Title: Post Approval Status
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Post Approval Status

 *  [nitin044](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitin044/)
 * (@nitin044)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-approval-status/)
 * Hi Michael,
 * I am not sure if is this possible or not.
    When user send or submit a Form, the
   post directly save as published status. Is there any way we can change it. I 
   mean when user will send or submit the Form, it should be saved as draft .
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/form-to-post/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/form-to-post/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Michael Simpson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msimpson/)
 * (@msimpson)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-approval-status/#post-4327009)
 * Put a hidden field in your form named “post_status” with value set to “draft”
 *  [Mededot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mededot/)
 * (@mededot)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-approval-status/#post-4327202)
 * Thanks a lot for this plugin! I have been able to configure it well so far. I
   am using Contact form 7 and its been a breeze.
 * However i am a little lost on some minor issues!
 * 1. Id like all submissions from the forms come from only logged in users, and
   their login names used as the post author when they submit.
 * 2, the issue above: thats about making sure the posts are saved as drafts as 
   soon as they are submitted. I know you have explained how to do it but i think
   i need a little more pointing…
 * Thanks Michael
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-approval-status/#post-4327204)
 * Mededot Per the [forum welcome](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post)
   please post your own topic.
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/form-to-post#postform](http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/form-to-post#postform)
 *  [Mededot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mededot/)
 * (@mededot)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-approval-status/#post-4327205)
 * Thanks! Done that now
 *  [presswolfe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/presswolfe/)
 * (@presswolfe)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-approval-status/#post-4327264)
 * [@michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michael/) Simpson
 * Is there a way to make the post appear as “pending” instead of “draft”?
 * When I set it to “pending” and submit the form info, the post STILL appears as
   a “draft” for some reason.
 *  [presswolfe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/presswolfe/)
 * (@presswolfe)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-approval-status/#post-4327265)
 * Nevermind, it works if you set it as “pending”. I didn’t reload the browser after
   changing the Contact Form 7 info.
 * A note to people who want to do this… they should make sure they have downloaded
   the “CF7 Dynamic Text Extension” plugin.
 * Put this in the form settings:
 * [dynamichidden post_status “pending”]

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 * Last reply from: [presswolfe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/presswolfe/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-approval-status/#post-4327265)
 * Status: not resolved