[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37684: Allow sites to have filterable "states" akin to posts & media (was: Allow sites to have "states" akin to posts & media)

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#37684: Allow sites to have filterable "states" akin to posts & media
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 Reporter:  johnjamesjacoby             |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                 |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                      |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Networks and Sites          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                      |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion good-first-bug  |     Focuses:  multisite
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Old description:

> Posts & Media have "states". (See `_media_states()` & `_post_states()`
> for more.)
>
> It would be nice if this paradigm existed for Sites, too. It would help
> convey if sites are "Mature", "Archived", etc... Plus it would allow
> plugins to extend those states, for example, having "Protected" sites
> that cannot be deleted, even by super admins.
>
> One other use-case would be to communicate to network admins which site
> is the "Main" site in the network, which right now is not visually
> conveyed to the user.

New description:

 Posts & Media have "states". (See `_media_states()` & `_post_states()` for
 more.)

 It would be nice if this paradigm existed for Sites, too, beyond just
 statuses. It would allow plugins to extend those states, for example,
 having "Protected" sites that cannot be deleted, even by super admins, or
 to communicate to network admins which site is the "Main" site in the
 network, which right now is not visually conveyed to the user.

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Comment (by johnjamesjacoby):

 Editing the title & description to focus on adding the filter & debating
 the correct approach going forward for improving site-states.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37684#comment:2>
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