Description
Everybody has them: half-written posts nobody has opened in months. Draft Graveyard adds a widget to the WordPress Dashboard that lists up to five drafts you have not touched in over a week, oldest first, each with a short epitaph and how long it has been resting.
For every draft you can:
- Resurrect it: opens the draft in the editor.
- Bury it: moves it to the Trash (you can still restore it from there).
Good to know:
- Shows only your own drafts, and only those left untouched for more than 7 days.
- No settings, no database tables, no external requests, no tracking.
- You can hide the widget at any time from the Dashboard’s “Screen Options”.
Screenshots
Installation
- Upload the
draft-graveyardfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory, or install the plugin from the Plugins screen in WordPress. - Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen.
- Open the Dashboard. The “Draft Graveyard” widget shows your oldest drafts.
FAQ
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Does “Bury” delete my draft forever?
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No. It moves the draft to the Trash, where you can restore it. If the Trash is disabled on your site, the Bury link is not shown.
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Why don’t I see my newest drafts?
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Only drafts that have not been edited for more than 7 days are listed, so work in progress does not clutter the widget. If none qualifies, the widget says the graveyard is empty.
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Does it show other people’s drafts?
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No. Each user only sees their own drafts.
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Does it work with pages or custom post types?
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Not yet. It only lists drafts of regular posts.
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Contributors & Developers
“Draft Graveyard” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.1
- Tweak: only drafts left untouched for more than 7 days are listed, so recently edited drafts no longer show up as forgotten.
- New: added a screenshot of the dashboard widget.
1.0.0
- Initial release.