Types of statuses
A content item or page can be in one of following states:
- Published
The content is visible on the website to users with permissions to view it.
When a content item or page is published, in the list of content items or pages, the system displays
.
- Draft
Draft is not publically visible on the website.
When a content item or page is a Draft, in the list of content items or pages, the system displays
.
When a content item or page is a Draft (newer than published), in the list of content items or pages, the system displays
.
- Private draft
The private draft is not visible on the website and administration area. It can be opened only by its owner or the administrator.
When a content item or page is in status Private draft, the system displays the following:
- To its owner:
Private draft.
- To everybody else:
Locked by <Name of owner> | Private draft.
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NOTE: Comments left on the website cannot be with draft status.
- Scheduled
The content item or page has been assigned date and time when it will be automatically published or unpublished on the website.
When a content item is scheduled for publishing or unpublishing, in the list of content items, the system displays
.
- Awaiting approval
The content item or page has been sent for approval. It is not publically visible on the website.
When a content item is Awaiting approval or Awaiting approval (newer than published), in the list of content items or pages, the system displays
.
NOTE: To have a content item or page in status Awaiting approval you must use Approval before publishing or 2 levels of approval before publishing type of workflow.
- Awaiting publishing
The content item is sent for publishing after it has been approved. It is not publically visible on the website.
When a content item is Awaiting publishing or Awaiting publishing (newer than published) in the list of content items or pages, the system displays
.
NOTE: To have a content item or page in status Awaiting publishing you must use 2 levels of approval before publishing type of workflow.
- Rejected
The content item has been rejected by the responsible user after it has been sent for approval.
When a content item is Rejected in the list of content items or pages, the system displays
.
NOTE: To have a content item or page in status Rejected you must use Approval before publishing or 2 levels of approval before publishing type of workflow.
IMPORTANT: In next to any of the above statuses, the system displays in brackets (newer than published), it means that the content item or page has an older version that is published on the website. For more information about the currently published version, see Viewing version history of a content item and Viewing version history of a page.
- Unpublished
The content item or page is not publically visible.
NOTE: You can only unpublish a content item or page that is published.
When a content item or page is unpublished, in the list of content items or pages, the system displays
.
- Locked for editing
The content item cannot be opened, because it is being edited by another user.
When a content item is edited by another user, in the list of content items, the system displays
next to the item.
NOTE: A blog does not have a status.
NOTE: Group pages do not have status, because they do not have content. On Pages page they are represented by
.
Status for comments
Comments left on the website can have status Publish when they are publically visible and the following statuses, when they are not visible on the website.
- Hidden
This status is only used for comments left on the website by users. A hidden comment is not publically visible on the website.
When a comment is hidden, in the list of comments, the system displays
next to the comment.
- Spam
This status is only used for comments left on the website by users. A comment marked as spam is hidden and not publically visible on the website.
When a comment is spam, in the list of comments, the system displays
next to the comment.