PublishPress Checklists

Imagine your WordPress content with no mistakes

Turn your editorial standards into a checklist writers can follow. PublishPress Checklists helps your team complete essential tasks before posts and pages go live.

Set requirements for content length, images, links, and approval. Add custom editorial steps, AI-assisted checks, and WooCommerce product requirements to fit your workflow.

PublishPress Checklists
A publishing checklist with completed and outstanding tasksPublishPress ChecklistsBefore you publish3 of 4 complete✓Minimum word count864 words · minimum 600✓Featured imageAn image has been selected!Image ALT textOne image still needs ALT text✓Category selectedNews

Give writers a clear checklist

Show the tasks that need to be completed beside each post and page. Checklist items change from incomplete to complete as writers meet your requirements.

Set your publishing requirements

Make checks required, recommended, or ignored. Set minimum and maximum values for word counts, title lengths, categories, tags, and other content details.

Set required and recommended content requirementsPublishPress ChecklistsSet your editorial standardsREQUIREMENTPRIORITYWord countRequiredFeatured imageRequiredExcerptRecommendedWord countMin: 600Max: 1,500
Publishing feedback explains an unfinished requirementPublishPress ChecklistsArticle: The weekly updateOne requirement needs attentionFeatured image is requiredAdd an image before publishing this post.Return to editorClear guidance before content goes live.

Catch unfinished tasks before publishing

Give writers a clear explanation of what still needs attention. Required checks help keep incomplete content from going live.

Add your own editorial steps

Create custom checklist items for your team’s process. Add checks for fact verification, source confirmation, style guides, and other editorial tasks.

Add custom editorial review steps to a checklistPublishPress ChecklistsYour process, your checklistNew checklist itemConfirm all quotes with the sourceQuotes confirmedFacts verifiedStyle guide reviewed+ Add custom item
Require an editor approval before publishingPublishPress ChecklistsMake review part of the processRequired approval roleEditor⌄Editorial approvalWaiting for an editor to approveKeep role-based review in your publishing checklist.

Include role-based approval

Require approval from a user in a specific role before content is published. Make editorial review an explicit step in your checklist.

Check your images and ALT text

Require featured images and alternative text for your images. Checklists Pro adds controls for image counts and featured-image dimensions.

Check featured images and alternative text before publicationPublishPress ChecklistsRemember the visual detailsFeatured imageSelectedALT: Mountain landscape✓Featured imageRequired image is present✓ALT text for all imagesEvery image has alternative text
Check internal and external link requirementsPublishPress ChecklistsCheck links before they go liveInternal links3 found · minimum 2External links2 found · minimum 1✓Link formatAll links use a valid formatSet the link requirements that fit your content.

Set standards for your links

Define the number of internal and external links your content should include. Check that links use a valid format before publication.

Add AI-assisted content checks

Use the OpenAI integration to check tone, spelling, and grammar. Bring AI feedback into your editorial review alongside your other requirements.

OpenAI-assisted checks for spelling grammar and tonePublishPress ChecklistsReview more than the word countOpenAI checksSpellingPassedGrammarNeeds reviewTonePassedUse AI feedback as part of your editorial review.
A WooCommerce product checklist with required product detailsPublishPress ChecklistsPublish complete product listingsPRO✓Product imageImage added✓Product pricePrice entered!Product descriptionAdd the details your customers needOver 20 WooCommerce requirements available.

Publish more complete product listings

Checklists Pro adds over 20 requirements for WooCommerce products. Help your team complete important product information before listings go live.

Get PublishPress Checklists Pro

Add advanced checks for images, WooCommerce products, SEO plugins, and ACF fields, plus priority support from the PublishPress team.

Checklists Pro
Create your own checklists
Add custom requirements
Control the number of characters in the title
Control the number of words in the body
Control the number of Tags or Categories
Require or restrict specific terms on each post
Control the number of custom taxonomy terms
Control the number of characters in the excerpt
Decide the number of internal links in the body
Decide the number of external links in the body
Make sure that all links use a valid format
Require a featured image
Require ALT text for all images
Control the characters in the permalink
Require that posts are approved by users in a specific role
Choose Recommended or Required
Feedback before publishing
OpenAI support
Control height and width for featured images
Control how many images are in each post
Checklists for WooCommerce products
Require that posts pass Yoast SEO checks
Require that posts pass Rank Math SEO checks
Require that posts pass All in One SEO checks
Checklists for ACF Fields
Pro version downloads and updates
Remove PublishPress ads and branding
Priority, personal support