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.