Rewrites

A WordPress plugin that lets you save changes to published posts without immediately publishing them. Includes editorial review workflow and scheduled publishing.

Features

• Staged Revisions: Save changes to published posts as drafts for review before going live
• Publication Checklist: Configurable checklist that authors must complete before publishing
• Scheduled Publishing: Schedule staged revisions to go live at a specific date and time
• Editorial Notes: Add notes to staged revisions for reviewer context
• REST API: Full REST API support for headless workflows
• Block Editor Integration: Seamless integration with the WordPress block editor

Requirements

• WordPress 6.4 or higher
• PHP 7.4 or higher

Installation

1. Download the plugin zip file or clone this repository
2. Upload to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory
3. Activate the plugin through the WordPress admin

Usage

Saving a Rewrite

1. Edit any published post
2. Make your changes
3. Click "Save as Rewrite" instead of "Update"
4. Your changes are saved as a staged revision for review

Publishing a Rewrite

1. Go to the Rewrites admin page
2. Review the staged revision
3. Click "Publish" to apply changes to the live post

Publication Checklist

1. Go to Rewrites > Settings
2. Enable the checklist feature
3. Add custom checklist items (mark items as required or optional)
4. Authors will see the checklist when updating published posts

Hooks

Actions

• rewrites_before_publish - Fires before a staged revision is published
• rewrites_after_publish - Fires after a staged revision is published

Filters

• rewrites_supported_post_types - Filter which post types support rewrites

License

GPL-2.0-or-later