diff --git a/manager_dashboard/manager_dashboard/js/project-management.js b/manager_dashboard/manager_dashboard/js/project-management.js
index d4c7537aa..67279fde5 100644
--- a/manager_dashboard/manager_dashboard/js/project-management.js
+++ b/manager_dashboard/manager_dashboard/js/project-management.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function updateIsFeatured(projectId, newStatus) {
 }
 
 function updateTableView() {
-  status_array = ["new", "active", "inactive", "finished"]
+  status_array = ["active", "inactive", "finished", "archived"]
 
   for (var i = 0; i < status_array.length; i++) {
     status = status_array[i]
diff --git a/mapswipe_workers/mapswipe_workers/mapswipe_workers.py b/mapswipe_workers/mapswipe_workers/mapswipe_workers.py
index 2152cc649..ee5898e61 100644
--- a/mapswipe_workers/mapswipe_workers/mapswipe_workers.py
+++ b/mapswipe_workers/mapswipe_workers/mapswipe_workers.py
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ def _run_create_projects():
             project.calc_required_results()
             # Save project and its groups and tasks to Firebase and Postgres.
             project.save_project()
+            send_slack_message("success", project_name, project.projectId)
+            logger.info("Success: Project Creation ({0})".format(project_name))
         except CustomError:
             ref = fb_db.reference(f"v2/projectDrafts/{project_draft_id}")
             ref.set({})
             send_slack_message("fail", project_name, project.projectId)
             logger.exception("Failed: Project Creation ({0}))".format(project_name))
             sentry.capture_exception()
-        send_slack_message("success", project_name, project.projectId)
-        logger.info("Success: Project Creation ({0})".format(project_name))
         continue
 
 
diff --git a/mapswipe_workers/scripts/archive_old_projects.py b/mapswipe_workers/scripts/archive_old_projects.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c2d9ae99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mapswipe_workers/scripts/archive_old_projects.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+from mapswipe_workers import auth
+from mapswipe_workers.definitions import logger
+
+
+def get_old_projects():
+    """
+    Get all projects from Firebase which have been created
+    before we switched to v2.
+    """
+    fb_db = auth.firebaseDB()
+    ref = fb_db.reference("projects")
+    projects = ref.get()
+    logger.info("got old projects from firebase")
+    return projects
+
+
+def move_project_data_to_v2(project_id):
+    """
+    Copy project information from old path to v2/projects in Firebase.
+    Add status=archived attribute.
+    Use Firebase transaction function for this.
+    """
+
+    # Firebase transaction function
+    def transfer(current_data):
+        # we need to add these attributes
+        # since they are expected for version 2
+        current_data["status"] = "archived"
+        current_data["projectType"] = 1
+        current_data["projectId"] = str(project_id)
+        current_data["progress"] = current_data.get("progress", 0)
+        current_data["name"] = current_data.get("name", "unknown")
+        fb_db.reference("v2/projects/{0}".format(project_id)).set(current_data)
+        return dict()
+
+    fb_db = auth.firebaseDB()
+    projects_ref = fb_db.reference(f"projects/{project_id}")
+    try:
+        projects_ref.transaction(transfer)
+        logger.info(f"{project_id}: Transfered project to v2 and delete in old path")
+        return True
+    except fb_db.TransactionAbortedError:
+        logger.exception(
+            f"{project_id}: Firebase transaction"
+            f"for transferring project failed to commit"
+        )
+        return False
+
+
+def delete_old_groups(project_id):
+    """
+    Delete old groups for a project
+    """
+    fb_db = auth.firebaseDB()
+    fb_db.reference("groups/{0}".format(project_id)).set({})
+    logger.info(f"deleted groups for: {project_id}")
+
+
+def delete_other_old_data():
+    """
+    Delete old imports, results, announcements in Firebase
+    """
+    fb_db = auth.firebaseDB()
+    fb_db.reference("imports").set({})
+    fb_db.reference("results").set({})
+    fb_db.reference("announcements").set({})
+    logger.info(f"deleted old results, imports, announcements")
+
+
+def archive_old_projects():
+    """
+    Run workflow to archive old projects.
+    First get all old projects.
+    Move project data to v2/projects in Firebase and
+    set status=archived.
+    Then delete all groups for a project.
+    Finally, delete old results, imports and announcements.
+    We don't touch the old user data in this workflow.
+    """
+
+    projects = get_old_projects()
+    for project_id in projects.keys():
+        if move_project_data_to_v2(project_id):
+            delete_old_groups(project_id)
+        else:
+            logger.info(f"didn't delete project and groups for project: {project_id}")
+
+    delete_other_old_data()
+
+
+archive_old_projects()