diff --git a/src/backend/Database.test.ts b/src/backend/Database.test.ts
index a7e0afe5..ab24b4eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/Database.test.ts
+++ b/src/backend/Database.test.ts
@@ -57,29 +57,63 @@ test('index is correct', async () => {
   assert.is(entries[1]._index, second)
 })
 
-test('remove child entries', async () => {
+test('archive child entries', async () => {
   const example = createExample()
   const {Page, Container} = example.schema
-  const parent = Edit.create({type: Container, set: {title: 'Parent'}})
-  const sub = Edit.create({
+  const parent = await example.create({type: Container, set: {title: 'Parent'}})
+  const sub = await example.create({
     type: Container,
-    parentId: parent.id,
+    parentId: parent._id,
     set: {title: 'Sub'}
   })
-  const entry = Edit.create({
+  const entry = await example.create({
     type: Page,
-    parentId: sub.id,
+    parentId: sub._id,
     set: {title: 'Deepest'}
   })
-  await example.commit(parent)
-  await example.commit(sub)
-  await example.commit(entry)
-  const res1 = await example.get({
-    id: entry.id
+  assert.is(entry._parentId, sub._id)
+  await example.update({id: parent._id, status: EntryStatus.Archived})
+  assert.not.ok(
+    await example.first({id: parent._id}),
+    'Parent entry should be archived'
+  )
+  assert.not.ok(
+    await example.first({id: sub._id}),
+    'Sub entry should be archived'
+  )
+  assert.not.ok(
+    await example.first({id: entry._id}),
+    'Deepest entry should be archived'
+  )
+  await example.update({id: parent._id, status: EntryStatus.Published})
+  assert.ok(
+    await example.first({id: parent._id}),
+    'Parent entry should be published'
+  )
+  assert.ok(await example.first({id: sub._id}), 'Sub entry should be published')
+  assert.ok(
+    await example.first({id: entry._id}),
+    'Deepest entry should be published'
+  )
+})
+
+test('remove child entries', async () => {
+  const example = createExample()
+  const {Page, Container} = example.schema
+  const parent = await example.create({type: Container, set: {title: 'Parent'}})
+  const sub = await example.create({
+    type: Container,
+    parentId: parent._id,
+    set: {title: 'Sub'}
+  })
+  const entry = await example.create({
+    type: Page,
+    parentId: sub._id,
+    set: {title: 'Deepest'}
   })
-  assert.is(res1._parentId, sub.id)
-  await example.commit(Edit.remove(parent.id))
-  const res2 = await example.first({id: entry.id})
+  assert.is(entry._parentId, sub._id)
+  await example.remove(parent._id)
+  const res2 = await example.first({id: entry._id})
   assert.not.ok(res2)
 })
 
diff --git a/src/backend/Database.ts b/src/backend/Database.ts
index f3bbfe2d..c4537c51 100644
--- a/src/backend/Database.ts
+++ b/src/backend/Database.ts
@@ -203,20 +203,21 @@ export class Database implements Syncable {
     return children
   }
 
-  async logEntries() {
+  async logEntries(
+    keys: Array<keyof EntryRow> = [
+      'url',
+      'id',
+      'parentId',
+      'locale',
+      'status',
+      'title'
+    ]
+  ) {
     const entries = await this.store
       .select()
       .from(EntryRow)
       .orderBy(asc(EntryRow.url), asc(EntryRow.index))
-    for (const entry of entries) {
-      console.info(
-        entry.url.padEnd(35),
-        entry.id.padEnd(12),
-        (entry.locale ?? '').padEnd(5),
-        entry.status.padEnd(12),
-        entry.title
-      )
-    }
+    console.table(entries, keys)
   }
 
