內容簡介
BackBurner Post Archiver 外掛能夠自動將過時內容從網站的首頁、分類和標籤檔案、搜尋結果及 RSS 源中隱藏，提升使用者的閱讀體驗。此外掛不會刪除任何內容，仍可透過直接連結訪問舊文章。
【主要功能】
• 設定全站內容的年齡閾值（以月為單位）
• 選擇要包含的文章類型（文章、頁面、媒體、產品等）
• 限制特定分類和標籤的歸檔
• 標記個別文章為「永不自動歸檔」
• 歸檔內容轉移至專用的「已歸檔」狀態
• 內建 Dry Run 模式，預覽將被歸檔的文章
外掛標籤
開發者團隊
原文外掛簡介
BackBurner Post Archiver quietly retires old content from the parts of your site where “latest” matters — the homepage, category and tag archives, search results, and your RSS feed — once it passes an age threshold you choose. Nothing is deleted. Anyone with a direct link, a bookmark, or an existing search ranking can still open an archived post exactly as before; it simply stops surfacing in listings of your newest content.
This is useful for sites that accumulate a lot of time-sensitive posts (news, deals, version-specific tutorials, event write-ups) where old items cluttering the homepage and archives hurts the reading experience, without wanting to actually remove any of that content or its SEO value.
Key features:
Set a single site-wide age threshold (in months) after which content is archived
Choose exactly which post types are included (Posts, Pages, Media, Products, and any other public custom post type)
Restrict archiving to specific categories and/or tags, or run it site-wide
Mark any individual post “Never auto-archive this post” to permanently exempt it, regardless of age
Archived content is moved to a dedicated “Archived” status — never trashed or deleted
Archived posts are automatically excluded from the homepage, category/tag archives, internal search, and the RSS feed
Archived posts keep their original permalink and load normally (no redirects, no 404s) for anyone visiting directly
Un-archive any post at any time from the normal status dropdown in the post editor
Built-in Dry Run mode — preview exactly which posts would be archived before changing anything live
Runs automatically once a day via WP-Cron, or on demand with a “Run now” button
A master Enabled switch so the whole feature can be turned off instantly without losing your configuration
Clear “Last run” status shown right on the settings screen
Recommended workflow
Install and activate the plugin — it does nothing until you turn it on.
Use Dry Run first, ideally scoped to a single small category, to see exactly what the plugin would archive.
Review the Dry Run results and mark any posts that should never be archived.
When you’re confident, turn off Dry Run for a normal, real run.
