How to save a page as a draft in WordPress

How to save a page as a draft in WordPress

Sometimes you will start a post or page but it’s not ready for publishing. You will need to save this as a draft.

1In the Publish box of your new post/page, click the Save Draft button to save your work but not publish it.
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2When you are ready to publish the post/page click Publish.
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Removing a page temporarily

If you are working on a live page and you wish to remove it temporarily in order to edit it you need to change the status from published to draft.

1Click Edit in the Publish box.
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2Select Draft from the drop down box and click OK.
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3Click Update to save changes.
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If you make any further changes click Save Draft to keep it as a draft or click Publish to publish the post/page.