   private async applyMutation(
@@ -246,9 +247,8 @@ export class Database implements Syncable {
         await tx.delete(EntryRow).where(condition)
         await tx.insert(EntryRow).values(entry)
         let children: Array<EntryRow> = []
-        if (entry.status === EntryStatus.Published) {
-          if (current) children = await this.updateChildren(tx, current, entry)
-        }
+        if (entry.status === EntryStatus.Published && current)
+          children = await this.updateChildren(tx, current, entry)
         return () => {
           return this.updateHash(tx, condition).then(self =>
             this.updateHash(
@@ -301,12 +301,21 @@ export class Database implements Syncable {
         await tx.delete(EntryRow).where(archived)
         await tx
           .update(EntryRow)
-          .set({
-            status: EntryStatus.Archived,
-            filePath
-          })
+          .set({status: EntryStatus.Archived, filePath})
           .where(condition)
-        return () => this.updateHash(tx, archived)
+        const children = await tx
+          .update(EntryRow)
+          .set({status: EntryStatus.Archived})
+          .where(
+            eq(EntryRow.status, EntryStatus.Published),
+            or(
+              eq(EntryRow.parentDir, published.childrenDir),
+              like(EntryRow.childrenDir, published.childrenDir + '/%')
+            )
+          )
+          .returning(EntryRow.id)
+        return () =>
+          this.updateHash(tx, or(archived, inArray(EntryRow.id, children)))
       }
       case MutationType.Publish: {
         const promoting = await tx
@@ -673,7 +682,6 @@ export class Database implements Syncable {
             seeded: EntryRow.seeded
           })
           .from(EntryRow)
-
           .where(
             eq(EntryRow.filePath, file.filePath),
             eq(EntryRow.workspace, file.workspace),
@@ -697,9 +705,7 @@ export class Database implements Syncable {
         try {
           const raw = JsonLoader.parse(this.config.schema, file.contents)
           const {meta, data, v0Id} = parseRecord(raw)
-          if (v0Id) {
-            v0Ids.set(v0Id, meta.id)
-          }
+          if (v0Id) v0Ids.set(v0Id, meta.id)
           const seeded = meta.seeded
           const key = seedKey(
             file.workspace,
@@ -743,6 +749,7 @@ export class Database implements Syncable {
           seenVersions.push([entry.id, entry.locale ?? 'null', entry.status])
           inserted.push([entry.id, entry.locale ?? 'null', entry.status])
         } catch (e: any) {
+          // Reminder: this runs browser side too so cannot use reportHalt here
           console.warn(`${e.message} @ ${file.filePath}`)
           process.exit(1)
         }
@@ -842,14 +849,26 @@ export class Database implements Syncable {
           EntryRow.locale,
           sql`'null'`
         )}, ${EntryRow.status}) in ${values(...inserted)}`
+        const archivedPaths = await tx
+          .select(EntryRow.childrenDir)
+          .from(EntryRow)
+          .where(eq(EntryRow.status, EntryStatus.Archived))
+        for (const archivedPath of archivedPaths) {
+          const isChildOf = or(
+            eq(EntryRow.parentDir, archivedPath),
+            like(EntryRow.childrenDir, archivedPath + '/%')
+          )
+          await tx
+            .update(EntryRow)
+            .set({status: EntryStatus.Archived})
+            .where(isChildOf, eq(EntryRow.status, EntryStatus.Published))
+        }
         const entries = await tx.select().from(EntryRow).where(isInserted)
         for (const entry of entries) {
           const rowHash = await createRowHash(entry)
           await tx
             .update(EntryRow)
-            .set({
-              rowHash
-            })
+            .set({rowHash})
             .where(
               eq(EntryRow.id, entry.id),
               is(EntryRow.locale, entry.locale),
diff --git a/src/backend/Store.ts b/src/backend/Store.ts
index 41619f86..851dde7d 100644
--- a/src/backend/Store.ts
+++ b/src/backend/Store.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-import {Database} from 'rado'
+import {SyncDatabase} from 'rado'
 
-export type Store = Database
+export type Store = SyncDatabase<'sqlite'>
diff --git a/src/dashboard/atoms/EntryEditorAtoms.ts b/src/dashboard/atoms/EntryEditorAtoms.ts
index fd67d582..afe71352 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/atoms/EntryEditorAtoms.ts
+++ b/src/dashboard/atoms/EntryEditorAtoms.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ export const entryEditorAtoms = atomFamily(
             parents: {},
             select: {
               id: Entry.id,
-              path: Entry.path
+              path: Entry.path,
+              status: Entry.status
             }
           }
         },
@@ -178,7 +179,14 @@ export const entryEditorAtoms = atomFamily(
           locale: searchLocale,
           status: 'preferDraft'
         }))
+      const untranslated = Boolean(
+        entry.locale && searchLocale !== entry.locale
+      )
       const parentNeedsTranslation = entry.parentId ? !parentLink : false
+      const parents = withParents?.parents ?? []
+      const canPublish = parents.every(
+        parent => parent.status === EntryStatus.Published
+      )
       if (versions.length === 0) return undefined
       const statuses = fromEntries(
         versions.map(version => [version.status, version])
@@ -187,8 +195,10 @@ export const entryEditorAtoms = atomFamily(
         status => statuses[status] !== undefined
       )
       return createEntryEditor({
-        parents: withParents?.parents ?? [],
+        parents,
+        canPublish,
         translations,
+        untranslated,
         parentNeedsTranslation,
         client,
         config,
@@ -204,7 +214,7 @@ export const entryEditorAtoms = atomFamily(
 )
 
