Currently the visibility options of a post are "Public", "Private" and "Password protected". I believe a good addition may be "unlisted" posts (can be named differently), which means that the posts is excluded by the default loops, but still accessible if one knows the URL (which differs from "private" posts in that one don't need to be logged to the site to access it). There are some ways of doing it with custom templates, yet a core option may be good for the majority of cases, in the vein of the "sticky" posts option. YouTube, Posterous, Tumblr, Google+ and other sites have similar functionality.
Unlisted posts
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Andrés Sanhueza
MemberPosted: 3 months ago # -
shazdeh
MemberI like this as plugin, but not in core.
Also, I think you could accomplish the same thing using pages, no? Create a page and it will only be accessible if you know the url of the page.Posted: 3 months ago # -
a music store
MemberProblem is, if you create a page to be private or unlisted, so that it will only be accessible if you know the url of the page, some plug-ins (especially seo based) post the location of the page anyway.
Posted: 3 months ago # -
tittbit
Memberthis idea is not very helpful unless you only need to hide it from search engines too.
for that purpose any one can use robots.txt file. i think
Posted: 2 months ago # -
MemberI just found this in codex, might be what you need:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Content_VisibilityPosted: 2 months ago # -
mrwweb
MemberI think this could be justified to eventually join core if it's rephrased to support "archiving" of posts. That's a common feature in other CMSes and seems appropriate for WordPress as it matures.
Posted: 2 months ago # -
ArticlesDirectory
MemberI aggree with Andrés Sanhueza that If one knows the URL which differs
from private posts in that one don't need to be logged to the site
to access it, But what is the method to cover this issue, Is any
plugin can solve it.Posted: 1 month ago # -
Ipstenu
ModeratorUse a password to protect the post, or a membership plugin to make it so only members can read the post.
Posted: 1 month ago # -
Binary Options
MemberI agree with Ipstenu and do not forget noindex, nofollow for search engines.
Posted: 1 month ago # -
Mike Mcmahon
MemberThere is also an extension out there called "exclude pages" it is meant for taking pages away from the menu but with a little effort you can make it work for unlisting your posts too.
Posted: 1 month ago #
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