Answers.Body: <p>If you're using a Craft Client or Craft Pro, you can save your entry as a draft and review it later.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/CH23G.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>This isn't foolproof either. If you wanted to really try to restrict yourself, you could set up another user account that doesn't have privileges to "Publish live changes." </p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/rwUrR.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>But again, this would require either a Craft Client or Craft Pro license.</p>
  
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Answers.CreationDate: 2015-04-20T11:33:29.603Z
Answers.LastActivityDate: 2015-04-20T11:33:29.603Z
Answers.UserDisplayName: Alex Roper
Answers.Body: <p>As of Craft 2.6.2771, sections now have a “Default Entry Status” section.</p>
  
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Answers.CreationDate: 2017-10-11T11:54:32.990Z
Answers.LastActivityDate: 2017-10-11T11:54:32.990Z
Answers.UserDisplayName: Brandon Kelly
Answers.Body: <p>In the Admin CP navigate to Settings -&gt; Sections and choose the entry type you want to change;
  In the Site Settings table, toggle the Default Status lightswitch to off.</p>
  
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Answers.UserDisplayName: Kaushal
Answers.Body: <p>There's no setting to define a default master status for entries, but there's locale specific statuses that can be set to a default in the section's settings.</p>
  
  <p>This requires Craft Pro and more than one locale configured though.</p>
  
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Answers.CreationDate: 2015-04-20T08:40:58.317Z
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Answers.UserDisplayName: carlcs
Body: <p>When I write an article and save it, I want to verify my text. 
  I don't want publish my article immediately.
  If I'm tired, I sometimes forget to disable the Lightswitch 'Status'.
  So, how can I disable it by default?</p>
  
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2015-08-14T20:16:06.857Z
Comments.Text: Feature requested : http://feedback.buildwithcraft.com/forums/285221-feature-requests/suggestions/9328431-configure-new-entry-default-status-to-draft
Comments.UserDisplayName: migmaker
Tags: <entries><status><lightswitch>
Title: Change default status of entry publication (Lightswitch 'Status')
ThreadText: # Change default status of entry publication (Lightswitch 'Status')
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-20)
  
  When I write an article and save it, I want to verify my text.
  I don't want publish my article immediately.
  If I'm tired, I sometimes forget to disable the Lightswitch 'Status'.
  So, how can I disable it by default?
  
  **Tags:** entries, status, lightswitch
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Feature requested : http://feedback.buildwithcraft.com/forums/285221-feature-requests/suggestions/9328431-configure-new-entry-default-status-to-draft  
  
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  ## 4 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-04-20. Score: 7
  
  If you're using a Craft Client or Craft Pro, you can save your entry as a draft and review it later.
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/CH23G.png)
  
  This isn't foolproof either. If you wanted to really try to restrict yourself, you could set up another user account that doesn't have privileges to "Publish live changes."
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/rwUrR.png)
  
  But again, this would require either a Craft Client or Craft Pro license.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2017-10-11. Score: 3
  
  As of Craft 2.6.2771, sections now have a “Default Entry Status” section.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2023-01-07. Score: 1
  
  In the Admin CP navigate to Settings -> Sections and choose the entry type you want to change;
  In the Site Settings table, toggle the Default Status lightswitch to off.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2015-04-20. Score: 1
  
  There's no setting to define a default master status for entries, but there's locale specific statuses that can be set to a default in the section's settings.
  
  This requires Craft Pro and more than one locale configured though.
  
  
  ---
  
  