Highly customizable, useful features for any purpose

Unlike some freemium plugins, Publish Press is always upfront and transparent about the actual functionality and features available with the free version of a plugin right in the description. They do not mislead users or omit key details that will impact your use of the plug in after you download and install it, and they do not surprise users with unreasonable limits or “free trial” periods to try to push them to purchase the premium version to actually get use out of the plug-in once they have already started using it.

PublishPress Checklists is no exception, and while paying for Publish Press Pro offers clear benefits that are enticing when using the free version of the plug-in, this is not a requirement for getting real value from the plug-in. PublishPress Checklists satisfies a basic functional need seamlessly and effectively, replacing less streamlined methods like disorganized or rarely updated rubrics or guidelines that users must access, refer to, distribute, adjust, and maintain through a separate interface with a user-friendly, easily customizable checklist displayed right there on the page in WordPress Editor.

Not only does PublishPress Checklists come with a list of suggested requirements that users can adjust or delete at their discretion, but it is easy to add fully custom requirements according to individual needs and structure. Those with appropriate user permissions can easily whether individual requirements are recommended or required to fulfill before a draft is published, disable and enable requirements when appropriate, and adjust checklists for different user roles and permissions. Furthermore, those with user permissions to make changes to the plug-in have the option to maintain unique checklists for different content types, widgets, and other applicable features and settings.

With a built-in ability for users to check off items for a given draft as they satisfy each one, the plug-in makes it easy and practical for contributors to stay on track of their own progress and responsibilities AND document this process for contributors with specified roles. This makes teamwork and long-term projects easy to organize and collaborate on. This plug-in is extremely useful whether your blog has one author, multiple authors, a wide away of user roles, or even an option for collaborations and user-submitted content. No matter what the nature of your website is, this plug-in can easily be adjusted and refined over time to perfectly fit the goals and processes behind it.

One feature that may be useful, which I did not see listed among Pro features or as part of other PublishPress plug-ins would be the option for multiple versions of each checklist even for the same content types, settings, and user roles. For example, posts that fit a certain category, series, or other purpose could benefit from even more highly specialized checklists that clearly define expectations for that individual project.