Setting WordPress content to draft mode
WP Assist can move any published WordPress page or post to draft status, effectively taking it offline without deleting it. This is WP Assist's built-in safety approach — content is never permanently deleted, only moved to draft where it can be easily restored.
How to set content to draft
Ask WP Assist in the chat:
- "Set my old pricing page to draft."
- "Unpublish the blog post about [topic]."
- "Take my temporary homepage offline while I update it."
- "Move all posts tagged 'archived' to draft."
WP Assist will confirm which page or post it's about to update, then change its status from Published to Draft in WordPress.
What draft mode means in WordPress
When a page or post is set to Draft, it is no longer visible to visitors on your WordPress site. It remains in your WordPress admin under Posts or Pages, where you (or WP Assist) can restore it to Published at any time.
Safe by design: WP Assist can never permanently delete WordPress content. If you ask it to delete a page, it will set it to draft instead and explain why. This means you can always recover content you've hidden.
Restoring a draft
To republish a draft, ask WP Assist: "Publish my [page name] draft" or "Restore my old pricing page". You can also republish directly from the WordPress admin.