Filter Admin Published Default
Active Installs
400+
Last Updated
March 10, 2026
First Released
July 29, 2014
Download History (Last one month)
Enables all public post types (posts, pages, etc) in wp-admin to show the Published filter by default. This came out of a need as some clients of mine had a lot of pre-scheduled posts so a LOT of drafts are up top and I got tired of the extra click to filter by published. I tweeted out for ideas and @Norcross answered and quickly whipped up this; which we turned into a plugin for public release and here you go!
Usage
Once activated you don’t need to do anything.
Installing “Filter Admin Published Default” can be done either by searching for “Filter Admin Published Default” via the “Plugins > Add New” screen in your WordPress dashboard, or by using the following steps:
- Download the plugin via https://wordpress.org/plugins/filter-admin-published-default/
- Upload the ZIP file through the ‘Plugins > Add New > Upload’ screen in your WordPress dashboard
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- How does it work? Just install, activate, and you’re good!
Changelog
2.0.0
- 2026-03-09
- Tested and compatible with WordPress 6.9.1
- Requires WordPress 5.2+
- Fixed:
chuck_admin_publish_link_typesfilter now applies even when no custom post types are registered - Removed redundant type-casting code
- Code cleanup and modernization
1.3
- 2017-11-14
- tested to wp 4.9
1.2
- 2017-09-02
- tested to wp 4.8.1
- clarify plugin descriptions
- secured against any direct plugin file access
1.1
- 2015-04-25
- tested to wp 4.2
1.0.1
- 2014-09-25
- Expanded to include all public post types excluding attachments (media)
- Adds
chuck_admin_publish_link_typesfilter to add / remove types
1.0
- 2014-07-28
- Initial release after twitter conversation: https://twitter.com/ChuckReynolds/status/493933761851965443
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