 export interface EntryData {
-  parents: Array<{id: string; path: string}>
+  parents: Array<{id: string; path: string; status: EntryStatus}>
   client: Connection
   config: Config
   entryId: string
@@ -212,6 +222,8 @@ export interface EntryData {
   statuses: Record<EntryStatus, Version>
   availableStatuses: Array<EntryStatus>
   translations: Array<{locale: string; entryId: string}>
+  untranslated: boolean
+  canPublish: boolean
   parentNeedsTranslation: boolean
   edits: Edits
 }
@@ -725,7 +737,7 @@ export function createEntryEditor(entryData: EntryData) {
   })
   const form = atom(get => {
     const doc = get(currentDoc)
-    const readOnly = doc !== edits.doc ? true : undefined
+    const readOnly = doc !== edits.doc ? true : !entryData.canPublish
     return new FormAtoms(type, doc.getMap(DOC_KEY), '', {readOnly})
   })
 
diff --git a/src/dashboard/view/EntryEdit.tsx b/src/dashboard/view/EntryEdit.tsx
index 00828b65..3f62bed1 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/view/EntryEdit.tsx
+++ b/src/dashboard/view/EntryEdit.tsx
@@ -67,10 +67,9 @@ export function EntryEdit({editor}: EntryEditProps) {
   useEffect(() => {
     ref.current?.scrollTo({top: 0})
   }, [editor.entryId, mode, selectedStatus])
-  const untranslated = locale && locale !== editor.activeVersion.locale
   const {isBlocking, nextRoute, confirm, cancel} = useRouteBlocker(
     'Are you sure you want to discard changes?',
-    !untranslated && hasChanges
+    !editor.untranslated && hasChanges
   )
   const isNavigationChange =
     (nextRoute?.data.editor as EntryEditor)?.entryId !== editor.entryId
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ export function EntryEdit({editor}: EntryEditProps) {
           alert('todo')
           return
         }
-        if (untranslated && hasChanges) {
+        if (editor.untranslated && hasChanges) {
           translate()
         } else if (config.enableDrafts) {
           if (hasChanges) saveDraft()
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ export function EntryEdit({editor}: EntryEditProps) {
               )}
             </EntryTitle>
             <Main.Container>
-              {untranslated && (
+              {editor.untranslated && (
                 <div>
                   <EntryNotice
                     icon={IcRoundTranslate}
diff --git a/src/dashboard/view/entry/EntryHeader.tsx b/src/dashboard/view/entry/EntryHeader.tsx
index 104988bb..fd0464ee 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/view/entry/EntryHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/dashboard/view/entry/EntryHeader.tsx
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ export interface EntryHeaderProps {
 export function EntryHeader({editor, editable = true}: EntryHeaderProps) {
   const config = useConfig()
   const locale = useLocale()
+  const {canPublish, untranslated, parentNeedsTranslation} = editor
   const statusInUrl = useAtomValue(editor.statusInUrl)
   const selectedStatus = useAtomValue(editor.selectedStatus)
   const previewRevision = useAtomValue(editor.previewRevision)
@@ -83,7 +84,6 @@ export function EntryHeader({editor, editable = true}: EntryHeaderProps) {
   const isMediaLibrary = editor.activeVersion.type === 'MediaLibrary'
   const hasChanges = useAtomValue(editor.hasChanges)
   const currentTransition = useAtomValue(editor.transition)?.transition
-  const untranslated = locale && locale !== editor.activeVersion.locale
   const variant = currentTransition
     ? 'transition'
     : previewRevision
@@ -192,12 +192,14 @@ export function EntryHeader({editor, editable = true}: EntryHeaderProps) {
       )
     ) : variant === EntryStatus.Archived ? (
       <>
-        <DropdownMenu.Item
-          className={styles.root.action()}
-          onClick={publishArchived}
-        >
-          Publish
-        </DropdownMenu.Item>
+        {canPublish && (
+          <DropdownMenu.Item
+            className={styles.root.action()}
+            onClick={publishArchived}
+          >
+            Publish
+          </DropdownMenu.Item>
+        )}
         <DropdownMenu.Item
           className={styles.root.action()}
           onClick={deleteArchived}
@@ -265,7 +267,8 @@ export function EntryHeader({editor, editable = true}: EntryHeaderProps) {
             !hasChanges &&
             isActiveStatus &&
             !untranslated &&
-            !previewRevision && (
+            !previewRevision &&
+            canPublish && (
               <>
                 <span className={styles.root.description.separator()} />
                 <div className={styles.root.description.action()}>
@@ -288,7 +291,7 @@ export function EntryHeader({editor, editable = true}: EntryHeaderProps) {
 
           {!currentTransition &&
             untranslated &&
-            !editor.parentNeedsTranslation &&
+            !parentNeedsTranslation &&
             !hasChanges && (
               <>
                 <span className={styles.root.description.separator()} />