How to display by default only published posts/pages/cpt in the admin area? http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/91299/how-to-display-by-default-only-published-posts-pages-in-the-admin-area http://wpcodesnippet.com/change-pages-link-display-published-pages/

wp_default_display_published_posts.php

add_action( 'admin_menu', 'default_published_wpse_91299' );
function default_published_wpse_91299() 
{
    global $submenu;

    // POSTS
    foreach( $submenu['edit.php'] as $key => $value ) {
        if( in_array( 'edit.php', $value ) ) {
            $submenu['edit.php'][ $key ][2] = 'edit.php?post_status=publish&post_type=post';
        }
    }


    // OTHER POST TYPES
    $cpt = array( 'page', 'product' );
    foreach( $cpt as $pt )
    {
        foreach( $submenu[ 'edit.php?post_type=' . $pt ] as $key => $value ) {
            if( in_array( 'edit.php?post_type=' . $pt, $value ) ) {
                $submenu[ 'edit.php?post_type='.$pt ][ $key ][2] = 'edit.php?post_status=publish&post_type=' . $pt;
            }
        }   
    }

}