Wordpress Plugin: Dashboard Pending Review

WordPress Plugin: Dashboard Pending Review – Keep Track of Guest Posts

9 March, 2010 - 07:00 AM - 16 Comments

Now that I have opened myself up to being a contributor blog and accepting guest posts from some other bloggers I realized that wordpress by default does not give you an easy way to keep track of who submitted a guest post for review. You have to manually check your Edit Posts section and weed through to find any contributors who have submitted a post for review and I had forgotten for a few days and was late publishing a few guest posts at first.

A WordPress Plug-in called Dashboard Pending Review solves this problem easily. Once you install the plug-in you get a new module on your WordPress Dashboard that lists all posts that are Pending Review just like the “Scheduled Post” plug-in shows which posts are scheduled.

This makes it much easier to manage and administrate the various articles and posts that are submitted for review and are up and publishing in the next few days. I highly recommend this plug-in if you run a contributor blog where you approve posts that are submitted for review manually. It will help you keep track of submitted posts so you can see them immediately and without having to search or click on extra steps to find them.

-Dragon Blogger

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Michael Aulia @CravingTech.com

Found this post on Google :D I'm considering to open my blog for guest postings (as I have received a few emails from freelance writers) so I'm browsing for some plug-ins etc.

Haven't really confirmed whether I should go ahead with this just yet

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Justin Germino

As long as you review guest posts carefully, making sure not duplicate and quality is sufficient it is a good idea.

Ivin

Installing it now. Now taking guest posts :)

Patty Zasloff

Thanks, I will try it and see...or maybe the other one mentioned above - Status Notifications.

I just opened my blog to guest bloggers and installed Guest Blogger plugin from WP but the settings won't stay as Draft or Current User..what am I doing wrong??

Thanks,
Patty

Josh @ BiggerPockets Real Estate Blog

This looks to be a great plugin for sites like ours that have regular contributors as well as guest bloggers. Thanks for the share.
.-= Josh @ BiggerPockets Real Estate Blog´s last blog ..Stocks vs. Real Estate: Which is Better? =-.

Dennis Edell

Justin, does this list all posts sitting in draft mode or do you have to have one of those guest account things set up?
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..UPDATED – $100 – 10 Winners – Comment Contest! ‘Till Months End… =-.

dragonblogger

The wordpress "Drafts" will automatically display all drafts even contributors drafts I think.

Right, but will the plugin section do the same thing...show contributor drafts and mine?
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..How Do You Cover SEO *Per Post*? =-.

No, it will only show after the user actually submits for review, it won't show if they leave it draft for themselves (because it isn't ready for review and approval)

BlazingMinds

I have a similar plugin that display a bubble when a post is pending review, I also have a plugin called "Status Notifications" that will email the guest bloggers when their post has been approved, very handy for keeping in touch and letting the gust know what's going on with their post.
.-= BlazingMinds´s last blog ..What Blogging Platform Are You Using and Why? =-.

Thanks Karen, this should come in very handy as well.
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..UPDATED – $100 – 10 Winners – Comment Contest! ‘Till Months End… =-.

Dana @ Blogging Update

A useful tool for blog that accept guest posting i think. And i just aware that you accept a guest posting, i think i will try to submit once here. :mrgreen:
.-= Dana @ Blogging Update´s last blog ..4 Things That Slow Down My Blogging and The Solutions =-.

AntonRSA

I use the plugin "collaboration emails" which sends out an email to the administrator or editor of the specific category on Wordpress. I use it on my content social network for bloggers: http://mediapress.co.za
.-= AntonRSA´s last blog ..Content sharing is vital for online marketing =-.

Chris Guthrie@Make Money on the Internet

Thanks for the additional link Anton. I actually had a guest blogger get really upset and ask me why I hadn't published any of his articles only to find I didn't even know they were on the site! So the plugin you mentioned should help.

Chris Guthrie
.-= Chris Guthrie@Make Money on the Internet´s last blog ..phpZon Pro Plugin Review and Contest Giveaway =-.

Klaus @ TechPatio

Too bad I'm not open for guest bloggers yet. And when I do, I'm afraid I might have forgotten about this plugin :( I need to be able to attach an URL to certain memories in my brain :)
.-= Klaus @ TechPatio´s last blog ..Gmail Tip: Trick Gmail Into Checking Your POP3 Accounts Often =-.