Default Entry Status: Closed?
How Do I?
Is there any way for entries to have a default status of Closed? My client wants to use the Closed status as a way to flag pending entries and I would like all entries to default to Closed so that incomplete entries aren’t mistakenly published.
So far I haven’t been able to find a non-cumbersome solution to this.
Thanks!
If they use backend it should be simple as this: After you login to your admin, go to: CP Home -> Administration -> Channels -> Channel Preferences: CHANNEL_NAME
Then choose from Administrative Preferences: Default Status : Closed (from the dropdown menu).
Update / finish.
Thanks so much!
No problem. Another way to give it a go, is to use status parameters on your channel:entries opening tag.
So something like this is a start to try’n see how things might work:
{exp:channel:entries channel="channel_short_name" status="not closed" limit="1" }
...content of entry here...
{/exp:channel:entries}Read more about channel entry status parameter from here.