Add a config setting to make the status field always visible for all the websites in a multi-site setup

[ggallo909]

I have a client who, for internal compliance reasons, requires all websites to be visible without having to click the three-dot button in the STATUS sidebar when editing an entry that can be propagated to multiple sites.

The issue occurred when a sensitive article, which should not have been published on a specific website, remained published even after the status toggle had been clicked.

When multiple sites are available for an entry, the status toggle behaves somewhat differently from what users may normally expect. In this case, the client assumed that clicking the status toggle would disable publishing for the entry across all websites. Instead, it disabled publishing for some sites but not for others.

This is not an issue with Craft per se, but I believe there is a potential UX weak spot caused by the three-dot button, since the full list of websites is only displayed after clicking it. I understand that the current behavior is probably suitable for the majority of users, but in some cases it can result in an entry ending up in an unexpected publishing state.

Ideally, it would be useful to have a configuration option that allows all sites to remain permanently visible in the STATUS sidebar in a multi-site setup, without requiring the user to click the three-dot button.

Thank you.

[thupsi]

Though technically the current implementation is correct (it shows North America in your example, so it's to be expected that the toggle is only for that site), I agree it can be unclear for editors that are in a hurry, distracted etc. My suggestion would be to add a text near the toggle that says something like "5 of 10 sites enabled", or badges with the enabled/disabled numbers, or a combination of the above.