit - Name tab contents not redisplayed on return from other tab
  • Fixed : Status Edit - Capability Requirements dropdown shown on Post Access tab only if Custom Capabilities already enabled
  • Fixed : Invalid status order / disabling under some conditions
  • Fixed : Revision Statuses don't work with Revision Queue status filtering
  • Fixed : PHP Warning for undefined status name property

= [1.1.7] - 2 Oct 2025 =

  • Fixed : Revision Statuses screen was missing Add New button
  • Fixed : Revision Statuses were listed as disabled
  • Fixed : Plugin-defined statuses could not be disabled
  • Fixed : PHP Warning on new status creation

= [1.1.6] - 9 Sep 2025 =

  • Feature : Plugin setting to disable Workflow Guidance
  • Fixed : Save Draft button was hidden after switching post editor from another status to Draft
  • Fixed : License key input limited key length
  • Change : Status capability descriptions
  • Lang : Update ES, FR, IT translations

= [1.1.5] - 31 Jul 2025 =

  • Change : Add contextual promo for Revision Statuses (Pro)

= [1.1.4] - 17 June 2025 =

  • Fixed : Customization of Pending Review properties were not applied #301
  • Fixed : Javascript error in post editor on some sites #309
  • Fixed : Status dropdown in Post Editor is empty under some conditions #308
  • Change : Statuses table row action Edit link in Name column #317
  • Change : Statuses, Settings links on Plugins screen row #305
  • Change : Visual indicator that Draft, Pending Review statuses can't be disabled #98
  • Change : Visual indicator for core Visibility statuses #114
  • Change : Tool tips for Statuses table section headings (Main Workflow, Alternate Workflows) #129
  • Lang : Include loco.xml file #303

= [1.1.3] - 15 May 2025 =

  • Fixed : Setting Status to Published causes Publish button to be hidden
  • Fixed : Edit Status - Post Access tab not displayed under some conditions
  • Fixed : Post Editor - Javascript errors on some sites
  • Fixed : Error on status retrieval if a status was stored to the wrong taxonomy
  • Change : Show capability descriptions on Statuses capabilities tab in PublishPress Capabilities plugin
  • Compat : PublishPress Planner - Creation of default notifications was skipped if Statuses Pro was active
  • Compat : PublishPress Planner - Restore default notifications skipped due to Statuses Pro activation

= [1.1.2] - 5 Mar 2025 =

  • Fixed : Plugin activation with Revisions plugin also active caused a fatal error on some sites due to database lock wait timeout
  • Fixed : Posts could not be scheduled (instead being published immediately)
  • Fixed : Post Editor - Redundant post status update on status dropdown selection, post save

= [1.1.1] - 12 Feb 2025 =

  • Fixed : Fatal error on activation if no other Pro plugins from PublishPress are active
  • Fixed : PHP Warning from permalink filter under some conditions

= [1.1.0] - 29 Jan 2025 =

  • Initial release of Statuses Pro
  • Feature : Revision Statuses (with PublishPress Revisions 3.6 or later)
  • Feature : Revision Statuses on Planner Calendar, Content Board and Overview (with PublishPress Planner 4.6 or later)

= [1.0.8] - 7 Nov 2024 =

  • Compat : WP 6.7

= [1.0.7] - 16 Sep 2024 =

  • Compat : WP 6.6 - Gutenberg UI integration was partially broken
  • Fixed : Publication Workflow caption showed new post defaulting to Scheduled, not Published
  • Fixed : On translated sites, post permalink was forced to plain format
  • Fixed : Pending Review status label could not be customized by Edit Status screen
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - PHP Warning for undefined array index "moderation"

= [1.0.6.9] - 18 Jun 2024 =

  • Fixed : Could not create new Statuses with Multibyte label
  • Fixed : Status backup / restore / default operation was not applied to core statuses (Draft, Pending)
  • Fixed : Status default operation did not restore default Planner colors and icons under some conditions
  • Compat : Planner - If one or more post types have Statuses integration disabled, customized status colors are not applied to paged results on Planner Content Calendar
  • Compat : Disable Gutenberg - Classic Editor mode was not detected under some configurations

