Edit Flow vs WP User Frontend
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| Feature | Edit Flow v0.11.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details | WP User Frontend v4.3.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.1/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 4,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | August 18, 2026 | October 1, 2026 |
| Editions | Edit Flow | WP User Frontend · WP User Frontend Pro ($) |
| Pros | Editorial calendar for scheduled and drafted posts; Custom post statuses for review steps; Email and Slack notifications on status changes | Front-end post, registration and profile forms; Form builder and file or image upload in the free version; Spam protection with reCAPTCHA or Turnstile |
| Cons | Slack notifications need a webhook URL set in the admin; Requires WordPress 6.4 or later | Conditional logic and multi-step forms are Pro only; AI form generator needs your own provider API key; Pro upgrade prompts appear in the free admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Editorial calendar with scheduled publishing, Custom post statuses, Editorial comments on posts, Editorial metadata fields and list table, Email notifications on status change, Slack notifications, Story budget view, User groups for assignments, Editorial dashboard widget | Front-end post and page submission form shortcode, Front-end registration form, Front-end profile editing, Front-end user dashboard, User directory listing, AI form generator using your own provider key |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Advanced Custom Fields |
| Other | Slack | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | www.google.com, icanhazip.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api-m.paypal.com, wedevs.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, api.openai.com, api.anthropic.com, raw.githubusercontent.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 13 |
| Custom tables | — | 2 |