diff --git a/DOCUMENTATION.md b/DOCUMENTATION.md
index de916bd2..ad2d2cef 100644
--- a/DOCUMENTATION.md
+++ b/DOCUMENTATION.md
@@ -840,6 +840,7 @@ Renders a multi-column grid of paginated medium cards ordered by publishing date
 
 * **post_type:** Comma-separated list of post types to query. Default `post`.
 * **post_ids:** Comma-separated list of post IDs, if you want to pick from a curated pool.
+* **post_status:** Either `publish` or `future`, albeit others are possible (but why?). Default `publish`.
 * **per_page:** Number of posts per page. Defaults to theme settings.
 * **count:** Limit articles to any positive number, disabling the pagination.
 * **order:** Either `desc` (descending) or `asc` (ascending). Default `desc`.
@@ -900,6 +901,7 @@ Renders paginated blog posts akin to the main blog page, but with options. Only
 * **ignore_sticky:** Whether sticky posts should be ignored or not. Default `false`.
 * **ignore_protected:** Whether protected posts should be ignored or not. Default `false`.
 * **only_protected:** Whether to query only protected posts or not. Default `false`.
+* **post_status:** Either `publish` or `future`, albeit others are possible (but why?). Default `publish`.
 * **author:** Only show posts of a specific author. Make sure to use the url-safe nice_name.
 * **author_ids:** Only show posts of a comma-separated list of author IDs.
 * **exclude_author_ids:** Comma-separated list of author IDs to exclude.
@@ -951,6 +953,7 @@ Renders a multi-column grid of small bookmark cards, ordered by date of creation
 Renders a list of chapters identical to those on story pages, ordered by sequence in the source. Must have either the **story_id** or **chapter_ids** parameter, but not both.
 
 * **story_id:** ID of a single story. You need either this or **chapters**.
+* **post_status:** Either `publish` or `future`, albeit others are possible (but why?). Default `publish`.
 * **chapter_ids:** Comma-separated list of chapter IDs. You need either this or **story**.
 * **count:** Limit chapters to any positive number. Default `-1` (all).
 * **offset:** Skip a number of chapters, which can make sense if you query all.
@@ -1023,6 +1026,7 @@ Renders a multi-column grid of small cards, showing the latest four chapters ord
 * **spoiler:** The excerpt is obfuscated, set `true` if you want to reveal it. Default `false`.
 * **source:** Whether to show the author and story nodes. Default `true`.
 * **post_ids:** Comma-separated list of chapter post IDs, if you want to pick from a curated pool.
+* **post_status:** Either `publish` or `future`, albeit others are possible (but why?). Default `publish`.
 * **ignore_protected:** Whether protected posts should be ignored or not. Default `false`.
 * **only_protected:** Whether to query only protected posts or not. Default `false`.
 * **author_ids:** Only show posts of a comma-separated list of author IDs.
@@ -1089,6 +1093,7 @@ Renders the last blog post or a list of blog posts, ignoring sticky posts, order
 * **count:** Limit posts to any positive number, although you should keep it reasonable. Default `1`.
 * **author:** Only show posts of a specific author. Make sure to use the url-safe nice_name.
 * **post_ids:** Comma-separated list of post IDs, if you want to pick from a curated pool.
+* **post_status:** Either `publish` or `future`, albeit others are possible (but why?). Default `publish`.
 * **ignore_protected:** Whether protected posts should be ignored or not. Default `false`.
 * **only_protected:** Whether to query only protected posts or not. Default `false`.
 * **author_ids:** Only show posts of a comma-separated list of author IDs.
@@ -1125,6 +1130,7 @@ Renders a multi-column grid of small cards, showing the latest four recommendati
 * **order:** Either `desc` (descending) or `asc` (ascending). Default `desc`.
 * **orderby:** The default is `date`, but you can also use `modified` and [more](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_query/#order-orderby-parameters).
 * **post_ids:** Comma-separated list of post IDs, if you want to pick from a curated pool.
+* **post_status:** Either `publish` or `future`, albeit others are possible (but why?). Default `publish`.
 * **ignore_protected:** Whether protected posts should be ignored or not. Default `false`.
 * **only_protected:** Whether to query only protected posts or not. Default `false`.
