Title: Publish vs. Save functionality
Last modified: May 16, 2024

---

# Publish vs. Save functionality

 *  [brrto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brrto/)
 * (@brrto)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/publish-vs-save-functionality/)
 * Hi! I ran into a problem that I think is related to this request:
   [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/regarding-the-publish-button/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/regarding-the-publish-button/)
 * This may have been changed in a recent WordPress version, but I don’t think this
   works as intended anymore. When the “Save” button appears, it fires the “Post
   saved” notification, but it changes the post status to publish.
 * Steps for recreating this issue (using the classic editor):
    - Create a new post and assign a status other than Draft, then click Save
    - or, edit an existing status and change it to any non-published status, then
      click Save
    - In both cases above, the post is published rather than being saved with the
      custom status.
 * It would be better if the button is clearly labeled Publish if that’s the effect
   of the action. I added a script and some CSS to hide the publish button based
   on custom post statuses, but the Save button is a little confusing.
    -  This topic was modified 2 years ago by [brrto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brrto/).

Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)

 *  Plugin Author [Felix W.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/welly2103/)
 * (@welly2103)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/publish-vs-save-functionality/#post-17766077)
 * Hi [@brrto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brrto/)
 * Unfortunately, this problem is a recurring topic.
 * I have released a minimal update on Github, can you install it on your system?
 * [https://github.com/welly2103/extended-post-status](https://github.com/welly2103/extended-post-status)
 * As a result, the Publish button in Gutenberg should always be called “Save” and
   no longer “Publish”. Unfortunately, there is no direct connection between the
   selection of a custom status and the button, so that it changes when a status
   is selected, depending on whether the status is public or not.
 * The behavior should now be like in this video: [https://streamable.com/zc1rtg](https://streamable.com/zc1rtg)
 * Can you reproduce this for yourself? If so, I would make it an official release
   and publish it here officially.
 * Thanks for your feedback.
 * Greetings Felix
 *  Thread Starter [brrto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brrto/)
 * (@brrto)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/publish-vs-save-functionality/#post-17771279)
 * Hey [@welly2103](https://wordpress.org/support/users/welly2103/) – thanks so 
   much for the quick response.
 * That doesn’t quite do it, unfortunately. We’re using the classic editor, but 
   this probably affects Gutenberg as well.
 * We have a status called “Published Quietly”, which is publicly viewable. When
   editing a Published Quietly post, the Publish button is now labeled “Save.” When
   the user makes any changes to the page, they’ll almost certainly choose the blue“
   Save” button to commit their updates. However, when clicking Save, the button
   is actually still a “Publish” button, and the status changes to `publish`, which
   is not what we want.
 *  [https://streamable.com/wdqrfp](https://streamable.com/wdqrfp)
 * If the publish button has to be there, that’s okay – but it should be clear about
   what it’s actually doing. At least in the case of the classic editor, it’s both
   saving AND changing the post status.
 * It appears that WP treats custom statuses as Drafts, so the “Save Draft” button
   is actually doing what we want – just saving the post and not changing the status.
   I think the functionality I’m looking for is solved by:
    - Choose a custom post status
    - Hide the Publish button (unless the “Published” status is selected)
    - Change the text on the Save Draft button to “Save”

Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)

The topic ‘Publish vs. Save functionality’ is closed to new replies.

 * ![](https://ps.w.org/extended-post-status/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1981802)
 * [Extended Post Status](https://wordpress.org/plugins/extended-post-status/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/extended-post-status/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/extended-post-status/)
 * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/extended-post-status/active/)
 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/extended-post-status/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/extended-post-status/reviews/)

 * 2 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [brrto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brrto/)
 * Last activity: [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/publish-vs-save-functionality/#post-17771279)
 * Status: not resolved