Pending Status
Get notified when your site has posts pending review.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 4
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 18 May 2026
- Added
- Mar 2022
- Requires WP
- 4.9
- Tested up to
- WP 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.0.0
- Downloads
- 4,354
Our analysis
AI-assistedPending Status is a WordPress plugin designed to enhance workflow functionality by notifying Administrators and Editors of posts that are ready for review. It provides a simple dashboard box that displays the count of pending posts and includes links to access them easily.
The plugin also offers the option to send email notifications to selected users whenever a post is saved with 'pending' status. This functionality supports all publicly queryable post types, including standard posts, pages, and custom post types created by other plugins or custom code.
Best for: This plugin is suitable for WordPress sites with multiple contributors needing a straightforward review process.
What it does well
- ✓Easy to set up and use
- ✓Notifies users of pending posts for review
- ✓Customisable email notifications
- ✓Supports various post types including custom ones
- ✓Lightweight with no unnecessary features
Where it falls short
- •Limited feature set may not suit complex workflows
Verdict
Pending Status provides a basic yet effective solution for managing pending content review. It is ideal for sites looking for simple workflow enhancements without added complexity.
From the developer
Room 34 Creative Services, LLC's own description of Pending Status, lightly tidied.
Pending Status is a super-simple solution for WordPress sites that need very basic workflow functionality. It’s easy to set up and doesn’t overload your site with unnecessary features.
If you have Contributors who can create, but not publish, their own content on your site, Pending Status notifies you of any pending posts that are ready to review. By default, all users with the Administrator or Editor role will see a Pending Status box on the Dashboard, showing the counts of pending posts, with a convenient link to the list of pending posts for that post type.
Optionally, you can also identify one or more Administrators/Editors to receive email notifications whenever a post is saved with “pending” status. The subject and message of the email are fully editable, and a direct edit link for the post is included in the body of the email.
Pending Status works with all publicly queryable post types: Posts, Pages, and even Custom Post Types created by third party plugins (e.g. WooCommerce, The Events Calendar, etc.), or your own custom code.