 * **author_ids:** Only show posts of a comma-separated list of author IDs.
@@ -1178,6 +1184,7 @@ Renders a multi-column grid of small cards, showing the latest four stories orde
 * **order:** Either `desc` (descending) or `asc` (ascending). Default `desc`.
 * **orderby:** The default is `date`, but you can also use `modified` and [more](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_query/#order-orderby-parameters).
 * **post_ids:** Comma-separated list of story post IDs, if you want to pick from a curated pool.
+* **post_status:** Either `publish` or `future`, albeit others are possible (but why?). Default `publish`.
 * **ignore_protected:** Whether protected posts should be ignored or not. Default `false`.
 * **only_protected:** Whether to query only protected posts or not. Default `false`.
 * **author_ids:** Only show posts of a comma-separated list of author IDs.
@@ -1256,6 +1263,7 @@ Renders a multi-column grid of small cards, showing the latest four updated stor
 * **author:** Only show updates of a specific author. Make sure to use the url-safe nice_name.
 * **order:** Either `desc` (descending) or `asc` (ascending). Default `desc`.
 * **post_ids:** Comma-separated list of post IDs, if you want to pick from a curated pool.
+* **post_status:** Either `publish` or `future`, albeit others are possible (but why?). Default `publish`.
 * **ignore_protected:** Whether protected posts should be ignored or not. Default `false`.
 * **only_protected:** Whether to query only protected posts or not. Default `false`.
 * **author_ids:** Only show posts of a comma-separated list of author IDs.
@@ -1370,6 +1378,7 @@ Renders dynamic grid of thumbnails with title, showing the latest eight posts of
 * **order:** Either `desc` (descending) or `asc` (ascending). Default `desc`.
 * **orderby:** The default is `date`, but you can also use `rand` and [more](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_query/#order-orderby-parameters).
 * **post_ids:** Comma-separated list of post IDs, if you want to pick from a curated pool.
+* **post_status:** Either `publish` or `future`, albeit others are possible (but why?). Default `publish`.
 * **ignore_protected:** Whether protected posts should be ignored or not. Default `false`.
 * **only_protected:** Whether to query only protected posts or not. Default `false`.
 * **author_ids:** Only show posts of a comma-separated list of author IDs.
diff --git a/includes/functions/_setup-shortcodes.php b/includes/functions/_setup-shortcodes.php
index bba5463a..a893b743 100644
--- a/includes/functions/_setup-shortcodes.php
+++ b/includes/functions/_setup-shortcodes.php
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ function fictioneer_get_default_shortcode_args( $attr, $def_count = -1 ) {
     'orderby' => $attr['orderby'] ?? '',
     'page' => max( 1, get_query_var( 'page' ) ?: get_query_var( 'paged' ) ),
     'posts_per_page' => absint( $attr['per_page'] ?? 0 ) ?: get_option( 'posts_per_page' ),
+    'post_status' => sanitize_key( $attr['post_status'] ?? 'publish' ),
     'post_ids' => fictioneer_explode_list( $attr['post_ids'] ?? '' ),
     'author' => sanitize_title( $attr['author'] ?? '' ),
     'author_ids' => fictioneer_explode_list( $attr['author_ids'] ?? '' ),
@@ -411,6 +412,7 @@ function fictioneer_get_splide_inline_init() {
  *                                                 collections, recommendations, and stories.
  * @param string|null $attr['count']               Optional. Maximum number of items. Default 8.
  * @param string|null $attr['author']              Optional. Limit posts to a specific author.
+ * @param string|null $attr['post_status']         Optional. Choose a valid post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @param string|null $attr['order']               Optional. Order direction. Default 'DESC'.
  * @param string|null $attr['orderby']             Optional. Order argument. Default 'date'.
  * @param string|null $attr['post_ids']            Optional. Limit posts to specific post IDs.
@@ -528,6 +530,7 @@ add_shortcode( 'fictioneer_showcase', 'fictioneer_shortcode_showcase' );
  * @param string|null $attr['count']               Optional. Maximum number of items. Default 4.
  * @param string|null $attr['author']              Optional. Limit posts to a specific author.
  * @param string|null $attr['type']                Optional. Choose between 'default', 'simple', and 'compact'.
