Title: Categories Status
Author: Chetan Vaghela
Published: <strong>3 de noviembre de 2023</strong>
Last modified: 6 de julio de 2026

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# Categories Status

 By [Chetan Vaghela](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thechetanvaghela/)

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## Description

**Categories Status** lets you assign a **Draft** status to taxonomy terms, allowing
you to temporarily hide them from the frontend without permanently deleting them.

Instead of deleting categories, tags, or custom taxonomy terms that may be needed
again in the future, simply change their status to **Draft**. Draft terms remain
available in the WordPress admin and can be restored at any time by changing their
status back.

This plugin is especially useful for websites with frequently changing categories,
seasonal content, product classifications, or custom taxonomies.

### Features

 * Add a **Draft** status to selected taxonomies.
 * Hide draft taxonomy terms from the frontend.
 * Keep taxonomy terms safely stored in the WordPress admin.
 * Restore draft terms at any time without recreating them.
 * Supports custom taxonomies.
 * Lightweight and easy to configure.
 * Simple integration with the WordPress admin.

### Use Cases

 * Temporarily disable categories without deleting them.
 * Hide seasonal product categories.
 * Archive taxonomy terms for future use.
 * Manage custom taxonomy terms more efficiently.
 * Prevent accidental loss of taxonomy data.

## Screenshots

[⌊Select Taxonomies to active draft status feature⌉⌊Select Taxonomies to active 
draft status feature⌉[

Select Taxonomies to active draft status feature

[⌊Bulk draft⌉⌊Bulk draft⌉[

Bulk draft

[⌊Individual draft status⌉⌊Individual draft status⌉[

Individual draft status

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory, or install it through
    the WordPress Plugins screen.
 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** menu in WordPress.
 3. Open **CV Categories Status** from the WordPress admin menu.
 4. Select the taxonomies you want to support.
 5. Save your settings.
 6. You can now change supported taxonomy terms between **Published** and **Draft**.

## FAQ

### Does the plugin delete taxonomy terms?

No. The plugin never deletes terms. It only changes their status to **Draft**, allowing
them to be restored later.

### Does it support custom taxonomies?

Yes. You can enable the Draft status for supported custom taxonomies.

### Can I restore a draft term?

Yes. Simply change its status back from **Draft** to make it visible on the frontend
again.

### Does this affect existing posts?

No. The plugin only controls the visibility of taxonomy terms and does not modify
your posts or their content.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Categories Status” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Chetan Vaghela ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thechetanvaghela/)

[Translate “Categories Status” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/categories-status)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/categories-status/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/categories-status/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/categories-status/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/categories-status/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.2

 * Tested with the latest three major WordPress releases.
 * Improved plugin compatibility and stability.
 * Improved code quality to meet the latest WordPress coding standards.
 * Minor bug fixes and maintenance updates.

#### 1.0.1

 * Tested with the latest WordPress releases.
 * Minor bug fixes and maintenance updates.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial public release.
 * Added Draft status support for selected taxonomies.
 * Added support for custom taxonomies.
 * Automatically hide draft taxonomy terms from the frontend.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.2**
 *  Last updated **16 horas ago**
 *  Active installations **20+**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.2.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/categories-status/)
 * Tags
 * [Admin Tools](https://es-pr.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin-tools/)[categories](https://es-pr.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/categories/)
   [draft](https://es-pr.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/draft/)[taxonomy](https://es-pr.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/taxonomy/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://es-pr.wordpress.org/plugins/categories-status/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Chetan Vaghela ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thechetanvaghela/)

## Support

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