Smart Cloud Solutions Inc.

SmartCloud Flow is a block-based forms and workflow plugin for WordPress.
It combines a modern Gutenberg editor experience with a React/Mantine runtime for forms, a native <code><dialog></code>-based light-DOM modal block, and an optional AWS backend, so site owners can design forms and supporting UI in WordPress while choosing where submissions should be posted and, in Pro, running submissions, templates, workflows, and integrations in their own AWS account.
Flow is part of the WP Suite product family by Smart Cloud Solutions, Inc. WP Suite keeps WordPress as the CMS and editing layer, while optional connected features can extend selected workflows into modular AWS-backed services for identity, AI, APIs, workflows, protected routes, and static delivery. The free Flow features described here do not require a WP Suite account, subscription, or AWS backend unless you explicitly configure an external service or upgrade-only backend feature.
Free mode
Flow does not require a hosted SaaS backend or a WP Suite connection to render forms. 
In Free mode, each form can post directly from the browser to a URL you define per form. That endpoint may be:
<ul>
<li>your own custom endpoint,</li>
<li>a WordPress-side endpoint you implement yourself, or</li>
<li>the Flow backend submission endpoint, if you later deploy it.</li>
</ul>
Pro mode
Pro becomes available after connecting your WordPress site to a WP Suite workspace. It is designed to work especially well with the separately deployed WP Suite Flow Backend in your own AWS account.
A typical Pro setup is:
<ul>
<li>deploy the Flow backend to AWS,</li>
<li>add the published backend API base URL to Gatey as a separate API,</li>
<li>choose the desired protection mode for that API (<code>IAM</code> or <code>COGNITO</code>, matching the backend deployment),</li>
<li>then select that API in SmartCloud → Flow Settings → API Settings.</li>
</ul>
This lets Flow use Gatey-aware authenticated API access, while keeping the backend in your own AWS account.
Key features
<ul>
<li>Gutenberg form builder — Build forms with a dedicated Form block, layout/container blocks, and rich field blocks.</li>
<li>Single React runtime per form — Front-end forms run as one mounted React tree.</li>
<li>Light-DOM modal block — Wrap any Gutenberg content in a native dialog with class and data-attribute triggers, hash opening, default header/body/actions slots, action-role aware buttons, and a stable browser API on <code>WpSuite.plugins.flow.modals</code>.</li>
<li>Light-DOM gallery block — Build a Mantine-free gallery/lightbox from core Image blocks with previous/next controls, optional thumbnails, optional captions/counter, and modal-aware start positions driven by outer trigger classes.</li>
<li>Rich display & content blocks — Use styled content primitives such as blockquotes, marks, badges, code blocks, spoilers, lists, tables, timelines, and overflow lists alongside inputs.</li>
<li>API-backed options & request controls — Load select, radio, checkbox-group, and tags options from API/autocomplete endpoints with configurable methods, headers, parameters, selected-value mapping, and runtime interpolation.</li>
<li>Conditional logic & validation — Show/hide, enable/disable, require/optional, and other rule-based field behavior.</li>
<li>Theme overrides & design tokens — Theme both interactive controls and display/content blocks inside the Shadow DOM with Mantine variables and stable <code>--flow-*</code> CSS tokens.</li>
<li>Shortcodes & Elementor support — Reuse forms or content roots via shortcode and Elementor integrations.</li>
<li>Flexible submission target model — Submit directly from the browser to a per-form endpoint URL with configurable HTTP methods, optional request headers, and runtime interpolation.</li>
<li>Runtime events & host-page integration — Listen for submit, draft, wizard, modal, and API-loading error events from outer-page JavaScript.</li>
<li>Pro: backend-aware operation — Connect Flow to the AWS-hosted Flow backend for durable submissions, admin tooling, templates, workflows, and webhook-driven automation.</li>
<li>Pro: backend form sync — Optionally sync Gutenberg-defined forms into canonical backend form definitions stored in AWS.</li>
<li>Pro: admin application — Manage submissions, templates, workflows, and backend/API settings from WordPress admin.</li>
<li>Pro: workflow automation — Event-driven automation for emails, webhooks, status changes, and related operational flows.</li>
<li>Pro: security & ownership — Deploy into your own AWS account and choose auth modes such as <code>IAM</code> or <code>COGNITO</code>.</li>
</ul>
You can find continuously expanding documentation at: 
https://wpsuite.io/docs/
This plugin is not affiliated with or endorsed by Amazon Web Services or the WordPress Foundation. All trademarks are property of their respective owners.
<h3>Free and Pro Usage Notice</h3>
Flow works in Free mode without registration or subscription.
In Free mode:
<ul>
<li>forms are rendered in the browser,</li>
<li>submissions are posted directly to the endpoint URL configured for the form,</li>
<li>no WP Suite connection is required.</li>
</ul>
Flow does not inherently store submissions in WordPress. If you want submissions handled inside WordPress, you need to implement and expose your own receiving endpoint there.
Pro features are optional and become available after connecting your WordPress site to a WP Suite workspace.
