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title: Manually Run Via Checkbox Step
description: "\"Manually run via checkbox\" is one of the steps available in the \"Action Workflows\" feature of the [PublishPress Future](https://publishpress.com/links/future) Pro plugin. This trigger allows user to manually start the workflow. This workflow trigger can be used via the post editing…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/manually-enabled-checkbox/"
updated: "2025-11-02"
category: "PublishPress Future / Action Workflows: Triggers"
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# Manually Run Via Checkbox Step

"Manually run via checkbox" is one of the steps available in the "Action Workflows" feature of the [PublishPress Future](https://publishpress.com/links/future) Pro plugin.

This trigger allows user to manually start the workflow. This workflow trigger can be used via the post editing screen or the Quick Edit panel. You can add a "Manually run via checkbox" step from the "Triggers" tab of the "Action Workflows" area.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/manually-run-checkbox-1024x561.png)

When this trigger is enabled, users will be able to manually enable the workflow inside posts, using this metabox:

![Workflow metabox](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/workflow-metabox.png)

This setting will also be available via the "Quick Edit" area of each post:

![Quick Edit action workflows](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/enabled-workflows-1024x978.png)