How to Get Email Notifications for Posts Pending Review in WordPress

If you’re managing a multi-author blog, then you might find it helpful to know when a writer submits a post for a review. In this article, we will show you how to get email notifications for posts pending review in WordPress.

On WPBeginner, we use Edit Flow to manage our editorial workflow. It sends email notifications when a post’s status is changed in WordPress along with doing tons of other things. However if you want notifications without using an Editorial Flow plugin, then there’s a solution for you as well.

First thing you need to do is install and activate the Pending Submission Notifications plugin. It works out of the box, and you will instantly start receiving email notifications for pending review posts.

By default, the plugin sends email notifications to the admin email address used in WordPress settings. If you want to add another email address to be notified, then go to Settings » Pending Submission Notifications and enter the email address.

This plugin is particularly useful for websites that allow user submitted posts. It is also useful for websites where contributors can add new posts, but those posts need to be reviewed by an editor or the administrator to publish.

If you want to closely monitor your multi-author WordPress site, then you may also want to get email notification for post changes in WordPress.

We hope this article helped you get email notifications for posts pending review on your WordPress site.

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