feat: add initial workflow status in config

packages/netlify-cms-core/index.d.ts

@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ declare module 'netlify-cms-core' {
 
   export type CmsPublishMode = 'simple' | 'editorial_workflow';
 
+  export type CmsPublishWorkflowStatus = 'draft' | 'pending_review' | 'pending_publish';
+
   export type CmsSlugEncoding = 'unicode' | 'ascii';
 
   export interface CmsI18nConfig {
@@ -394,6 +396,7 @@ declare module 'netlify-cms-core' {
     media_folder_relative?: boolean;
     media_library?: CmsMediaLibrary;
     publish_mode?: CmsPublishMode;
+    default_workflow_status?: CmsPublishWorkflowStatus;
     load_config_file?: boolean;
     integrations?: {
       hooks: string[];

packages/netlify-cms-core/src/actions/__tests__/config.spec.js

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ describe('config', () => {
       local_backend: true
       site_url: https://www.netlifycms.org
       publish_mode: editorial_workflow
+      default_workflow_status: pending_publish
       media_folder: website/static/img
       public_folder: img
       docs_collection: &docs_collection
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ describe('config', () => {
         local_backend: true,
         site_url: 'https://www.netlifycms.org',
         publish_mode: 'editorial_workflow',
+        default_workflow_status: 'pending_publish',
         media_folder: 'website/static/img',
         public_folder: 'img',
         docs_collection: {

packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backend.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { basename, join, extname, dirname } from 'path';
 import { stringTemplate } from 'netlify-cms-lib-widgets';
 
 import { resolveFormat } from './formats/formats';
-import { selectUseWorkflow } from './reducers/config';
+import { selectUseWorkflow, selectDefaultWorkflowStatus } from './reducers/config';
 import { selectMediaFilePath, selectEntry } from './reducers/entries';
 import { selectIntegration } from './reducers/integrations';
 import {
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import { createEntry } from './valueObjects/Entry';
 import { sanitizeChar } from './lib/urlHelper';
 import { getBackend, invokeEvent } from './lib/registry';
 import { commitMessageFormatter, slugFormatter, previewUrlFormatter } from './lib/formatters';
-import { status } from './constants/publishModes';
 import { FOLDER, FILES } from './constants/collectionTypes';
 import { selectCustomPath } from './reducers/entryDraft';
 import {
@@ -322,7 +321,7 @@ export class Backend {
     this.implementation = implementation.init(this.config, {
       useWorkflow: selectUseWorkflow(this.config),
       updateUserCredentials: this.updateUserCredentials,
-      initialWorkflowStatus: status.first(),
+      initialWorkflowStatus: selectDefaultWorkflowStatus(this.config),
     });
     this.backendName = backendName;
     this.authStore = authStore;

packages/netlify-cms-core/src/constants/configSchema.js

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 import ajvErrors from 'ajv-errors';
 import uuid from 'uuid/v4';
 
+import { Statues } from './publishModes';
 import { formatExtensions, frontmatterFormats, extensionFormatters } from '../formats/formats';
 import { getWidgets } from '../lib/registry';
 import { I18N_STRUCTURE, I18N_FIELD } from '../lib/i18n';
@@ -178,6 +179,11 @@ function getConfigSchema() {
         enum: ['simple', 'editorial_workflow'],
         examples: ['editorial_workflow'],
       },
+      default_workflow_status: {
+        type: 'string',
+        enum: Object.values(Statues),
+        examples: [Statues.PENDING_PUBLISH],
+      },
       slug: {
         type: 'object',
         properties: {

packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/config.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { produce } from 'immer';
 
 import { CONFIG_REQUEST, CONFIG_SUCCESS, CONFIG_FAILURE } from '../actions/config';
-import { EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW } from '../constants/publishModes';
+import { EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW, status } from '../constants/publishModes';
 
 import type { ConfigAction } from '../actions/config';
 import type { CmsConfig } from '../types/redux';
@@ -35,4 +35,8 @@ export function selectUseWorkflow(state: CmsConfig) {
   return state.publish_mode === EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW;
 }
 
+export function selectDefaultWorkflowStatus(state: CmsConfig) {
+  return state.default_workflow_status || status.first();
+}
+
 export default config;

packages/netlify-cms-core/src/types/redux.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { Action } from 'redux';
 import type { StaticallyTypedRecord } from './immutable';
 import type { Map, List, OrderedMap, Set } from 'immutable';
 import type { FILES, FOLDER } from '../constants/collectionTypes';
+import type { Status as PublishStatus } from '../constants/publishModes';
 import type { MediaFile as BackendMediaFile } from '../backend';
 import type { Auth } from '../reducers/auth';
 import type { Status } from '../reducers/status';
@@ -400,6 +401,7 @@ export interface CmsConfig {
   media_folder_relative?: boolean;
   media_library?: CmsMediaLibrary;
   publish_mode?: CmsPublishMode;
+  default_workflow_status?: PublishStatus;
   load_config_file?: boolean;
   integrations?: {
     hooks: string[];
@@ -455,6 +457,7 @@ export type Config = StaticallyTypedRecord<{
   media_folder: string;
   public_folder: string;
   publish_mode?: string;
+  default_workflow_status?: string;
   media_library: StaticallyTypedRecord<{ name: string }> & { name: string };
   locale?: string;
   slug: SlugConfig;

website/content/docs/configuration-options.md

@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ You can enable the Editorial Workflow with the following line in your Netlify CM
 publish_mode: editorial_workflow
 ```
 
+You can select the initial status with the following line in your Netlify CMS `config.yml` file:
+
+```yaml
+# /admin/config.yml
+default_workflow_status: 'draft'
+```
+
+There is the 3 available status: `'draft' | 'pending_review' | 'pending_publish'`
+
 From a technical perspective, the workflow translates editor UI actions into common Git commands:
 
 | Actions in Netlify UI     | Perform these Git actions                                                                                         |