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Add a link to draft posts in your WordPress admin
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draft-menu.php
<?php
function add_drafts_to_menu() {
global $wpdb;
$author = get_current_user_id();
// Get total number of draft posts. If more than zero add a sub-menu option
$all_posts = $wpdb -> get_var( "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_type = 'post' AND post_status = 'draft'" );
if ( $all_posts > 0 ) {
add_submenu_page( 'edit.php', '', __( 'All Drafts <span class=\'update-plugins count-' . $all_posts . '\'><span class=\'update-count\'>' . $all_posts . '</span></span>' ), 'edit_posts', esc_url( 'edit.php?post_status=draft&post_type=post' ) );
// Get total number of draft posts for current user. If more than zero add a sub-menu option
$your_posts = $wpdb -> get_var( "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_type = 'post' AND post_status = 'draft' AND post_author=" . $author );
if ( $your_posts > 0 && $your_posts !== $all_posts ) {
add_submenu_page( 'edit.php', '', __( 'My Drafts <span class=\'update-plugins count-' . $your_posts . '\'><span class=\'update-count\'>' . $your_posts . '</span></span>' ), 'edit_posts', esc_url( 'edit.php?post_status=draft&post_type=post&author=' . $author . '' ) );
}
}
}
add_action( 'admin_menu', 'add_drafts_to_menu' );
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dartiss commented Sep 7, 2018

Add to your theme's functions.php file to add a direct link to your draft posts to the WordPress menu.

Full details here - https://artiss.blog/2018/09/adding-a-link-to-your-draft-posts-in-the-wordpress-admin/

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