= [1.0.6.8] - 5 Apr 2024 =

  • Compat : WP 6.5 - Workflow labels in post editor sidebar were mis-aligned
  • Fixed : Fatal error in PHP 8.2 if another plugin sets $plugin_page to array
  • Lang : Brazilian Portuguese translation

= [1.0.6.7] - 7 Feb 2024 =

  • Compat : The Events Calendar, other plugins - Avoid js errors due to scripts being loaded before jQuery

= [1.0.6.6] - 31 Jan 2024 =

  • Compat : Advanced Custom Fields - Selected / Current / Next Workflow selection was not applied if a required ACF field is in the editor
  • Compat : The Events Calendar, other plugins - Avoid js errors due to scripts being loaded before jQuery
  • Compat : ShortPixel Critical CSS - Conflict with post_status taxonomy causes status value to be cleared in post editor
  • Compat : Custom Fields plugins - Stop disabling Publish button on click, in case custom field plugin doesn't re-enable it after required entries

= [1.0.6.5] - 30 Jan 2024 =

  • Fixed : Gutenberg publish button and workflow status captions were not changed from "Publish" to "Schedule" if a future date is selected
  • Fixed : For authors with limited status permissions, Gutenberg Post Status dropdown intially included unavailable statuses, then refreshed to correct statuses
  • Fixed : Unintended progression to next / max status could be applied under some conditions
  • Fixed : Status filtering could possibly be applied to wrong post under some conditions
  • Compat : Advanced Custom Fields - Update attempts with missing required fields left Publish / Update button hidden
  • Compat : The Events Calendar + The Events Calendar Pro - Extensive javascript errors in Post Editor
  • Compat : Permissions Pro - Pending status was restricted by capability check even if Statuses > Settings configured to make Pending status available to all users

= [1.0.6.4] - 24 Jan 2024 =

  • Compat : PublishPress Checklists - Blockage / Warning messages for content requirements were not displayed on Pre-Publish panel
  • Fixed : Some status filtering was still applied even if plugin is disabled for the post type
  • Lang : Updated translations

= [1.0.6.3] - 22 Jan 2024 =

  • Change : Edit Status, Add Status screens - Distinct html titles for browser tab navigation
  • Change : Swap the position of Post Types, Roles tabs on Edit Status screen
  • Change : Visibility Statuses - Acknowledge installation of updated Status Capabilities library (in Capabilities Pro or Permissions Pro) by labeling Custom Visibility Capabilities as "Custom" or "Custom Read"
  • Change : Edit Status - Don't toggle selection of type-specific Set capabilities when basic set capability is selected. It is a separate capability, not a toggle button.
  • Fixed : Blank error message displayed on attempt to edit a status that is not defined.

= [1.0.6.2] - 18 Jan 2024 =

  • Feature : When completing an alternate workflow, offer to step back to last previously saved main workflow status
  • Fixed : Non-Administrators could not view private pages authored by other users
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - Canceling out of Status selection caused selection to default back to Draft
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - Canceling out of Visibility selection caused wrong Publish button caption under some configurations
  • Fixed : PHP Warning on Planner Import

= [1.0.6.1] - Unreleased =

  • Compat : Permissions Pro - Status-specific editing access was not applied under some configurations
  • Fixed : PHP Warning on user edit

= [1.0.6] - 17 Jan 2024 =

  • Fixed : Post permalink for new posts defaulted to plain format regardless of permalink settings
  • Fixed : Author could not change permalink
  • Fixed : Default statuses did not show post count on Posts / Pages screen
  • Fixed : PHP Warning on Edit Status screen

