Who is Silent Publish for?

Silent Publish is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and authors.

Is Silent Publish free?

Yes — Silent Publish is free to use.

What platforms does Silent Publish run on?

Silent Publish runs on the web.

Is Silent Publish still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

Who develops Silent Publish?

Silent Publish is developed by Scott Reilly.

How long has Silent Publish been around?

Silent Publish first shipped in 2017.

Is Silent Publish open source?

Silent Publish has a public GitHub repository.

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Silent Publish

Name: Silent Publish
Author: Scott Reilly

wordpress.orgNewsletters & publishing

Silent Publish adds a checkbox to WordPress post creation and editing screens that allows authors to publish without triggering pingbacks, trackbacks, or update-service notifications. Posts otherwise appear normally on the site, archives, and feeds.

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Overview

5 features

In the Newsletters & publishing space, Silent Publish takes a focused approach. It focuses on publishing WordPress posts without sending unwanted pingbacks, trackbacks, or update-service notifications. Silent Publish is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site owners and authors. Silent Publish is free to use. It runs on the web.

Scott Reilly builds and maintains Silent Publish, and it first shipped in 2017. Among its 5 catalogued features are silent publishing, pingback suppression, and trackback suppression. The interface is available in English and Igbo. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Silent publishing
Pingback suppression
Trackback suppression
Update notification suppression
Post editor checkbox

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Browser

Trust & compliance

License

GPL-2.0

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierGitHubMulti-language

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed12 Sept · 16:39 UTC
Silent Publish verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about Silent Publish

What does Silent Publish do?: Silent Publish focuses on publishing WordPress posts without sending unwanted pingbacks, trackbacks, or update-service notifications. It is catalogued under Newsletters & publishing on PulseGate.
Who is Silent Publish for?: Silent Publish is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and authors.
Is Silent Publish free?: Yes — Silent Publish is free to use.
What platforms does Silent Publish run on?: Silent Publish runs on the web.
Is Silent Publish still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
Who develops Silent Publish?: Silent Publish is developed by Scott Reilly.
How long has Silent Publish been around?: Silent Publish first shipped in 2017.
Is Silent Publish open source?: Silent Publish has a public GitHub repository.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Igbo
Open source: Yes (GitHub)
License: GPL-2.0
First seen: 12 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners and authors
Model: B2B
Solves: Publishing WordPress posts without sending unwanted pingbacks, trackbacks, or update-service notifications.

Registered as

GitHub: coffee2code/silent-publish
WordPress.org: silent-publish

Developer

Scott Reilly

Small team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 0
Forks: 1
Open issues: 20
Last commit: 4 Jan 2023
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 2
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: master

Index record

Indexed: 12 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 12 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: silent-publish-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 12 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 12 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 12 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/silent-publish

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