// Register Custom Status function custom_post_status() { $args = array( 'label' => _x( 'Deleted', 'Status General Name', 'text_domain' ), 'label_count' => _n_noop( 'Deleted (%s)', 'Deleted (%s)', 'text_domain' ), 'public' => false, 'show_in_admin_all_list' => true, 'show_in_admin_status_list' => true, 'exclude_from_search' => true, ); register_post_status( 'deleted', $args ); } add_action( 'init', 'custom_post_status', 0 );