Title: Edit archived posts
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Edit archived posts

 *  Resolved [Peter Hardy-vanDoorn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petervandoorn/)
 * (@petervandoorn)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-archived-posts/)
 * I must say, I don’t understand why this is not in the WP core. Huge thanks for
   implementing it.
 * However, I would like to be able to edit the archived posts or, at the very least,
   have a link to view the post.
 * Maybe you could implement a settings panel to choose whether they are editable
   or not?
 * Cheers!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/archived-post-status/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/archived-post-status/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Frankie Jarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fjarrett/)
 * (@fjarrett)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-archived-posts/#post-5704387)
 * Thank you, Peter!
 * After mulling on this for a while I think I agree with you about being able to
   view the Archived content if you are a logged in user with the proper capabilities
   to do so. You can expect this change in the next release.
 * However, I do think that Archived content still should not be editable. It defeats
   the purpose of the status since it’s meant to be a “post-published” state, not
   a “pre-published” state like Drafts.
 * Once a user archives something, they should have the reassurance that the content
   has not changed since when it was a published piece of content.
 *  Thread Starter [Peter Hardy-vanDoorn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petervandoorn/)
 * (@petervandoorn)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-archived-posts/#post-5704516)
 * Hi
 * Actually, while I see your point, I do disagree. That’s why I think a setting
   that controls the behaviour would be beneficial – in that way, I have the option
   to control just how “archived” the posts are.
 * One of my main reasons for wanting to be able to edit the post is that, I have
   many sites with custom post types that are only used to pull information onto
   a page. These CPTs do not have code to view them as individual posts, so it is
   not possible to view the post via the front end and when I click on the view 
   link, all I get is a 404 error. If the posts are archived, then there is absolutely
   no way to view the content.
 * Perhaps you might consider a settings page? The options would be (1) No view (
   2) View via front end only (3) View edit post screen but make them non-editable(
   4) Allow editing
 * Cheers!
 *  Plugin Author [Frankie Jarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fjarrett/)
 * (@fjarrett)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-archived-posts/#post-5704617)
 * Hey Peter,
 * Any person with the `read_private_posts` capability will be able to view archived
   content on the front-end.
 * You can customize the default capability using the `aps_default_read_capability`
   filter for which an example is [provided in the FAQ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/archived-post-status/faq/).
 * Exposing an API for different “options” may certainly be something that is added
   in the future. However, I tend to shy away from such panels unless the options
   they present are very in demand and varied.
 * The preferred route for customization is for developers to take advantage of 
   the many low-level hooks provided in the plugin and override them with their 
   own desired behaviors. There is a little manifesto about this also at the top
   of the [FAQ page](https://wordpress.org/plugins/archived-post-status/faq/).

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 * Last reply from: [Frankie Jarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fjarrett/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-archived-posts/#post-5704617)
 * Status: resolved