= [1.0.5] - 16 Jan 2024 =

  • Lang : Some Publish and Save As button labels were not translated if saved (in Statuses > Edit Status) with default values
  • Fixed : Gutenberg editor - Using Post Status dropdown to select Pending status, followed by "Selected status" Workflow selection, caused post to be saved with an invalid status value, making it inaccessible
  • Fixed : Restore Pending Review posts previously made inaccessible by Gutenberg UI integration glitch
  • Fixed : Gutenberg editor - Button captions and workflow labels were non-standard after selecting Pending Review from Post Status dropdown
  • Fixed : Improved Gutenberg / Classic detection is much simpler and more reliable
  • Fixed : Classic Editor usage triggered by some 3rd party plugins required Statuses plugin setting change for compatibility
  • Fixed : Editor usage setting (Gutenberg / Classic) was not effective under some conditions
  • Fixed : Statuses > Settings could not disable all post types
  • Import : On sites with imported PublishPress Planner statuses, plugin de/re-activation modified the position and enable / disable of some statuses
  • Import : Planner 3.x import - some inconsistencies in the how status positions were imported
  • Import : Permissions Pro 3.x import - status post types, nesting, labels were not imported
  • Import : On deactivation, encoded status properties used by Planner 3.x were not restored
  • Import : On deactivation, Planner 3.x post types settings (using "on" / "off" value storage) were not restored
  • Import : Option to re-import Planner configuration, with or without Permissions Pro Status Control properties
  • Import : Failsafe mechanism disables auto-import if last attempt did not complete normally
  • Feature : Automatic and Manual backup of colors, icons, labels and post types for all statuses
  • Feature : Restore status colors, icons, labels or post types from automatic or manual backup
  • Feature : Revert status colors, icons, labels or post types to defaults
  • Feature : Revert status colors, icons, labels or post types to Planner defaults
  • Change : Rearranged plugin settings UI and clarified some captions
  • Change : Hide "Sub-status selection" option if Workflow Guidance is not set to "Sequence by default"
  • Change : On new status creation, give status assignment capability to all roles that can edit Posts or Pages (not just standard roles)

= [1.0.4.1] - 11 Jan 2024 =

  • Fixed : Status assignment capabilities for plugin-defined statuses were not granted to Editor, Author, Contributor by default
  • Change : Don't enforce capability requirements for Pending Review status assignment by default, but introduce a plugin setting to do so
  • Fixed : Using Post Status dropdown in Gutenberg editor to select the Pending status caused post to be saved with an invalid status value, making it inaccessible
  • Fixed : Pending Review checkbox was still active in Gutenberg editor even if access has been removed from role
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - Status of newly updated post was forced to Published (or highest status allowed) if Visibility Statuses are enabled by Permissions Pro
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - Some button captions were not updated correctly after visibility / date selection
  • Fixed : Labels tab not displayed on Edit Status screen for plugin-defined statuses if Label Storage mode set to "All plugin statuses"
  • Fixed : PHP warnings on plugin install, status update

= [1.0.4] - 10 Jan 2024 =

  • Fixed : Lang - Native WordPress status captions and editor button captions were not translated correctly
  • Fixed : Lang - Statuses imported from Planner did not have translations applied
  • Feature : Lang - Option to apply stored labels for user-defined statuses only
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - Publish caption was missing if "default to next status" setting not enabled
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - Some status and button captions did not refresh correctly based on new selections
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - Bypass Sequence checkbox was displayed even if "default to next status" setting not enabled
  • Fixed : Statuses disabled for post type were included in workflow sequence
  • Compat : Permissions Pro - Prevent Permissions from causing a fatal error on Theme Customizer access
  • Compat : Permissions Pro - Duplicate Visibility div in Classic Editor if Status Control enabled but Visibility Statuses disabled
  • Compat : Permissions Pro - Current Visibility Status not displayed on load in Classic Editor

= [1.0.3.5] - 8 Jan 2024 =

  • Compat : Yoast Duplicate Post - Rewrite & Republish function failed if PP Statuses is active
  • Compat : General precaution to prevent inappropriate modification of post status
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - When editing an unpublished post, Published option was displayed in Post Status dropdown for users who can publish

= [1.0.3.4] - 8 Jan 2024 =

  • Fixed : If one of the default statuses was already user-defined in Planner, the import script changed its position

= [1.0.3.3] - Unreleased =

  • Fixed : Colors were not displayed on Statuses management screen
  • Change : Include default alternate workflow statuses: Deferred, Needs Work, Rejected
  • Change : Include a sample alternate workflow (disabled by default): Committee, Committee Review, Committee Progress, Committee Approved
  • Change : Recaption section titles on Statuses screen

