Title: Edit Flow Author: Automattic Published: June 13, 2009 Last modified: January 12, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/edit-flow/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3433533) # Edit Flow By [Automattic](https://profiles.wordpress.org/automattic/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/edit-flow.0.10.3.zip) [Live Preview](https://wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/?preview=1) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/edit-flow/) ## Description Edit Flow empowers you to collaborate with your editorial team inside WordPress. We’ve made it modular so you can customize it to your needs: * [Calendar](http://editflow.org/features/calendar/) – A convenient month-by-month look at your content. * [Custom Statuses](http://editflow.org/features/custom-statuses/) – Define the key stages to your workflow. * [Editorial Comments](http://editflow.org/features/editorial-comments/) – Threaded commenting in the admin for private discussion between writers and editors. * [Editorial Metadata](http://editflow.org/features/editorial-metadata/) – Keep track of the important details. * [Notifications](http://editflow.org/features/notifications/) – Receive timely updates on the content you’re following. * [Story Budget](http://editflow.org/features/story-budget/) – View your upcoming content budget. * [User Groups](http://editflow.org/features/user-groups/) – Keep your users organized by department or function. More details for each feature, screenshots and documentation can be found on [our website](http://editflow.org/). We’d love to hear from you! For support questions, feedback and ideas, please use the [WordPress.org forums](https://wordpress.org/tags/edit-flow?forum_id=10), which we look at often. If you’d like to contribute code, [we’d love to have you involved](http://editflow.org/contribute/). ## Screenshots * [[ * The calendar is a convenient month-by-month look at your content. Filter to specific statuses or categories to drill down. * [[ * Custom statuses allow you to define the key stages of your workflow. * [[ * Editorial comments allow for private discussion between writers and editors on a post-by-post basis. * [[ * Keep track of the important details with editorial metadata. * [[ * View all of your upcoming posts with the more traditional story budget view, and hit the print button to take it to your planning meeting. ## Installation The easiest way to install this plugin is to go to Add New in the Plugins section of your blog admin and search for “Edit Flow.” On the far right side of the search results, click “Install.” If the automatic process above fails, follow these simple steps to do a manual install: 1. Extract the contents of the zip file into your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Write and enjoy the merits of a structured editorial workflow! ## FAQ ### Does Edit Flow work with multisite? Yep, in the sense that you can activate Edit Flow on each subsite. Edit Flow doesn’t yet offer the ability to manage content across a network of sites. ### Edit Flow doesn’t do X, Y, and Z. That makes me sad. All development happens on [GitHub](https://github.com/Automattic/Edit-Flow). For support questions, feedback and ideas, please use the [WordPress.org forums](https://wordpress.org/tags/edit-flow?forum_id=10), which we look at often. For everything else, say [hello@editflow.org](https://wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/hello@editflow.org?output_format=md). ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3291a6d68f1a81a93b6297fe3ca6bba5f840454a3e0c6f9e0495d1bd434b5b76? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[1st update in two years produces fatal errors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/1st-update-in-two-years-produces-fatal-errors/)󠁿 [cpjmooney](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cpjmooney/) April 12, 2024 ..was this release an accident? no accompanying changelog, kills the site with this error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘int’ (T_STRING), expecting function( T_FUNCTION) or const (T_CONST) in /opt/rh/httpd24/root/var/www/html/wp-content/plugins/ edit-flow/modules/calendar/calendar.php on line 25 xargs: sh: exited with status 255; aborting ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/664dc78f1865b76b6add441f33d64901a17532c2ca255065e11d144983ee4227? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Awesome for Large Content Sites!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-for-large-content-sites/)󠁿 [mchelles](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mchelles/) April 7, 2022 I can’t believe I just discovered this plugin today – I’ve been needing something like this for years. It’s exactly everything an online publisher could want for creating, managing, and organizing large amounts of content. The custom post status, the internal notes – it’s really just fantastic – THANK YOU! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d6cc903fb9bd2779030ae5c84c8025200e49e7d500a711aca39a17632fc70? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Application service experience](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/application-service-experience/)󠁿 [Edwin Muchiri Kibuti](https://profiles.wordpress.org/muchiri124/) April 28, 2020 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/415678b4862b9d7edd210c71bd00a3fdc77668eea28c1eeb384668f322cdc6eb? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Thank you for continuing to upgrade EditFlow](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thank-you-for-continuing-to-upgrade-editflow/)󠁿 [Jerry Zurek](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jzurek/) January 13, 2019 Our college newspaper has used EditFlow for as long as it has been in existence and we’re grateful you keep improving it. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ab6db824d90dc6d7d74c8873393e71c34f973181ea078513097c1cc03e0a4d2c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does not work in combination with Gutenberg](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-not-work-in-combination-with-gutenberg/)󠁿 [Pieter Daalder](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wizzard_/) August 16, 2018 2 replies Great plugin, logical interface. But there are two huge downsides: No active support from the developers It does not work on Gutenberg So if you’re not working with Gutenberg (which will be the default editor in WP 5.0) and you have no need for support: go for it! Great plugin! In all other cases: find something better, and let me know what you’ve found, I need a replacement as well 😉 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8bbb9f3c3a3b86afb02409814447dbb7b59ea97cf79af80c92efe1a6673d36bc? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Love this plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/love-this-plugin-462/)󠁿 [BobWP](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bobdunn-trainer/) June 23, 2018 Been using it for awhile after I stopped a subscription that did both editorial and social. Used another plugin for social and knew of this one. So gave it a run and it does exactly what I need. I create and work on several posts at once and currently post 6 out of 7 days. I need something that keeps me on track. I particularly like the metadata that really keep me on track. Incredible value for a free plugin! [ Read all 50 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/edit-flow/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Edit Flow” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Automattic ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/automattic/) * [ Mohammad Jangda ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/batmoo/) * [ Daniel Bachhuber ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danielbachhuber/) * [ Scott Bressler ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sbressler/) * [ Gary Jones ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/garyj/) “Edit Flow” has been translated into 8 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/edit-flow/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Edit Flow” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/edit-flow) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/edit-flow/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/edit-flow/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/edit-flow/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/edit-flow/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog See [CHANGELOG.md](https://wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/CHANGELOG.md?output_format=md) for the full changelog. ## Meta * Version **0.10.3** * Last updated **3 months ago** * Active installations **5,000+** * WordPress version ** 6.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [English (UK)](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/), [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/), [Japanese](https://ja.wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/), [Portuguese (Brazil)](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/), and [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/edit-flow) * Tags * [custom status](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-status/)[editorial](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editorial/) [editorial calendar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editorial-calendar/)[newsroom](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/newsroom/) [workflow](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/workflow/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.2 out of 5 stars. * [ 31 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/edit-flow/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 8 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/edit-flow/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 4 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/edit-flow/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 2 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/edit-flow/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 5 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/edit-flow/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/edit-flow/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/edit-flow/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Automattic ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/automattic/) * [ Mohammad Jangda ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/batmoo/) * [ Daniel Bachhuber ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danielbachhuber/) * [ Scott Bressler ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sbressler/) * [ Gary Jones ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/garyj/) ## Support Issues resolved in last two months: 0 out of 1 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/edit-flow/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? 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