Title: Obvious Post States Author: ryansommers Published: September 30, 2014 Last modified: August 23, 2015 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/obvious-post-states/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=999518) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/obvious-post-states/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=999518) # Obvious Post States By [ryansommers](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryansommers/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/obvious-post-states.1.0.3.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/obvious-post-states/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/obvious-post-states/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/obvious-post-states/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/obvious-post-states/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/obvious-post-states/) ## Description Obvious Post States does what its name implies: makes the post states of your Posts and Pages stand out. Post states like Draft, Pending, Sticky, Password Protected, etc. will be more prominent and obvious. Takes into account the built-in WordPress Admin Color Schemes so everything matches. Check out the screenshot to see an example. ## Screenshots * [[ * Obvious Post States Example ## Installation 1. Unzip `obvious-post-states.zip` 2. Upload the `obvious-post-states' folder to the`/wp-content/plugins/` directory 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## FAQ How do I know it’s working? The post state text (draft, pending, etc) will be moved to the beginning of the column and have a background color. Check out the screenshot. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8b57c1a87ec488ceb2a7bb23420bdca75018cc74588d9a470a40b8c4d6b911c0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works and is Helpful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-and-is-helpful/)󠁿 [WebCodePoet](https://profiles.wordpress.org/senjoralfonso/) December 26, 2016 Works and is Helpful [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/obvious-post-states/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Obvious Post States” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ ryansommers ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryansommers/) [Translate “Obvious Post States” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/obvious-post-states) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/obvious-post-states/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/obvious-post-states/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/obvious-post-states/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/obvious-post-states/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.3 * Compatibility update for WordPress 4.3. #### 1.0.2 * Fixed a bug regarding hidden post titles for Subscriber roles. #### 1.0.1 * Added compatibility with the Slate admin theme plugin. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.3** * Last updated **11 years ago** * Active installations **20+** * WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.3.34** * Tags * [drafts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/drafts/)[password-protected](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/password-protected/) [pending](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pending/)[post state](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-state/) [sticky](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sticky/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/obvious-post-states/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/obvious-post-states/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/obvious-post-states/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/obvious-post-states/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/obvious-post-states/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/obvious-post-states/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/obvious-post-states/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/obvious-post-states/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ ryansommers ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryansommers/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/obvious-post-states/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=LD5WYPVG8AJW4)