Enable Saving as draft makes it possible to post without approval

  • Resolved samrot

    (@samrot)


    1 year, 5 months ago

    Hi!

    When the option “saving as draft” is enabled users are able to submit and publish their posts without being reviewed by saving them as draft first and then submitting them (the submit button is replaced by the update button).

    In my opinion, this should obviously be considered a bug since if the “Post Status” setting set to “Pending Review” (as we do cause we need to verify each post before publishing it) it makes no sense that users can go “live” by skipping this important step simply saving the form as a draft (which is also necessary so they don’t lose their progress and continue at another time without being ready to submit).

    If I may, the save as draft option should respect this setting during the creation of a new post and keep the post as pending review if it is submitted after saving as draft (likewise, the save as draft option could be changed to “Delist” or “Make post offline” when it is not a new post but the editing of an already approved/published post).

    Looking fwd to your comments.

    Best

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  • Plugin Support Saiful Islam

    (@saifislam01)

    1 year, 5 months ago

    Hi @samrot,

    Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention and providing such a detailed explanation.

    The behavior you’re describing does indeed conflict with the intended functionality when “Post Status” is set to “Pending Review.” Let me clarify and address your points:

    1. When “Save as Draft” is enabled, the primary goal is to allow users to save their progress without submitting it for review immediately. However, I agree that if “Post Status” is set to “Pending Review,” any post submitted (after being saved as draft) should respect this setting and not bypass the review process. This appears to be an oversight in the current implementation, and I’ll escalate it to our development team as a bug for further investigation and resolution.
    2. Your suggestion to adjust the “Save as Draft” functionality based on the context (e.g., changing it to “Delist” or “Make post offline” for published posts) is excellent. This would make the feature more intuitive and align with varied workflows. I’ll share your idea with our product team for consideration in future updates.

    We are committed to improving the plugin based on user feedback like yours. If you have any additional details or examples that could help our developers better understand this scenario, please feel free to contact us through the website.

    Best regards,

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