+ * @param string|null $attr['post_status']         Optional. Choose a valid post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @param string|null $attr['order']               Optional. Order argument. Default 'DESC'.
  * @param string|null $attr['orderby']             Optional. Orderby argument. Default 'date'.
  * @param string|null $attr['spoiler']             Optional. Whether to show spoiler content.
@@ -635,6 +638,7 @@ add_shortcode( 'fictioneer_latest_chapters', 'fictioneer_shortcode_latest_chapte
  * @param string|null $attr['count']               Optional. Maximum number of items. Default 4.
  * @param string|null $attr['author']              Optional. Limit posts to a specific author.
  * @param string|null $attr['type']                Optional. Choose between 'default' and 'compact'.
+ * @param string|null $attr['post_status']         Optional. Choose a valid post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @param string|null $attr['order']               Optional. Order argument. Default 'DESC'.
  * @param string|null $attr['orderby']             Optional. Orderby argument. Default 'date'.
  * @param string|null $attr['post_ids']            Optional. Limit posts to specific post IDs.
@@ -746,6 +750,7 @@ add_shortcode( 'fictioneer_latest_stories', 'fictioneer_shortcode_latest_stories
  * @param string|null $attr['count']               Optional. Maximum number of items. Default 4.
  * @param string|null $attr['author']              Optional. Limit posts to a specific author.
  * @param string|null $attr['type']                Optional. Choose between 'default', 'simple', 'single', and 'compact'.
+ * @param string|null $attr['post_status']         Optional. Choose a valid post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @param string|null $attr['single']              Optional. Whether to show only one chapter item. Default false.
  * @param string|null $attr['post_ids']            Optional. Limit posts to specific post IDs.
  * @param string|null $attr['ignore_protected']    Optional. Whether to ignore protected posts. Default false.
@@ -860,6 +865,7 @@ add_shortcode( 'fictioneer_latest_updates', 'fictioneer_shortcode_latest_story_u
  * @param string|null $attr['count']               Optional. Maximum number of items. Default 4.
  * @param string|null $attr['author']              Optional. Limit posts to a specific author.
  * @param string|null $attr['type']                Optional. Choose between 'default' and 'compact'.
+ * @param string|null $attr['post_status']         Optional. Choose a valid post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @param string|null $attr['order']               Optional. Order argument. Default 'DESC'.
  * @param string|null $attr['orderby']             Optional. Orderby argument. Default 'date'.
  * @param string|null $attr['post_ids']            Optional. Limit posts to specific post IDs.
@@ -952,6 +958,7 @@ add_shortcode( 'fictioneer_latest_recommendations', 'fictioneer_shortcode_latest
  *
  * @param string|null $attr['count']               Optional. Maximum number of items. Default 1.
  * @param string|null $attr['author']              Optional. Limit posts to a specific author.
+ * @param string|null $attr['post_status']         Optional. Choose a valid post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @param string|null $attr['post_ids']            Optional. Limit posts to specific post IDs.
  * @param string|null $attr['ignore_protected']    Optional. Whether to ignore protected posts. Default false.
  * @param string|null $attr['only_protected']      Optional. Whether to query only protected posts. Default false.
@@ -1108,6 +1115,7 @@ function fictioneer_shortcode_chapter_list_empty( $attr ) {
  * @since 5.0.0
  *
  * @param string      $attr['story_id']     Either/Or. The ID of the story the chapters belong to.
+ * @param string|null $attr['post_status']  Optional. Choose a valid post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @param string|null $attr['chapter_ids']  Either/Or. Comma-separated list of chapter IDs.
  * @param string|null $attr['count']        Optional. Maximum number of items. Default -1 (all).
  * @param string|null $attr['offset']       Optional. Skip a number of posts.