= [1.0.3.2] - Unreleased =

  • Change : PublishPress Planner import put some statuses into wrong section

= [1.0.3.1] - Unreleased =

  • Change : PublishPress Planner import will execute again if Planner is re-activated and statuses added or modified

= [1.0.3] - Unreleased =

  • Fixed : PublishPress Planner status properties (color, icon, position, description) were not imported
  • Compat : Pods - Could not enable Pods-defined custom post types for custom statuses
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - Custom statuses were not available if Classic mode is triggered in a non-standard way
  • Feature : Classic Editor - When defaulting to next status, checkbox under publish button allows bypassing sequence; default-select after future date selection
  • Feature : Classic Editor - Implement capability pp_bypass_status_sequence to regulate availability of sequence bypass checkbox
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - For currently published posts, publish button was captioned as "Publish" instead of "Update"
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - After selecting a future date, publish button was captioned as "Publish" instead of "Schedule"
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - Redundant Save As Scheduled button was displayed for currently scheduled posts
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - Publish button had a needlessly wide left margin
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - Hide obsolete Pro upgrade prompt displayed by PublishPress Permissions 3.x inside post publish metabox
  • Change : Posts / Pages screen - Eliminate redundant Status column
  • Fixed : Posts / Pages screen - Quick Edit post status dropdown displayed blank for Published, Scheduled posts
  • Fixed : Posts / Pages screen - Quick Edit caused columns to be offset
  • Fixed : Posts / Pages screen - Quick Edit did not immediately update status caption
  • Change : Posts / Pages screen - If Private checkbox in Quick Edit is clicked, set Status dropdown to Published
  • Change : Posts / Pages screen - If Status dropdown in Quick Edit is set to something other than Published, uncheck Private checkbox
  • Compat : PublishPress Permissions Pro - Status Edit screen did not update Set Status capability assignment correctly under some conditions
  • Lang : A few string had wrong text domain

= [1.0.2.4] - 4 Jan 2024 =

  • Initial public release
  • Change : Don't allow pre-publish checks to be disabled (unless forced by constant)

= [1.0.2.2] - 20 Dec 2023 =

  • GitHub release
  • Change : In Workflow (Pre-Publish) panel, display selectable radio option for next status even if not defaulting to it
  • Change : Force usage of Pre-Publish panel (unless disabled by constant)
  • Change : New plugin setting "De-clutter status dropdown by hiding statuses outside current branch"; no longer do this by default
  • Fixed : Explicitly selected Pending Review status did not save correctly (since 1.0.2.1)
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - Visibility selector was missing
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - Explicit selection of Published status was ignored if using Default to Next Status mode
  • Fixed : Classic Editor - Numerous captioning and display toggle issues in post publish metabox

= [1.0.2.1] - 19 Dec 2023 =

  • GitHub release
  • Fixed : Non-Administrator login caused Auto Draft publication
  • Fixed : Pending status draggable to Disabled even though disabling is prevented
  • Fixed : Edit Status - First update overrides Roles selection with defaults
  • Fixed : Non-Administrator login causes Auto Draft publication
  • Fixed : Safari - Post Status dropdown shows a blank item
  • Fixed : Permissions Pro - Visibility Status button, form displayed without required Permissions Pro module
  • Fixed : Permissions Pro - Disabled Visibility Statuses still available

= [1.0.2] - 13 Dec 2023 =

  • GitHub release
  • Fixed : Redirect back to Planner Calendar settings after editing a status
  • Fixed : Statuses Admin UI - Minor styling fix for tabs
  • Fixed (Pro) : Visibility Statuses - workflow statuses filtering interfered with selection in some cases
  • Change (Pro) : Visibility Statuses - allow selection of Post Types in Edit Status screen
  • Compat : Permissions / Capabilities - Avoid redundant execution of status capabilities update handler

= [1.0.1] - 17 Oct 2023 =

  • GitHub release
  • Fixed : If running without Permissions Pro, users who cannot set a status were not blocked from editing or deleting posts of that status
  • Fixed : Capabilities Pro integration - Typo in PublishPress Statuses tab caption
  • Code : Improved scan results

= [1.0.0] - 10 Oct 2023 =

  • Initial wordpress.org submission