diff --git a/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/article/models.py b/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/article/models.py
index fd73b660f..75011fba1 100644
--- a/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/article/models.py
+++ b/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/article/models.py
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ class Article(models.Model):
                                default=False, help_text=MAIN_HELP_TEXT)
     position = models.IntegerField(_("position"), core=True, blank=False,
                                    default=0)
-
+    publish = models.BooleanField(_("publish"), core=True, default=False)
 
     # automatic dates
     created = models.DateTimeField(core=True, editable=False)
     updated = models.DateTimeField(core=True, editable=False)
 
+    def toggle_publish(self):
+        self.publish = not self.publish
+        self.save()
 
     def position_up(self):
         self.position += 1
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ class Article(models.Model):
 
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.title
-    
+
     # ugly, but django-admin isn't very versatile right now
     def position_link(self):
         return _("%(position)s (<a href='/admin/article/article/%(id)s/position/up/'>Up</a>" \
@@ -54,10 +57,20 @@ class Article(models.Model):
                { "position": self.position, "id": self.id }
     position_link.short_description = u"position"
     position_link.allow_tags = True
-    
+
+    def publish_link(self):
+        img_url = "/media/img/admin/icon-%s.gif" % \
+                  (self.publish and "yes" or "no")
+        html = _('<img alt="%s" src="' + img_url + '"/> ' \
+                 '(<a href="%s/publish/toggle/">Toggle</a>)')
+        return html % (_(str(self.publish)), self.id)
+    publish_link.short_description = u"publish"
+    publish_link.allow_tags = True
+
     class Admin:
-        list_display = ("title", "main", "position_link", "updated")
-        list_filter = ("main", "created")
+        list_display = ("title", "main", "position_link", "publish_link",
+                        "updated")
+        list_filter = ("main", "created", "publish")
 
     class Meta:
         verbose_name = _("article")
diff --git a/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/article/templatetags/article_tags.py b/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/article/templatetags/article_tags.py
index 25622bfb3..5b8871dd9 100644
--- a/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/article/templatetags/article_tags.py
+++ b/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/article/templatetags/article_tags.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class LoadArticlesNode(template.Node):
         self.var_name = var_name
 
     def render(self, context):
-        articles = Article.objects.all()
+        articles = Article.objects.filter(publish=True)
         if self.only_main:
             articles = articles.filter(main=True)
 
diff --git a/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/article/urls.py b/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/article/urls.py
index 4eca6ad64..3ba06ba9b 100644
--- a/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/article/urls.py
+++ b/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/article/urls.py
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ from scrapyorg.article.views import *
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
     (r"^(?P<article_id>\d+)/position/up/$", position_up),
     (r"^(?P<article_id>\d+)/position/down/$", position_down),
+    (r"^(?P<article_id>\d+)/publish/toggle/$", publish_toggle),
 )
diff --git a/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/article/views.py b/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/article/views.py
index e461e2345..999ec9111 100644
--- a/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/article/views.py
+++ b/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/article/views.py
@@ -16,3 +16,9 @@ def position_down(request, article_id):
     article = get_object_or_404(Article, pk=article_id)
     article.position_down()
     return HttpResponseRedirect("/admin/article/article/")
+
+@staff_member_required
+def publish_toggle(request, article_id):
+    article = get_object_or_404(Article, pk=article_id)
+    article.toggle_publish()
+    return HttpResponseRedirect("/admin/article/article/")