@@ -1133,6 +1141,7 @@ function fictioneer_shortcode_chapter_list( $attr ) {
   $offset = max( 0, intval( $attr['offset'] ?? 0 ) );
   $group = empty( $attr['group'] ) ? false : strtolower( trim( $attr['group'] ) );
   $heading = empty( $attr['heading'] ) ? false : $attr['heading'];
+  $post_status = sanitize_key( $attr['post_status'] ?? 'publish' );
   $story_id = fictioneer_validate_id( $attr['story_id'] ?? -1, 'fcn_story' );
   $prefer_chapter_icon = get_option( 'fictioneer_override_chapter_status_icons' );
   $hide_icons = get_option( 'fictioneer_hide_chapter_icons' );
@@ -1181,7 +1190,7 @@ function fictioneer_shortcode_chapter_list( $attr ) {
   $query_args = array(
     'fictioneer_query_name' => 'fictioneer_shortcode_chapter_list',
     'post_type' => 'fcn_chapter',
-    'post_status' => 'publish',
+    'post_status' => $post_status,
     'post__in' => $chapters, // Cannot be empty!
     'ignore_sticky_posts' => true,
     'orderby' => 'post__in', // Preserve order from meta box
@@ -1571,6 +1580,7 @@ add_shortcode( 'fictioneer_search', 'fictioneer_shortcode_search' );
  * @param string|null $attr['ignore_protected']    Optional. Whether to ignore protected posts. Default false.
  * @param string|null $attr['only_protected']      Optional. Whether to query only protected posts. Default false.
  * @param string|null $attr['author']              Optional. Limit posts to a specific author.
+ * @param string|null $attr['post_status']         Optional. Choose a valid post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @param string|null $attr['author_ids']          Optional. Only include posts by these author IDs.
  * @param string|null $attr['exclude_author_ids']  Optional. Exclude posts with these author IDs.
  * @param string|null $attr['exclude_tag_ids']     Optional. Exclude posts with these tags.
@@ -1591,7 +1601,7 @@ function fictioneer_shortcode_blog( $attr ) {
   $query_args = array(
     'fictioneer_query_name' => 'blog_shortcode',
     'post_type' => 'post',
-    'post_status' => 'publish',
+    'post_status' => $args['post_status'],
     'paged' => $args['page'],
     'posts_per_page' => $args['posts_per_page'],
     'ignore_sticky_posts' => $args['ignore_sticky']
@@ -1715,6 +1725,7 @@ add_shortcode( 'fictioneer_blog', 'fictioneer_shortcode_blog' );
  * @since 5.7.3
  *
  * @param string|null $attr['post_type']           Optional. The post types to query. Default 'post'.
+ * @param string|null $attr['post_status']         Optional. Choose a valid post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @param string|null $attr['post_ids']            Optional. Limit posts to specific post IDs.
  * @param string|null $attr['per_page']            Optional. Number of posts per page.
  * @param string|null $attr['count']               Optional. Maximum number of posts. Default -1.
diff --git a/partials/_article-cards.php b/partials/_article-cards.php
index 30209e69..6755f365 100644
--- a/partials/_article-cards.php
+++ b/partials/_article-cards.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  * @internal $args['orderby']             Sorting of posts. Default 'date'.
  * @internal $args['page']                The current page. Default 1.
  * @internal $args['post_ids']            Array of post IDs. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['post_status']         Queried post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @internal $args['author_ids']          Array of author IDs. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_authors']    Array of author IDs to exclude. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_cats']       Array of category IDs to exclude. Default empty.
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ $show_terms = ! in_array( $args['terms'], ['none', 'false'] );
 $query_args = array(
   'fictioneer_query_name' => 'article_cards',
   'post_type' => $args['post_type'],
-  'post_status' => 'publish',
+  'post_status' => $args['post_status'] ?? 'publish',
   'post__in' => $args['post_ids'], // May be empty!
   'order' => $args['order'],
   'orderby' => $args['orderby'],
diff --git a/partials/_latest-chapters-compact.php b/partials/_latest-chapters-compact.php
index aee3fda2..a0795000 100644
--- a/partials/_latest-chapters-compact.php
+++ b/partials/_latest-chapters-compact.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * @internal $args['spoiler']             Whether to obscure or show chapter excerpt.
  * @internal $args['source']              Whether to show author and story.
  * @internal $args['post_ids']            Array of post IDs. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['post_status']         Queried post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @internal $args['author_ids']          Array of author IDs. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_authors']    Array of author IDs to exclude. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_cats']       Array of category IDs to exclude. Default empty.
