Signed Posts
Signed Posts allows authors to sign posts, assuring content integrity. Signature verification proves post-signing alteration hasn't occurred.
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·0 active installs·Updated 4 weeks agoAs of April 2026, Signed Posts is a WordPress did plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 286 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.9+ and PHP 8.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: Virtual Public Square.
0/5Rating
0active installs
286total downloads
1 yearsince 2025
Overview
Signed Posts allows authors to sign posts, assuring content integrity. Signature verification proves post-signing alteration hasn’t occurred.
Features:
- In-browser verification: The signature verification is done on the client side (in the visitor’s browser).
- Methods: OpenPGP (ASCII-armored detached signature) and DID (did:key, did:web) using Ed25519 detached JWS (b64=false).
- Source of trust: For OpenPGP, the author specifies the URL of their public key in their profile. For DID, the author sets their DID (did:key or did:web). For did:web, the plugin fetches
https://<host>/.well-known/did.json. - Status block: An informative block is automatically added to the end of each signed article, showing the verification status (valid, invalid, or error).
- Author badge: The author n…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.9+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 8.2+ required |
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Changelog
[0.5] – 2026-03-07
- Updated minimum WordPress requirement to 6.9.
- Updated minimum PHP requirement to 8.2.
- Activation hook refactored to named function.
- Replaced deprecated wp_http_validate_url() with wp_is_valid_url().
- Dashicons enqueued conditionally to avoid redundant loading.
…and 4 more changes
Contributors
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