# Zuwiki

## Page Lifecycle

> Category: Core Concepts

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## Pages

- [Welcome to Zuwiki](https://docs.zuwiki.com/welcome-to-zuwiki)

### Getting Started

- [Create Your First Wiki](https://docs.zuwiki.com/getting-started/create-your-first-wiki)
- [Organize with Categories](https://docs.zuwiki.com/getting-started/organize-with-categories)
- [Publish Your First Page](https://docs.zuwiki.com/getting-started/publish-your-first-page)

### Core Concepts

- [Wikis, Categories, and Pages](https://docs.zuwiki.com/core-concepts/wikis-categories-and-pages)
- [Page Lifecycle](https://docs.zuwiki.com/core-concepts/page-lifecycle)
- [Page History and Restore](https://docs.zuwiki.com/core-concepts/page-history-and-restore)

### Access & Sharing

- [Public vs Internal Wikis](https://docs.zuwiki.com/access-sharing/public-vs-internal-wikis)
- [Visibility for Public Wikis](https://docs.zuwiki.com/access-sharing/visibility-and-access)
- [Share Links](https://docs.zuwiki.com/access-sharing/share-links)
- [Access Grants](https://docs.zuwiki.com/access-sharing/access-grants)
- [Classification and Sensitivity](https://docs.zuwiki.com/access-sharing/classification-and-sensitivity)

### Editor Guide

- [Markdown Basics](https://docs.zuwiki.com/editor-guide/markdown-basics)
- [Linking Between Pages](https://docs.zuwiki.com/editor-guide/linking-between-pages)
- [Icons and Visual Touches](https://docs.zuwiki.com/editor-guide/icons-and-visual-touches)
- [Rich Content Blocks](https://docs.zuwiki.com/editor-guide/rich-content-blocks)
- [OpenAPI Pages](https://docs.zuwiki.com/editor-guide/openapi-pages)

### Plans & Account

- [Plans and Limits](https://docs.zuwiki.com/plans-account/plans-and-limits)
- [Custom Domain](https://docs.zuwiki.com/plans-account/custom-domain)
- [Zuwiki for Open Source](https://docs.zuwiki.com/plans-account/zuwiki-for-open-source)

### Integrations

- [MCP Server](https://docs.zuwiki.com/integrations/mcp-server)

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# Page Lifecycle

Every page in Zuwiki has a status. The status decides who can see the page and signals to teammates how finished it is.

## The three statuses

### Draft

The default for new pages. Editors see it, regular readers do not. Use draft to develop a page over multiple sessions, get a second pair of eyes on it, or park ideas that are not ready yet.

### Published

The page is live. Anyone with access to the wiki can read it. Publishing does not freeze the page, edits still go through normal saves and history.

### Archived

The page is no longer relevant but worth keeping for context. Archived pages disappear from the sidebar but remain searchable and reachable through direct links. Their history is preserved.

## Choosing between archive and delete

Prefer archiving over deletion. A deleted page leaves a hole that future readers cannot understand. An archived page can be reopened, repurposed, or linked from a replacement.

Delete only when the page contains content that should not exist at all, for example a draft with the wrong sensitivity level.

## Practical workflow

1. Start as **draft**.
2. Iterate, share the link with someone, take feedback.
3. Flip to **published** when you would be comfortable defending the content.
4. Years later, when the page has been superseded, move it to **archived** and link to its replacement.