Title: Draft Folders
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Draft Folders

 *  [Xander](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xander/)
 * (@xander)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/draft-folders/)
 * What might be involved in making a folder system (like your email box) for the
   drafts? I am always running aground trying to figure out which one of my 80+ 
   drafts it is I was looking to edit…folders would be an excellent way to organize
   content-in-the-making.

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/draft-folders/#post-452038)
 * Since all your content is stored in the database (NOT in files and folders!),
   I don’t really understand your question…
 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/draft-folders/#post-452041)
 * Moshu – I think the topic relates to how WP shows Draft Posts when you visit 
   the Write -> Posts screen. All in one column.
 * Almost seem to recall some discussion quite some time ago about this and the 
   possibility that someone was going to churn out a plugin or something. My searchFu
   is weak and I’m not turning anything up.
 *  Thread Starter [Xander](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xander/)
 * (@xander)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/draft-folders/#post-452059)
 * Indeed, I am speaking of how drafts are displayed on the admin panel…
 *  Thread Starter [Xander](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xander/)
 * (@xander)
 * [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/draft-folders/#post-452337)
 * DIY solution, hack into edit.php and fiddle with how the drafts are displayed.
   After many searches, this is what I ended up doing. Now I display my drafts by
   major category, alphabetacized. It is much easier to navigate and pick through
   the various pieces I am in the process of researching/cleaning up.
 * The simple approach is to copy the existing drafts/otherdrafts area, and create
   a custom function such as:
 * `function getdrafts1() {
    global $wpdb; $query = "SELECT ID, post_title FROM 
   $wpdb->posts, $wpdb->post2cat c WHERE post_status = 'draft' AND ID = c.post_id
   AND c.category_id = '6' ORDER BY post_title ASC"; return $wpdb->get_results( 
   $query ); }
 * $drafts1 = getdrafts1();
 * In this case, I am plucking all of the posts in category “6” for display. It 
   seems to work well enough for now, but keep in mind that any edits to your core
   files in the admin area may be overwritten when you upgrade. Alas, I did not 
   see a hook in this area to make this a plugin, but all I wanted was something
   quick and dirty anyway.
 * This post might also give you some ideas on how to manage your drafts:
    [http://pascal.vanhecke.info/2006/01/29/managing-draft-posts/](http://pascal.vanhecke.info/2006/01/29/managing-draft-posts/)

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 * Last reply from: [Xander](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xander/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/draft-folders/#post-452337)
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