shawfactor

<p>This plugin allows you to archive your WordPress content similar to the way you archive your e-mail. Unlike other archiving solutions though this actually does it all and does it properly</p>
<ul>
<li>Makes a new post status available in the drop down called Archived</li>
<li>Hides or removes your content without having to trash the content</li>
<li>Content can either be hidden entirely from public view  or simply from the main loop and feed and pages, with other solutions you can only hide it from public view.</li>
<li>Allows you to add a label to the title of those posts/pages etc that are archived</li>
<li>Allows you to add a message to the top of the post/page etc that the content is no longer up too date</li>
<li>Allows you to set an archiving date after which content is automatically changed to having an archived status</li>
<li>Compatible with posts, pages and custom post types</li>
</ul>
<p>This plugin is ideal for sites where certain kinds of content is not meant to be evergreen</p>
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LH Archived Post Status


When Automattic developed WordPress, it had a crazy notion of what an 'archive' is. 20+ years later, we're stuck to the same definition: WP considers that an 'archive' is really just a list of past articles, neatly ordered by month/year.



But that's not the case. A real Archive is a place where you can store posts that are not relevant any longer — thus keeping them away from the Loop — but without deleting them, because, naturally enough, the whole point of having an Archive is to allow search engines and backlinks to 'old' articles to still work correctly.



This is the whole point of this simple plugin: to allow to add a new status to every post/page, classifying it as having been archived. This means that the post/page will not require any changes: it doesn't need to be deleted, change its category, add any tags, or simply set to Draft (so that it doesn't appear). Instead, posts and pages stay exactly as they were before — just with a new status (beyond the classic ones, i.e., published, private, draft).



Because this status is an addition, this means that all well-behaved plugins and themes will not recognise it as a valid status (i.e. when checking if a post is published, the theme/plugin will not find the archived posts), and so they effectively 'disappear' from the visibility status of most 3rd party code. That's exactly what we expect to happen with an 'archived' post. And that's precisely what this plugin does, and does quite well; as such, it comes as highly recommended by many reviewers, and ranks high on their lists of 'best' plugins for a specific purpose.



The plugin itself is well-written, strictly follows all coding guidelines as set by Automattic and the developer community, regularly maintained, and has very reasonable support on the forums: issues are opened, followed up by the author, and closed when resolved or when threads become stale due to lack of activity. Documentation is minimal, because the plugin is so simple to activate and use (and not because anything is missing).



Sadly, at the time of writing this (July 2023), this plugin suffers from a dependency of a third-party library which, unfortunately, breaks the posting workflow, introducing a new way of saving new posts which is not only counter-intuitive, but lacks essential functionality. Work is under progress to restore the normal functionality of the posting workflow, but, until that happens (which is beyond the plugin author's control), it means that you very likely won't wish to use this plugin on any WordPress site that is used by more than one author.



I will certainly review my classification in the future, once this major issue gets resolved, and LH Archived Post Status works again, flawlessly integrated into the WordPress posting workflow, as it did in pre-Gutenberg days.


If you need to have a real Archive, this is the plugin you want

Allows posts and pages to be archived so you can remove content from the main loop and feed without having to trash it.

Steve Burge

andergmartins

PublishPress

Kevin Behrens

Olawale Adesina

<p><a href="https://publishpress.com/publishpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">PublishPress Planner</a> has all the tools you need to plan WordPress content including a Content Calendar, Content Overview, Kanban Board, content notifications, and more.</p>
<p>PublishPress Planner is ideal for WordPress sites that publish and promote high-quality content. Our goal is to help you publish content from inside WordPress. Our aim is to build SaaS-style features in WordPress so people don’t need an extra service to plan your content. Why use Trello, ClickUp, Notion, CoSchedule, or other products when you already have WordPress?</p>
<h3>PublishPress Planner Pro</h3>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Upgrade to PublishPress Planner Pro</strong><br />
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</blockquote>
<h3>Content Calendar</h3>
<p>The Content Calendar gives you a powerful overview of your publishing schedule. This screen works as a marketing calendar and an editorial calendar. You can easily see when content is planned, and when it was published. You can also drag-and-drop content to a new publication date. By default, you see all the WordPress content you have planned for the next few weeks. If you need to drill down, you can filter the calendar by post status, categories, users or post types.</p>
<p><a href="https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/calendar/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to read about the Content Calendar</a>.</p>
<h3>Content Overview</h3>
<p>The Content Overview screen is a companion to the Calendar screen. Whereas the Calendar allows you to see content organized by dates, Content Overview allows you to drill down and see content organized by status, categories, or users. This content organizer allows to choose any data from WordPress to show in columns. In the top-right corner is a “Print” button. Click this to get a printable overview of all your planned content.</p>
<p><a href="https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/content-overview/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to read about the Content Overview</a>.</p>
<h3>Content Board</h3>
<p>The Content Board screen is a kanban board that you can use to organize your content. The Content Board provides one column for each status. You can drag-and-drop posts to change their status between Draft, Pending Review, Published, Scheduled, and more.</p>
<p><a href="https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/the-content-board-screen/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to read about the Content Board</a>.</p>
<h3>Notifications</h3>
<p>Notifications keep you and your team up to date on changes to important content. Users can be subscribed to notifications for any post, either individually or by selecting user groups. PublishPress Planner allows you to create powerful notification workflows based on post types, categories, status changes and much more.</p>
<p><a href="https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/notifications/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to read about the Content Notifications</a>.</p>
<h3>Slack Notifications</h3>
<p>This PublishPress Planner Pro feature integrates your notifications with Slack. You can send notifications directly to a Slack channel and even reply without logging into WordPress.</p>
<p><a href="https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/slack/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to read about the Slack Notifications</a>.</p>
<h3>Reminder Notifications</h3>
<p>This PublishPress Planner Pro feature allows you to send notifications either before or after the publishing date for content. For example, before publication, you can send a reminder to editors, asking them to proof-read the post for publication. Or two or three days after publication, you can send a reminder to various team members, asking them to promote the post on social media.</p>
<p><a href="https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/reminders/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to read about the Reminder Notifications</a>.</p>
<h3>Join PublishPress and get the Pro plugins</h3>
<p>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>.</p>
<p>Join PublishPress and you’ll get access to these Pro plugins:</p>
<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> allows you to schedule changes to WordPress 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>
<p>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.</p>
<h4>How Does Planner Compare to Other Plugins?</h4>
<p>There are other Editorial Options for WordPress including SchedulePress, Nelio Content, Edit Flow, Coschedule and more. PublishPress Planner is significantly cheaper than CoSchedule with is a hosted SaaS service. Most people use Planner for free, whereas Coschedule costs for more than just 1 user. When compared to WordPress plugins, Planner stands out for its power and flexibility. Our aim is to give you all the power of a SaaS service, directly inside your WordPress site. PublishPress Planner was originally based on the Edit Flow plugin but has had more updates in recent years.</p>
<h4>Bug Reports</h4>
<p>Bug reports for PublishPress Planner are welcomed in our <a href="https://github.com/publishpress/publishpress" 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.</p>
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PublishPress Planner – Editorial Calendar, Marketing Content, Kanban Board


I manage 7 sites for my own business, as well as looking after over 150 client sites, and this plugin is great for keeping an eye on what's going on with the content team, when content is getting published and so on.



TBH, I think we only use a fraction of what it is capable of, but what we do use is excellent.


Great Plugin!

PublishPress Planner has all the tools you need to plan WordPress content including a Content Calendar, Content Overview, and Kanban Board.

LH Archived Post Status vs PublishPress Planner – Editorial Calendar, Marketing Content, Kanban Board