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ $card_counter = 0;
 $query_args = array(
   'fictioneer_query_name' => 'latest_chapters_compact',
   'post_type' => 'fcn_chapter',
-  'post_status' => 'publish',
+  'post_status' => $args['post_status'] ?? 'publish',
   'post__in' => $args['post_ids'], // May be empty!
   'order' => $args['order'],
   'orderby' => $args['orderby'],
diff --git a/partials/_latest-chapters-list.php b/partials/_latest-chapters-list.php
index e25be2b0..1d029d52 100644
--- a/partials/_latest-chapters-list.php
+++ b/partials/_latest-chapters-list.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * @internal $args['orderby']             Sorting of posts. Default 'date'.
  * @internal $args['spoiler']             Whether to obscure or show chapter excerpt.
  * @internal $args['post_ids']            Array of post IDs. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['post_status']         Queried post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @internal $args['author_ids']          Array of author IDs. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_authors']    Array of author IDs to exclude. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_cats']       Array of category IDs to exclude. Default empty.
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ $content_list_style = get_theme_mod( 'content_list_style', 'default' );
 $query_args = array(
   'fictioneer_query_name' => 'latest_chapters_list',
   'post_type' => 'fcn_chapter',
-  'post_status' => 'publish',
+  'post_status' => $args['post_status'] ?? 'publish',
   'post__in' => $args['post_ids'], // May be empty!
   'orderby' => $args['orderby'],
   'order' => $args['order'],
diff --git a/partials/_latest-chapters.php b/partials/_latest-chapters.php
index 0a9e3091..93f99226 100644
--- a/partials/_latest-chapters.php
+++ b/partials/_latest-chapters.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * @internal $args['orderby']             Sorting of posts. Default 'date'.
  * @internal $args['spoiler']             Whether to obscure or show chapter excerpt.
  * @internal $args['post_ids']            Array of post IDs. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['post_status']         Queried post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @internal $args['author_ids']          Array of author IDs. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_authors']    Array of author IDs to exclude. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_cats']       Array of category IDs to exclude. Default empty.
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ $card_counter = 0;
 $query_args = array(
   'fictioneer_query_name' => 'latest_chapters',
   'post_type' => 'fcn_chapter',
-  'post_status' => 'publish',
+  'post_status' => $args['post_status'] ?? 'publish',
   'post__in' => $args['post_ids'], // May be empty!
   'orderby' => $args['orderby'],
   'order' => $args['order'],
diff --git a/partials/_latest-posts.php b/partials/_latest-posts.php
index 3bc423ed..fd9dfcee 100644
--- a/partials/_latest-posts.php
+++ b/partials/_latest-posts.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * @internal $args['author']            The author provided by the shortcode. Default false.
  * @internal $args['count']             The number of posts provided by the shortcode. Default 1.
  * @internal $args['post_ids']          Array of post IDs. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['post_status']       Queried post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @internal $args['author_ids']        Array of author IDs. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_authors']  Array of author IDs to exclude. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_cats']     Array of category IDs to exclude. Default empty.
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ defined( 'ABSPATH' ) OR exit;
 $query_args = array(
   'fictioneer_query_name' => 'latest_posts',
   'post_type' => 'post',
-  'post_status' => 'publish',
+  'post_status' => $args['post_status'] ?? 'publish',
   'post__in' => $args['post_ids'], // May be empty!
   'order' => 'DESC',
   'orderby' => 'date',
diff --git a/partials/_latest-recommendations-compact.php b/partials/_latest-recommendations-compact.php
index 03c52c5a..de507b8f 100644
--- a/partials/_latest-recommendations-compact.php
+++ b/partials/_latest-recommendations-compact.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * @internal $args['order']             Order of posts. Default 'DESC'.
  * @internal $args['orderby']           Sorting of posts. Default 'date'.
  * @internal $args['post_ids']          Array of post IDs. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['post_status']       Queried post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @internal $args['author_ids']        Array of author IDs. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_authors']  Array of author IDs to exclude. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_cats']     Array of category IDs to exclude. Default empty.
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ $show_terms = ! in_array( $args['terms'], ['none', 'false'] ) &&
 $query_args = array (
   'fictioneer_query_name' => 'latest_recommendations_compact',
   'post_type' => 'fcn_recommendation',
-  'post_status' => 'publish',
+  'post_status' => $args['post_status'] ?? 'publish',
   'post__in' => $args['post_ids'], // May be empty!
