Pages moved to draft when submitted for review

  • Resolved liza0910

    (@liza0910)


    1 month ago

    I have installed Members on a client’s website to give them granular control over user permissions. They are finding that when a user updates a page and then “submits for review,” that pages is taken down (moved from published to draft) until someone with greater permissions approves and publishes it.

    My question: is this a bug or a setting in the plugin? Or is this the intended behavior? Is it possible to have the edited version of the page held for review while the original page remains live? Thank you

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  • Plugin Support Omar ElHawary

    (@omarelhawary)

    Hi @liza0910,

    Thanks for reaching out Members Support Team!

    The behavior you are describing is likely not a bug but rather the intended functionality resulting from how WordPress handles post statuses and the way the Members plugin interfaces with these capabilities. When a user with limited permissions edits a page and submits it for review, WordPress typically transitions the status of that page from “Published” to “Pending Review” or “Draft.” This is a standard process in WordPress when changes require approval before going live.

    To address this behavior and keep the original page live while the edited version is held for review, you can consider these options:

    1. Custom Workflow: Consider implementing a custom workflow solution. There are plugins available (such as PublishPress) that offer more sophisticated content moderation workflows, allowing drafts to coexist with the published version until approval.
    2. Custom Development: If you have development resources, you could create a custom solution where revisions are stored separately from the live page, only pushing edits once they’re approved. This would typically involve custom post type and metadata handling.

    Regards,

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