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title: "How to archive an article in Joomla 2.5"
description: "Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. Archiving articles..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/how-to-archive-articles/
date: 2012-05-31
modified: 2021-11-19
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 2.5"]
tags: ["Joomla v2.5"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to archive an article in Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life [here](https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla!_CMS_versions).

Archiving articles in Joomla 2.5 can help you organize your website’s content if you have hundreds of pages. [Archived articles](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/what-is-an-archived-article/) in Joomla 2.5 will still remain published on your website, but will usually only be found if you have [setup an archived article module](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/create-archived-article/). In this Joomla 2.5 tutorial we’ll take you through the steps of archiving an article.

**To archive an article in Joomla 2.5:**

1. [Log into your Joomla 2.5 dashboard](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard/)
2. In the top menu, hover over **Content** and click **Article Manager**
3. Using the filter featured, find your article
4. Place a **check** next to the article in question, and then click **Archive** in the to right menu[![how-to-archive-an-article](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edu_joomla25_how-to-archive_how-to-archive-an-article.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edu_joomla25_how-to-archive_how-to-archive-an-article.gif) After the article has been archived, you will receive the following message:**1 article archived.**