The main Pro scenario is to use the separately deployed WP Suite Flow Backend in your own AWS account. In that setup:
<ul>
<li>you publish the backend API,</li>
<li>register that API in Gatey,</li>
<li>choose its protection mode (<code>IAM</code> or <code>COGNITO</code>),</li>
<li>and select that API in SmartCloud → Flow Settings → API Settings.</li>
</ul>
This simplifies secure communication between the WordPress-side Flow plugin and the AWS-hosted backend.
<h3>Machine-readable resources</h3>
<ul>
<li>Plugin manifest: https://wpsuite.io/.well-known/ai-plugin.json</li>
<li>OpenAPI spec (backend): https://wpsuite.io/.well-known/openapi.yaml</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin may integrate with the following external services, depending on configuration:
<ol>
<li>
Google reCAPTCHA v3 (optional)
<ul>
<li>What it is & what it’s used for: Client-side bot detection. If enabled, Flow can request reCAPTCHA tokens in the browser to protect submissions.</li>
<li>What data is sent & when: The browser may contact Google to retrieve a token. That token may then be included in submission requests.</li>
<li>How to configure: Enter your reCAPTCHA site key/secret in the relevant Flow or shared WP Suite settings.</li>
<li>Links:
<ul>
<li>About reCAPTCHA: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/</li>
<li>Google Terms: https://policies.google.com/terms</li>
<li>Google Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Customer-configured submission endpoint / Flow backend endpoint
<ul>
<li>What it is & what it’s used for: The endpoint URL configured for a form submission. In Free mode this may be any URL you control. In Pro, it is commonly the AWS-hosted Flow backend.</li>
<li>What data is sent & when: Form field values and, depending on your implementation, related submission metadata. For Pro backend flows, uploaded file references, template variables, and workflow/event metadata may also be sent.</li>
<li>Where it goes: Requests are sent directly from the browser to the configured endpoint URL, either through direct fetch calls or, in Pro, through a Gatey-integrated authenticated API flow.</li>
<li>How it’s called: Standard HTTPS requests. Authentication depends on your configuration and may be none, IAM, or Cognito-based.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
WP Suite platform connection (optional; workspace linking and shared features)
<ul>
<li>When it applies: When you connect the site to a WP Suite workspace to enable Pro features and shared admin capabilities.</li>
<li>What it’s used for: Workspace linking, shared admin capabilities, license/subscription handling, and related WP Suite platform features.</li>
<li>What data may be sent: Minimal site/workspace identifiers and authentication/session data required for linking and management.</li>
<li>Where it goes: Secure HTTPS requests to WPSuite.io services such as <code>wpsuite.io</code> and <code>api.wpsuite.io</code>.</li>
<li>Links:
<ul>
<li>WPSuite.io Privacy Policy: https://wpsuite.io/privacy-policy</li>
<li>WPSuite.io Terms of Use: https://wpsuite.io/terms-of-use</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Amazon Cognito (optional; authentication for protected APIs)
<ul>
<li>When it applies: When your Flow backend API or related WP Suite services are protected with Cognito and the site uses Cognito-based authentication.</li>
<li>What it’s used for: User authentication and token-based authorization for protected API calls.</li>
<li>Links:
<ul>
<li>AWS Service Terms: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/</li>
<li>AWS Privacy: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Stripe (optional; subscription/purchase flow)
<ul>
<li>When it applies: Only when the user opens the optional WP Suite subscription / purchase flow in the shared admin component.</li>
<li>What it’s used for: Displaying hosted pricing/subscription UI for optional paid features.</li>
<li>What data may be sent: Browser/session data required by Stripe to render the hosted purchase UI and process the purchase flow.</li>
<li>Links:
<ul>
<li>Terms: https://stripe.com/legal/consumer</li>
<li>Privacy: https://stripe.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<h3>Trademark Notice</h3>
Amazon Web Services, AWS, Amazon EventBridge, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon SES, and Amazon Cognito are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. 
Google reCAPTCHA is a trademark of Google LLC. 
WordPress is a trademark of the WordPress Foundation.
SmartCloud Flow is an independent project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Amazon Web Services, Google, or the WordPress Foundation.
<h3>Source & Build</h3>
Public (free) source code: 
All code that ships in the public (free) version of Flow is available here: https://github.com/smartcloudsol/flow
Build & distribution: 
Flow is shipped to WordPress.org as a pre-built distribution. Build steps and developer notes are maintained in the GitHub repository documentation.
Shared WP Suite components: 
Some admin UI modules may originate from shared WP Suite components to support workspace linking, license validation, and subscription management across WP Suite plugins.
Pro-only features (source availability): 
Flow Pro includes additional functionality such as backend-powered submissions management, templates, workflows, and webhook dispatching. The code that enables these paid features is distributed to Pro users but is not published in the public repository.