   'order' => $args['order'],
   'orderby' => $args['orderby'],
diff --git a/partials/_latest-recommendations.php b/partials/_latest-recommendations.php
index 817e1e45..44ceab59 100644
--- a/partials/_latest-recommendations.php
+++ b/partials/_latest-recommendations.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * @internal $args['order']             Order of posts. Default 'DESC'.
  * @internal $args['orderby']           Sorting of posts. Default 'date'.
  * @internal $args['post_ids']          Array of post IDs. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['post_status']       Queried post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @internal $args['author_ids']        Array of author IDs. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_authors']  Array of author IDs to exclude. Default empty.s
  * @internal $args['excluded_cats']     Array of category IDs to exclude. Default empty.
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ $show_terms = ! get_option( 'fictioneer_hide_taxonomies_on_recommendation_cards'
 $query_args = array (
   'fictioneer_query_name' => 'latest_recommendations',
   'post_type' => 'fcn_recommendation',
-  'post_status' => 'publish',
+  'post_status' => $args['post_status'] ?? 'publish',
   'post__in' => $args['post_ids'], // May be empty!
   'order' => $args['order'],
   'orderby' => $args['orderby'],
diff --git a/partials/_latest-stories-compact.php b/partials/_latest-stories-compact.php
index 2229676e..2e5e2bcb 100644
--- a/partials/_latest-stories-compact.php
+++ b/partials/_latest-stories-compact.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * @internal $args['order']               Order of posts. Default 'DESC'.
  * @internal $args['orderby']             Sorting of posts. Default 'date'.
  * @internal $args['post_ids']            Array of post IDs. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['post_status']         Queried post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @internal $args['author_ids']          Array of author IDs. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_authors']    Array of author IDs to exclude. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_cats']       Array of category IDs to exclude. Default empty.
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ $show_terms = ! in_array( $args['terms'], ['none', 'false'] ) &&
 $query_args = array(
   'fictioneer_query_name' => 'latest_stories_compact',
   'post_type' => 'fcn_story',
-  'post_status' => 'publish',
+  'post_status' => $args['post_status'] ?? 'publish',
   'post__in' => $args['post_ids'], // May be empty!
   'order' => $args['order'],
   'orderby' => $args['orderby'],
diff --git a/partials/_latest-stories-list.php b/partials/_latest-stories-list.php
index cfcf782c..55e03576 100644
--- a/partials/_latest-stories-list.php
+++ b/partials/_latest-stories-list.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * @internal $args['order']               Order of posts. Default 'DESC'.
  * @internal $args['orderby']             Sorting of posts. Default 'date'.
  * @internal $args['post_ids']            Array of post IDs. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['post_status']         Queried post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @internal $args['author_ids']          Array of author IDs. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_authors']    Array of author IDs to exclude. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_cats']       Array of category IDs to exclude. Default empty.
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ $content_list_style = get_theme_mod( 'content_list_style', 'default' );
 $query_args = array(
   'fictioneer_query_name' => 'latest_stories_list',
   'post_type' => 'fcn_story',
-  'post_status' => 'publish',
+  'post_status' => $args['post_status'] ?? 'publish',
   'post__in' => $args['post_ids'], // May be empty!
   'order' => $args['order'],
   'orderby' => $args['orderby'],
diff --git a/partials/_latest-stories.php b/partials/_latest-stories.php
index 5c598e85..e940fcde 100644
--- a/partials/_latest-stories.php
+++ b/partials/_latest-stories.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * @internal $args['order']               Order of posts. Default 'DESC'.
  * @internal $args['orderby']             Sorting of posts. Default 'date'.
  * @internal $args['post_ids']            Array of post IDs. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['post_status']         Queried post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @internal $args['author_ids']          Array of author IDs. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_authors']    Array of author IDs to exclude. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_cats']       Array of category IDs to exclude. Default empty.
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ $show_terms = ! in_array( $args['terms'], ['none', 'false'] ) &&
 $query_args = array(
   'fictioneer_query_name' => 'latest_stories',
   'post_type' => 'fcn_story',
-  'post_status' => 'publish',
+  'post_status' => $args['post_status'] ?? 'publish',
   'post__in' => $args['post_ids'], // May be empty!
