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Share a Draft

Share a Draft

Share private preview links to your drafts

3.7

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11

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4K

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Share a Draft
Share a Draft
Share a Draft
Share a Draft

Overview

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Main benefits

Share drafts with others

Create unique draft links

Set link expiration time

Facilitate draft reviews

About this plugin

Author: Automattic
Categories: Content Management
Version: 1.5
Last updated: 07-04-2021
WordPress version: 4.0
Tested up to: 5.8.10
PHP version required: false
Languages: Български, 日本語 [+2]

Overview

The "Share a Draft" WordPress plugin is designed to facilitate collaborative content review and approval by enabling users to share draft posts with friends, colleagues, or clients. Unlike the default WordPress feature that limits draft visibility to the author and administrators, this plugin allows you to generate a unique, time-limited link that can be easily sent to anyone for feedback or approval. This feature is particularly useful for content creators, editors, and teams who need a streamlined process for content validation before publication.

Visibility Control

  • Drafts are typically only visible to the author and blog administrators.
  • Share a Draft allows you to extend visibility to others for review or approval.

Unique Link Creation

  • Generates a unique link for each draft.
  • Ensures that only those with the link can access the draft.

Time-Limited Access

  • Links to drafts are available for a limited time.
  • Enhances security by ensuring temporary access.

Collaboration

  • Facilitates collaboration by allowing drafts to be shared with friends or colleagues.
  • Enables easy review and approval processes.

Rating and reviews

3.7

Rating summary

11

Reviews

4K

Active installations

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User sentiment analysis

WordPress users appreciate the plugin for its ease of use and functional utility, particularly for sharing draft posts with others. It is especially valuable when collaborating with multiple authors, enabling a time-limited preview of posts. However, there are several limitations and issues. Users experience 404 errors when sharing links, and the plugin only supports posts, not pages or custom post types. The UI is somewhat inconvenient, being buried in submenus rather than integrated into the post screen. Additionally, any updates to the draft require generating and sharing a new link, which can be tedious. Some users have also reported issues with text disappearing in longer posts.
zoegarden

zoegarden

10 Nov, 2021

when I use it to share w/ friends, they say it gives a 404 error
franfoto

franfoto

11 Aug, 2017

Easy to use and very useful.
Jason King

Jason King

12 Jan, 2015

Only works with Posts. Not Pages or custom post types. That limits its usefulness. It didn’t need a separate link in the dashboard menu. Would have been better to put a link to share a draft next to the post titles.
weiganri

weiganri

01 Nov, 2014

I’ve tried the plugin on my Blog to give a friend access to a long report I wrote. It had 1100 Words and after I used this plugin the half text disappeared. Only the recover feature made it possible to get my post back. A better alternative ist Share Drafts Publicy which is also available in the wordpress plugin directory.
enri1968

enri1968

08 Nov, 2013

It’s simple and useful, I like very much this plugin.

FAQ

What is Share a Draft?

Who can see the drafts shared using Share a Draft?

How long is the unique link to a draft valid?

Can I revoke access to a shared draft?

Is it possible to extend the validity of a shared draft link?

Do recipients need a WordPress account to view the shared draft?

Can I share drafts of any post type?

How do I generate a unique link to a draft?