Post Status

Posts in WordPress can have one of a number of statuses. The status of a given post determines how WordPress handles that post. For instance, public posts viewable by everyone are assigned the publish status, while drafts are assigned the draft status. The status is stored in the post_status field in the wp_posts table.

Draft Status - The draft can be locked just for the author himself or everyone who has a proper password Pre-Published Status - Posts in this status can be publicly visible but it is not included in search results and the sitemap