What does it mean for a post/page to be unlisted?

Unlisted means your post/page will not come up in search results or on anywhere else on your site. Only those who have the link of the post can view it just like any normal post on the site.

Can unlisted posts still be seen by anyone?

The post could still be seen by anyone, but only if they guess the link!

Does the plugin work with other plugins that use WP_Query?

The plugin updates MySQL query directly in WP_Query class of WordPress to leave out the posts which are unlisted by the user. As this modifies the core WP_Query, this also works very well with all the plugins which pull out posts/pages from database by using WP_Query.

Are there any limitations to the plugin?

WP_Query has a flag to 'Suppress' the filters. If any plugin is using this flag when querying the posts then the unlisted post will not be hidden in that plugin's output. Similarly, if any plugin is using a custom MySQL query, then the unlisted posts will not be hidden from its output.

Is the plugin actively developed and supported?

Yes, the plugin is actively developed and supported. If you need help with something or have an issue to report, you can get in touch with the developers on GitHub.

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Unlist Posts & Pages

Hide posts, pages or custom items from your site and make them accessible only with the direct link.

Rating:

5.0

Active Installations:

10000+

Last Updated:

Apr 19, 2024

WordPress Version:

4.6 or higher

Tested up to:

6.5.5

Features Download’s trend Changelog Reviews

Increased Privacy

Unlisted posts/pages are not visible in search results or anywhere else on your site, ensuring that only those with the link can view them.

Exclusive Access

The post can still be seen by anyone who guesses the link, giving you control over who can view your content.

Compatibility with Plugins

The plugin seamlessly integrates with other plugins that use WP_Query, such as posts slider plugins and Advanced Posts in Ultimate Addon for Beaver Builder, ensuring that unlisted posts are hidden from their output as well.

Active Development & Support

The plugin is actively developed and supported, with a dedicated GitHub page where you can report issues and get assistance if needed.

Author’s Site

1.1.9

Improvement: Comments for unlisted posts were hidden, These should be displayed now.
Improvement: Make sure robots tag is noindex for unlisted posts when Rank Math plugin is active.

1.1.8

Improvement: Updated the description of the plugin (props @NekoJonez)

1.1.7

Fix: Support translations on translate.wordpress.org.

1.1.6

Fix: Unlisted post visible in preview/next post links.

1.1.5

Fix: Compatibility with Yoast SEO’s robots tags options. Robots tags from Unlist Posts will override tag changes from Yoast SEO.

1.1.4

Fix: Due to a bug unlisted posts were visible in the search results, which we have fixed now.

1.1.3

Deprecated: wp_no_robots() has been deprecated.
Security: Use escaping for displaying unlist post description.

1.1.2

Fix: Post metabox did not show the correct status if the post is unlisted or not in the classic editor.

1.1.1

Improvement: Added the WordPress 5.6 compatibilty.

1.1.0

New: Add post status filter to make it easier to find out the unlisted posts. (Props @matthewmcvickar #40)
Fix: Don’t save post status for the revision posts.

1.0.4

Fix: unlist posts does not work in Ajax callbacks. (props @makovetskiy)

1.0.3

Fix: duplicate post ids being saved in the options array.

1.0.2

New – Exclude the posts from wp_list_pages()

1.0.1

New – Hide a page from search engines if it is unlisted.
New – Hide the post from comments query if it is unlisted.
Updated code architecture to be PHPCS compatible.

1.0.0

Initial Release.

Simple, clean and just works.

By jleahy on January 23, 2025

This is what WordPress plugins were intended for. Added and easy-to-use functionality.

Thank you.

Useful

By Game Bai Slot (gamebaislot) on May 10, 2021

Thankyou

Excelente plugin

By pedrojg on May 22, 2020

cumple con lo prometido es muy fácil de utilizar.

Works exactly as you'd wish.

By Oscar Gonzalez (rakxzo) on November 20, 2019

This is simple, easy to use and works exactly as you'd expect it. Hope it doesn't get forgotten with future updates.

Great, simple, easy to use1

By buckingc on October 25, 2019

Title says it all.

Works great!

By Nikola Papratovic (nikoslatoe) on October 10, 2019

Great, simple, small plugin, works as described. great for magazine sites where you need to send the link to the client where article preview can be made without logging into WordPress

Works

By matthewdhenderson on April 26, 2019

This does exactly what it says it does. Down at the bottom of the document settings there is a checkbox "Unlist this post?" Easy

Helpful little plugin

By deleted (lovesamla) on February 12, 2019

thank you!

¡Awesome! The best

By MCD Diseño Web (macsgv) on January 22, 2019

I wanted to thank you for this excellent plugin, because it integrates perfectly with WordPress v5.0.3 and it is very easy to hide certain pages and post that we do not want to be visible in the WordPress search engine. I was trying fragments of codes but they did not work as I wanted and searching and searching I found this solution that is very effective. Thank you very much for your time and effort to develop this excellent plugin that WordPress should have. Congratulations!

Perfect for my needs

By gtaranti on December 20, 2018

This little gem is perfect for my needs. I manage a site with recipes and needed to provide "VIP" access for some new recipes to specific viewers. I didn't want to create user accounts for all of them and set the recipe posts private. With this plugin, I can send them the link to the new posts and theses posts remain 'hidden' from the general population. After a period of time, I can unchek the 'Unlist Post' checkbox and the post is available for everyone. I wonder why so little exposure for this plugin.

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Unlist Posts & Pages

Increased Privacy

Unlisted posts/pages are not visible in search results or anywhere else on your site, ensuring that only those with the link can view them.

Exclusive Access

The post can still be seen by anyone who guesses the link, giving you control over who can view your content.

Compatibility with Plugins

The plugin seamlessly integrates with other plugins that use WP_Query, such as posts slider plugins and Advanced Posts in Ultimate Addon for Beaver Builder, ensuring that unlisted posts are hidden from their output as well.

Active Development & Support

The plugin is actively developed and supported, with a dedicated GitHub page where you can report issues and get assistance if needed.

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Simple, clean and just works.

Useful

Excelente plugin

Works exactly as you'd wish.

Great, simple, easy to use1

Works great!

Works

Helpful little plugin

¡Awesome! The best

Perfect for my needs

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