postOld

PostOld is a term used in digital content management and data governance to denote posts that are considered historical or archived. It is often used to distinguish current, active content from older material retained for record-keeping, compliance, or reference.

In practice, postOld appears as a status flag, a boolean field, or a category applied to posts within a database or content management system. Posts labeled postOld may be excluded from standard feeds or search results while remaining accessible in an archive, export, or admin view. This enables organizations to retain information without displaying it prominently.

Automated workflows may transition posts to the postOld state after a defined age or inactivity, with retention policies governing how long they stay accessible and who can view or restore them. Some systems provide features to resurrect or republish postOld content in response to user requests or moderation decisions, while preserving original timestamps.

From a data governance perspective, postOld helps support regulatory compliance, audit trails, and data integrity. Implementation considerations include storage costs, indexing for archived content, and privacy restrictions.

See also: archive, data retention policy, versioning, moderation, content lifecycle.