[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #50618: Introduce the ability to restore a trashed post as a draft

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#50618: Introduce the ability to restore a trashed post as a draft
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 Reporter:  johnbillion        |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request    |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Posts, Post Types  |    Version:
 Severity:  normal             |   Keywords:  needs-patch dev-feedback
  Focuses:  administration     |
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 Given a post in the Trash, it's impossible to determine the previous
 status of the post. This has an impact when considering whether to restore
 it.

 A situation can occur where a published post gets trashed but needs to
 subsequently be restored after first making corrections to it. This
 workflow is not possible because restoring the post will restore it to its
 previous status, which is published.

 Some enhancements that could be made to the Trash listing screen to help:

 * Append the previous status to the post title, similar to how the status
 is shown next to non-published posts on the main post listing screen.
 * Introduce a way to restore a trashed post as a draft, regardless of its
 previous status. A good way to achieve this might be with a `Restore as
 Draft` link that's shown alongside the existing `Restore` link.
 * After restoring a post, add an `Edit Post` and/or `View Post` link to
 the `1 post restored from the Trash` confirmation message so the user can
 quickly navigate to the editing screen without having to search for the
 post again.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50618>
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