Prompts a user to click a confirm button whenever he tries to submit, publish, update, schedule or delete a post.
As of April 2026, Confirm Publishing Actions is a WordPress delete plugin with 80 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Bulk Delete.
Confirm Publishing Actions is a WordPress plugin that prompts a user to click a confirm (or cancel) button whenever he is trying to submit, publish, update, schedule or delete a WordPress post. Simple, lightweight, customizable and translation-ready.
Once activated, the plugin will intercept publishing actions on the following admin pages: post.php, edit-post.php, edit.php.
The Confirm Publishing Actions plugin for WordPress is released under GPLv2, you can use it free of charge on your personal or commercial website.
Find support at the WordPress international forums or raise a ticket on Github.
Check out the source code on Github.
Submit a pull request on Github.
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| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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