# Archived Post Status  Allows posts and pages to be archived so you can unpublish content without having to trash it. **Contributors:** [fjarrett](http://profiles.wordpress.org/fjarrett) **Tags:** [admin](http://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin), [posts](http://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts), [pages](http://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pages), [status](http://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/status), [workflow](http://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/workflow) **Requires at least:** 3.0 **Tested up to:** 4.1 **Stable tag:** trunk (master) **License:** [GPLv2 or later](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html) [](https://travis-ci.org/fjarrett/archived-post-status) ## Description ## **Did you find this plugin helpful? Please consider [writing a review](https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/archived-post-status).** This plugin allows you to archive your WordPress content similar to the way you archive your e-mail. * Makes a new post status available in the dropdown called Archived * Unpublish your posts and pages without having to trash them * Compatible with posts, pages and custom post types * Ideal for sites where certain kinds of content is not meant to be evergreen **Development of this plugin is done [on GitHub](https://github.com/fjarrett/archived-post-status). Pull requests welcome. Please see [issues reported](https://github.com/fjarrett/archived-post-status/issues) there before going to the plugin forum.** ## Frequently Asked Questions ## ### Can I exclude the Archived status from appearing on certain post types? ### Yes, you can do this by using the `aps_excluded_post_types` filter: ```php function my_aps_excluded_post_types( $post_types ) { $post_types[] = 'my_custom_post_type'; return $post_types; } add_filter( 'aps_excluded_post_types', 'my_aps_excluded_post_types', 10, 1 ); ``` ## Screenshots ## ### Post list table screen  ### Quick Edit mode  ### Publish metabox controls  ## Changelog ## ### 0.1.0 - January 4, 2015 ### * Initial release Props [fjarrett](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fjarrett/)