Revert to Draft on iOS Mobile App?
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Hello,
When viewing an already-scheduled post in the iOS WordPress mobile app, I am unable to find a button to “Revert to Draft” like there is in the browser version. Is that function not in the mobile app, or am I not looking in the correct place?
Thanks in advance!
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Hi helloimamanda,
There is an option to revert a published post or page to a draft:
- Go to the page editor in the app
- Click on the three dots at the top right
- Click Options
- Set the status to Draft
- Click save
That should do the trick!
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Hi Gemma,
Currently, I have a post I had already set to privately published, and scheduled for a future publish date. This is the one I’m trying to set to a draft.
When I go to that post in the mobile app and click Edit, then the three dots, then Options, Status does not respond when I tap on it. I’m not sure if that’s a bug, or intended behavior for some reason.
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I figured out if I make it public instead of privately published, when scheduled for a future date, I can switch it to a draft.
Maybe my question should be, if I have a post scheduled, but status set to draft and not scheduled, does that mean it will not auto-post if I forget to finish it and that date comes and goes?
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Good grief, I am not explaining this well! I will be more specific with my terminology.
When I have a post’s publish date and time already set on the post – so for example next Tuesday at 6:15pm, but the actual Status says the word Draft and not the word Scheduled, and I forget to finish the post and leave it that way, does it go public and published on Tuesday at 6:15? Or stay a hidden draft unless I switch the Status back to say Scheduled?
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Hi helloimamanda,
Not to worry, sometimes these things can be hard to explain :) I’ll do some testing with my phone and app just to make sure there aren’t any bugs. This might take me a little time but I’ll let you know how I get on.
Speak to you soon!
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Hi helloimamanda,
if I have a post scheduled, but status set to draft and not scheduled, does that mean it will not auto-post if I forget to finish it
If you schedule a post, then go back and set the status to ‘draft’, it will not publish after the scheduled date/time has passed. The post will remain a draft until it is published manually or scheduled again.
When I go to that post in the mobile app and click Edit, then the three dots, then Options, Status does not respond when I tap on it.
I haven’t been able to reproduce this issue. Which device, iOS version and app version are you using?
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Ok, great.
I am using an iPhone 6s, iOS 10.3.2, WordPress app version 7.7. I was just able to reproduce by setting an already scheduled and draft post to Private, then hitting Save. When I go back into the Options, tapping where it says Status: Privately Published doesn’t do anything. However, I can set Visibility back to Public and then alter the Status, so maybe I’m just approaching the situation incorrectly and the app is functioning as intended.
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Hi helloimamanda,
I see what you mean now, thanks for describing your steps. This is expected behaviour in the app. Privately published posts can’t be scheduled, they can only be published immediately. Once a post has been set to private the status option is disabled.
If you have any further questions, just let me know.
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