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PublishPress

The PublishPress Future plugin allows you to schedule changes to posts, pages and other content types. With this plugin you can create automatic actions to unpublish, delete, trash, move a post to a new status and more. With the Pro version you can update your content using custom workflows with multiple steps and schedules.
Here’s an overview of what you can do with PublishPress Future:
<ul>
<li>Select future action dates in the right sidebar when you are editing a post. This makes it very easy to schedule changes to your content.</li>
<li>Receive email notifications when Future makes changes to your content.</li>
<li>Build Action Workflows that allow you to update your content using custom workflows with multiple steps and schedules (available in the Pro version).</li>
<li>Control post changes via integrations with Advanced Custom Fields and other plugins (available in the Pro version).</li>
</ul>
<h3>PublishPress Future Pro</h3>
<blockquote>
Upgrade to PublishPress Future Pro 
 This plugin is the free version of the PublishPress Future plugin. The Pro version comes with all the features you need to schedule changes to your WordPress content. <a href="https://publishpress.com/future" title="PublishPress Future Pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to purchase the best plugin for scheduling WordPress content updates!</a>
</blockquote>
<h3>Options for Future Actions on Posts</h3>
With PublishPress Future, you can configure actions that will happen automatically to your content. Here are the changes you can choose for your posts:
<ul>
<li>Change the status to “Draft”.</li>
<li>Delete the post.</li>
<li>Send the post to the Trash.</li>
<li>Change the status to “Private”.</li>
<li>Enable the “Stick to the top of the blog” option.</li>
<li>Disable the “Stick to the top of the blog” option.</li>
<li>Remove all existing categories, and add new categories.</li>
<li>Keep all existing categories, and add new categories.</li>
<li>Keep all existing categories, except for those specified in this change.</li>
<li>Move the post to a custom status (available in the Pro version)</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/ways-to-expire-posts/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here for details on scheduling post changes</a>.
<h3>Custom Workflows to Schedule Content Changes</h3>
With PublishPress Future Pro, you can build Action Workflows. These allow you to update your content using custom workflows with multiple steps and schedules. Here are some examples of what you can do with Action Workflows:
<ul>
<li>Email the site admin when a post is updated.</li>
<li>Change the post status to “Trash” a week after it was published.</li>
<li>15 days after the post is published, move the post to the “Draft” status and add a new category.</li>
<li>1 year after a post is published, send an email to the author asking them to check the content.</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/workflows/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here for details on workflows for changes</a>.
<h3>Display the Action Date in Your Content</h3>
PublishPress Future allows you to place automatically show the expiry or action date inside your articles. The date will be added at the bottom of your post.
<a href="https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/footer-display/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to see the Footer Display options</a>.
You can use shortcodes to show the expiration date inside your posts. You can customize the shortcode output with several formatting options.
<a href="https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/shortcodes-to-show-expiration-date/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to see the shortcode options</a>.
<h3>Choose Actions Defaults for Post Types</h3>
PublishPress Future can support any post type in WordPress. Go to Settings > PublishPress Future > Defaults and you can choose default actions for each post type.
<a href="https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/defaults-for-post-types/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to see the default options</a>.
<h3>PublishPress Future Email Notifications</h3>
The PublishPress Future plugin can send you email notifications when your content is changed. You can control the emails by going to Settings > PublishPress Future > General Settings.
<a href="https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/email-notifications/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to see the notification options</a>.
<h3>Integrations With Other Plugins</h3>
In PublishPress Future Pro it is possible to schedule changes to your posts based on metadata. This makes it possible to integrate PublishPress Future with other plugins. For example, you can create a date field in the Advanced Custom Fields plugin and use that to control the date for Future Actions.
When you are using an integration, there are five types of data that you can update in PublishPress Future:
<ul>
<li>Action Status: This field specifies if the action should be enabled.</li>
<li>Action Date: This field stores the scheduled date for the action.</li>
<li>Action Type: This field stores the type of action that will be executed.</li>
<li>Taxonomy Name: The taxonomy name for being used when selecting terms.</li>
