Option for Draft-mode XML-RPC posts

[cnslcwby]

I'd like to see an option for making all posts that are created via XML-RPC be saved as drafts.

This way you could write the post in an external editor, but would still have the option do edit it before it's published in the WP editor (to upload images, or in the case of using Google Docs, add a title, etc.)

I've done this with my own install by editing xmlrpc.php, but if it was an option in the admin interface, it'd make upgrading easier.

[josephscott]

I'm not sure I see the point in this. You can already save drafts via XML-RPC, you don't have to set them to publish. If your blog client doesn't support doing this, talk the author about having it added. I'd be happy to work with them on any XML-RPC issues, and there's also the ​http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-xmlrpc email list.

If you goal is to not allow any of your users to publish directly from XML-RPC, then I suggest setting their role to Contributer. This way they won't be allowed to publish posts, but will be able to save them, for other users to review and publish.

[josephscott]

Do you have any additional information on this? At this point I'm inclined to close this ticket.

[josephscott]

Closing this ticket. There's already a way to save posts as drafts and no further clarification was given if that didn't solve the problem.