PublishPress Content Checklist

Description

The Content Checklist addon adds an editorial prerequisites checklist to the PublishPress editor, validating minimum and maximum word count, number of categories, and number of tags before each post moves forward to publication. Aimed at newsrooms and blogs with multiple authors, it lets you choose between displaying a notice in the editor sidebar, showing a pop-up alert, or blocking publication altogether until each checklist item is fulfilled by the writer.

Key Features of the Content Checklist

• Word count validation
  Sets minimum and maximum word limits required for each post before it is allowed to be published.
• Category and tag limits
  Sets how many categories and tags each piece of content must have to pass the check.
• Four levels of requirement per item
  Each criterion can be disabled, flagged in the sidebar, shown in a pop-up, or fully blocked.
• Publication blocking
  Prevents the post from moving forward while pending requirements are not met by the author.
• Panel attached to the editor
  Displays the checklist right in the editing workflow, alongside the other PublishPress panels.

Benefits of the Content Checklist

• Editorial standardization
  Ensures all content follows the same set of rules defined by the team.
• Less review rework
  Blocks incomplete content at the source and reduces back-and-forth between editor and author.
• Consistent minimum quality
  Raises the floor for every publication by enforcing proper length, categorization, and tags.
• Writer autonomy
  Signals to the author what is still missing before submission, without relying on manual reminders.

Who Is the Content Checklist For?

• Editorial teams that receive articles from multiple contributors and need to standardize the size and classification of posts.
• Those who maintain a corporate blog and require a minimum text length and correct categorization in every piece.
• News outlets and online magazines that want to avoid publishing stories with missing tags or categories.
• Those who already use PublishPress in their editorial workflow and want to enforce objective rules before the Publish button.

How to Download the Content Checklist

The Content Checklist is available for download here at Ultrapack. After saving the .zip file, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin in the WordPress dashboard, select the file, and activate the addon. The checklist will then appear alongside the editor of each post, integrated with the other PublishPress panels.

In newsrooms with multiple authors, keeping size, categories, and tags uniform requires constant checking by the editor-in-chief. The Content Checklist transfers that responsibility to the editing workflow itself, signaling to the writer what is still missing and, when set to blocking mode, preventing premature publication. The result is less post-publication correction and an editorial standard met without having to police each post manually.

Frequently asked questions