PublishPress Statuses – Custom Post Status and Workflow

Changelog

[1.1.2] – 5 Mar 2025

• Fixed : Posts could not be scheduled (instead being published immediately)
• Fixed : Post Editor – Redundant post status update on status dropdown selection, post save
• Change : Statuses Pro promotional headers, sidebar and/or links on plugin screens, admin menu

[1.1.0] – unreleased

• API del plugin per la compatibilità con Statuses Pro

[1.0.9] – 13 Nov 2024

• Compat : WP 6.7 – On translated sites, error loading textdomain too early

[1.0.8] – 13 Nov 2024

• Compat : WP 6.7 – Some display issues with post editor integration

[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

• Versione pubblica iniziale
• Change : Don’t allow pre-publish checks to be disabled (unless forced by constant)

[1.0.2.2] – 20 Dec 2023

• Versione GitHub
• 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

• Versione GitHub
• 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

• Versione GitHub
• 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

• Versione GitHub
• 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