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VERDICT

Should I use Post Status?

Post Status provides top-tier industry news, analysis, thought leadership, job listings, and networking opportunities in our Slack community. - poststatus.com

Depends. Buy if you work in WordPress full-time and want industry news, jobs, and a Slack network — it's a paid community, not a tool. Skip if you don't touch WordPress or expected software; evidence here is thin because search results conflate it with WordPress's generic 'post status' feature.

Confidence

Low. Based on 8 public sources. Most search results describe WordPress's generic 'post status' feature, not this community; community-specific evidence is thin.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo pricing published in evidence
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence found
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

Individual

Not listed in sources reviewed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
BusinessNot listed in sources reviewed

Best for

  • WordPress professionals
  • WP agency owners
  • WordPress job seekers
  • WP industry watchers

Not for

  • Non-WordPress teams
  • Buyers wanting actual software or tooling
  • Anyone needing measurable ROI per seat
  • Casual WordPress hobbyists

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Membership price not published in sources reviewed — confirm current cost before budgeting

medium

Frequently confused with WordPress's generic 'post status' CMS feature; online research gets polluted

medium

Separate plugin 'Post Status Notifier' has CVEs — unrelated to this community

low

No public security page found on the site per automated scan

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Bundles WordPress news, analysis, podcasts, job listings, and Slack networking
  • Offers both individual and business memberships
  • Long-running publication; content dates back to at least 2013
  • Editorial covers real business topics: pricing models, funding, open source
  • Independently discussed by members on Reddit's r/Wordpress

Cons

  • No pricing visible in sources reviewed; must check join page
  • Strictly WordPress-focused; worthless for other stacks
  • Not software: no dashboard, features, or integrations
  • Little independent review coverage beyond one Reddit thread

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 8 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x2security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Feature depth: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not listed in sources reviewed

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No pricing published in evidence
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence found
  • Feature depth: 4/5. News, analysis, jobs, Slack bundled together
  • Support quality. No support evidence found
  • Security posture: 3/5. Media site; no CVEs; no security page
  • 2 Membership types Individual & Business
  • 2013 Publishing since Oldest article reviewed: Jan 2013
  • Slack Community platform Networking plus job listings
  • 0 Independent reviews found In sources reviewed

Pricing

Individual

Not listed in sources reviewed

  • Membership access
  • Slack community

Business

Not listed in sources reviewed

  • Business membership
  • Listed on join page

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Independent user feedback is scarce; most search results discuss WordPress's generic 'post status' feature instead.

Full analysis

Based on 8 public sources. Most search results describe WordPress's generic 'post status' feature, not this community; community-specific evidence is thin.

A paid news + Slack membership for WordPress pros. Zero software value if you wanted a tool.

Methodology

Based on 8 public sources. Most search results describe WordPress's generic 'post status' feature, not this community; community-specific evidence is thin.

Sources

  1. The Community for WordPress Professionals • Post Statuspoststatus.com
    official
  2. Join Post Status Todaypoststatus.com
    official
  3. New Membership Options at Post Statuspoststatus.com
    official
  4. The future of Post Statuspoststatus.com
    official
  5. r/Wordpress - Post Status Slackreddit.com
    review
  6. How I redesigned the Post Status newsletterblog.newsletterglue.com
    news
  7. What is Post Status in WordPress? (generic CMS feature)greengeeks.com
    review
  8. Post Status Notifier plugin vulnerability database entry (unrelated plugin)wordfence.com
    security

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