   'order' => $args['order'],
   'orderby' => $args['orderby'],
diff --git a/partials/_latest-updates-compact.php b/partials/_latest-updates-compact.php
index b28d905d..8ef8cb8d 100644
--- a/partials/_latest-updates-compact.php
+++ b/partials/_latest-updates-compact.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * @internal $args['author']              Author provided by the shortcode.
  * @internal $args['order']               Order of posts. Default 'DESC'.
  * @internal $args['post_ids']            Array of post IDs. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['post_status']         Queried post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @internal $args['author_ids']          Array of author IDs. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_authors']    Array of author IDs to exclude. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_cats']       Array of category IDs to exclude. Default empty.
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ $card_counter = 0;
 $query_args = array(
   'fictioneer_query_name' => 'latest_updates_compact',
   'post_type' => 'fcn_story',
-  'post_status' => 'publish',
+  'post_status' => $args['post_status'] ?? 'publish',
   'post__in' => $args['post_ids'], // May be empty!
   'order' => $args['order'],
   'orderby' => 'meta_value',
diff --git a/partials/_latest-updates-list.php b/partials/_latest-updates-list.php
index b1161e5a..ec2f326d 100644
--- a/partials/_latest-updates-list.php
+++ b/partials/_latest-updates-list.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * @internal $args['author']              Author provided by the shortcode.
  * @internal $args['order']               Order of posts. Default 'DESC'.
  * @internal $args['post_ids']            Array of post IDs. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['post_status']         Queried post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @internal $args['author_ids']          Array of author IDs. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_authors']    Array of author IDs to exclude. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_cats']       Array of category IDs to exclude. Default empty.
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ $content_list_style = get_theme_mod( 'content_list_style', 'default' );
 $query_args = array(
   'fictioneer_query_name' => 'latest_updates_list',
   'post_type' => 'fcn_story',
-  'post_status' => 'publish',
+  'post_status' => $args['post_status'] ?? 'publish',
   'post__in' => $args['post_ids'], // May be empty!
   'order' => $args['order'],
   'orderby' => 'meta_value',
diff --git a/partials/_latest-updates.php b/partials/_latest-updates.php
index 8c61314b..b22b9122 100644
--- a/partials/_latest-updates.php
+++ b/partials/_latest-updates.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  * @internal $args['author']              Author provided by the shortcode.
  * @internal $args['order']               Order of posts. Default 'DESC'.
  * @internal $args['post_ids']            Array of post IDs. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['post_status']         Queried post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @internal $args['author_ids']          Array of author IDs. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_authors']    Array of author IDs to exclude. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_cats']       Array of category IDs to exclude. Default empty.
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ $show_terms = ! get_option( 'fictioneer_hide_taxonomies_on_story_cards' ) &&
 $query_args = array(
   'fictioneer_query_name' => 'latest_updates',
   'post_type' => 'fcn_story',
-  'post_status' => 'publish',
+  'post_status' => $args['post_status'] ?? 'publish',
   'post__in' => $args['post_ids'], // May be empty!
   'order' => $args['order'],
   'orderby' => 'meta_value',
diff --git a/partials/_showcase.php b/partials/_showcase.php
index 135afa9d..dee3a4b4 100644
--- a/partials/_showcase.php
+++ b/partials/_showcase.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * @internal $args['orderby']           Order argument. Default 'date'.
  * @internal $args['author']            Author provided by the shortcode.
  * @internal $args['post_ids']          Array of post IDs. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['post_status']       Queried post status. Default 'publish'.
  * @internal $args['author_ids']        Array of author IDs. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_authors']  Array of author IDs to exclude. Default empty.
  * @internal $args['excluded_cats']     Array of category IDs to exclude. Default empty.
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ $splide = $args['splide'] ?? 0;
 $query_args = array (
   'fictioneer_query_name' => 'showcase',
   'post_type' => $args['post_type'],
-  'post_status' => 'publish',
+  'post_status' => $args['post_status'] ?? 'publish',
   'post__in' => $args['post_ids'], // May be empty!
   'order' => $args['order'],
   'orderby' => $args['orderby'],