How to add confirmation message while publishing content in WordPress

Having a confirmation message when publishing content on posts and pages in a WordPress site reduces the likelihood of publishing content with errors because it allows the author to double-check the content before publishing it. This blog shows how to include a confirmation message when publishing content on posts and pages in a WordPress site using a classic editor.

Configuring confirmation message for WordPress classic editor

Follow the steps below to edit your Theme setting file to add confirmation message for the WordPress classic editor:

1. Log in to your WordPress site with an administrator account.
2. On the Dashboard in the left sidebar, click Appearance, and then click Theme Editor:

   

3. On the Theme Editor , select the Theme you want to edit from the dropdown:
   

   

4. The files for this selected theme are listed on the right column under Theme Files. Click on the file named “functions.php”:
   

   

5. Copy and insert the following code to the end of functions.php file and click Update File Button to save the changes:
   

   add_action( 'admin_print_footer_scripts', 'wp_confirm_post' );
   
   function wp_confirm_post() {
   
   echo "
   
   
   <script>
   
   
   jQuery(document).ready(function($){
   
   
   $('#publishing-action input[name=\"publish\"]').click(function() {
   
   
   if(confirm('Are you sure you want to publish this?')) {
   
   
   return true;
   
   
   } else {
   
   
   $('#publishing-action .spinner').hide();
   
   
   $('#publishing-action img').hide();
   
   
   $(this).removeClass('button-primary-disabled');
   
   
   return false;
   
   
   }
   
   
   });
   
   
   });
   
   
   </script>
   
   
   ";
   
   
   }
   
   

6. The confirmation message will be displayed on the classic editor when the Publish button is clicked: