# Exercise 3.4 - Archiving content

In this exercise you will learn how to archive or unpublish content.

1. Navigate to the _Content_ page by clicking on _Content_ in the _Admin menu_ and locate the Page you created in [**Exercise 3.1**](../creating-content/exercise-3-1-create-some-content).
2.  Edit the page by clicking on the _Edit_ button to the right of the page you created.

    <figure><img src="https://1079433754-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Lyh9JMywljz0CN8oT8o%2Fuploads%2FOH4Rcgl62NqGITvICOcn%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=0eb28f82-169e-4e2e-a67c-e00067b6e86e" alt=""><figcaption><p>Content admin interface showing edit button</p></figcaption></figure>
3. Select the “Archived” option from the _Change to_ dropdown menu.
4.  Click the _Save_ button at the bottom of the page.

    <figure><img src="https://1079433754-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Lyh9JMywljz0CN8oT8o%2Fuploads%2FI5XZIQZirlELCrv2ufvN%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=64d428f0-1148-49b2-afdd-a88b1c95c9b3" alt=""><figcaption><p>Set it to Archive and click on Save</p></figcaption></figure>
5. Test the page in another browser as an anonymous user. To do this, copy the url from your browser after you click _Save_.&#x20;
6.  Open a new 'private' or 'incognito' window. Paste the url into the new window. You should see an **'Access denied'** message similar to the below screenshot. The page still exists in the CMS and can be edited or restored by content administrators, but is no longer accessible to the public.

    <figure><img src="https://1079433754-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Lyh9JMywljz0CN8oT8o%2Fuploads%2FEsTS9fLISpaeiYirB9nA%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=a47faf4e-085c-43ba-ae2e-029060173b10" alt=""><figcaption><p>Access Denied page</p></figcaption></figure>



Note: The "Archive" workflow state is a feature that you developers can configure. It is NOT a default feature of GovCMS.
