Adds a one click "Unpublish" button to the WordPress edit screen; switches the status to pending.
As of April 2026, Unpublish is a WordPress unpublish plugin with 30 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 16K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Gtuk unpublish posts.
Unpublish is a very simple plugin that does one simple thing: it adds a button to the Edit Post screen.
This button will appear on published posts/pages/etc, which on click will save the post as pending rather than keeping it published.
Click the button if you no longer want the post published.
| WordPress | 4.0.0+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Details on each release can be found on the GitHub releases page for this project.
Initial public release.
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