<li>Taxonomy Terms: A list of term’s IDs for being used by the action.</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/metadata-scheduling/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to see how to integrate Future with other plugins</a>.
<h3>Import the Future Actions</h3>
PublishPress Future Pro supports imports from external data sources. You can import posts and automatically create Future Actions associated with those posts.
The best approach is to use the Metadata Scheduling feature. If you’re using a plugin such as WP All Import, you can match up the import tables with the fields you have selected in the Metadata Scheduling feature.
<a href="https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/imports-and-metadata-scheduling/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to see how to import data for Future Actions</a>.
<h3>Details on How Post Changes Works</h3>
For each expiration event, a custom cron job is scheduled. This can help reduce server overhead for busy sites. This plugin REQUIRES that WP-CRON is setup and functional on your webhost. Some hosts do not support this, so please check and confirm if you run into issues using the plugin.
<a href="https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/scheduling-cron-jobs/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to see the technical details for this plugin</a>.
<h3>Logs for All Your Post Changes</h3>
PublishPress Future Pro allows you to keep a detailed record of all the post updates. PublishPress Future records several key data points for all actions:
<ul>
<li>The post that the action was performed on.</li>
<li>Details of the post update.</li>
<li>When the change was made to the post.</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/action-logs/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to see more about the logs feature</a>.
<h3>Join PublishPress and get the Pro plugins</h3>
The Pro versions of the PublishPress plugins are well worth your investment. The Pro versions have extra features and faster support. <a href="https://publishpress.com/pricing/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to join PublishPress</a>.
Join PublishPress and you’ll get access to these Pro plugins:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://publishpress.com/authors" rel="nofollow ugc">PublishPress Authors Pro</a> allows you to add multiple authors and guest authors to WordPress posts.</li>
<li><a href="https://publishpress.com/blocks" rel="nofollow ugc">PublishPress Blocks Pro</a> has everything you need to build professional websites with the WordPress block editor.</li>
<li><a href="https://publishpress.com/capabilities" rel="nofollow ugc">PublishPress Capabilities Pro</a> is the plugin to manage your WordPress user roles, permissions, and capabilities.</li>
<li><a href="https://publishpress.com/checklists" rel="nofollow ugc">PublishPress Checklists Pro</a> enables you to define tasks that must be completed before content is published.</li>
<li><a href="https://publishpress.com/future" rel="nofollow ugc">PublishPress Future Pro</a> is the plugin for scheduling changes to your posts.</li>
<li><a href="https://publishpress.com/permissions" rel="nofollow ugc">PublishPress Permissions Pro</a> is the plugin for advanced WordPress permissions.</li>
<li><a href="https://publishpress.com/publishpress" rel="nofollow ugc">PublishPress Planner Pro</a> is the plugin for managing and scheduling WordPress content.</li>
<li><a href="https://publishpress.com/revisions" rel="nofollow ugc">PublishPress Revisions Pro</a> allows you to update your published pages with teamwork and precision.</li>
<li><a href="https://publishpress.com/series" rel="nofollow ugc">PublishPress Series Pro</a> enables you to group content together into a series.</li>
<li><a href="https://publishpress.com/shortlinks" rel="nofollow ugc">PublishPress Shortlinks Pro</a> allows you to create custom URLs for your posts and external links.</li>
<li><a href="https://publishpress.com/statuses" rel="nofollow ugc">PublishPress Statuses Pro</a> enables you to create additional publishing steps for your posts.</li>
</ul>
Together, these plugins are a suite of powerful publishing tools for WordPress. If you need to create a professional workflow in WordPress, with moderation, revisions, permissions and more… then you should try PublishPress.
<h4>Bug Reports</h4>
Bug reports for PublishPress Future are welcomed in our <a href="https://github.com/publishpress/publishpress-future" rel="nofollow ugc">repository on GitHub</a>. Please note that GitHub is not a support forum, and that issues that are not properly qualified as bugs will be closed.

Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories

Makes it easy to schedule and expire posts within WordPress much appreciated.

Handy plugin

Great plugin


yes, it is an excellent plugin and recommended to download.



it needs one thing.



to redirect to another page or post.



thank you for saving our time.


excellent plugin


I need to update (or add in my case), a category to a post after a set period of time. With this plugin, it's fully automated, which is perfect. 


Great plugin to automate a required task.

PublishPress Future can make scheduled changes to your content. You can unpublish posts, move posts to a new status, update the categories, and more.

SmartCloud Flow – Block‑based Forms & Workflow Automation vs Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories