Public Post Preview
Share a link to anonymous users to preview a draft of a post (or any other public post type) before it is published. Have you ever been writing a post with the help of someone who does not have access to your site and needed to give them the ability to preview it before publishing? This plugin takes
About this tool.
Share a link to anonymous users to preview a draft of a post (or any other public post type) before it is published.
Have you ever been writing a post with the help of someone who does not have access to your site and needed to give them the ability to preview it before publishing? This plugin takes care of that by generating an URL with an expiring nonce that can be given out for public preview.
Previously this plugin was maintained by Matt Martz and was an idea of Jonathan Dingman . Photo by Annelies Geneyn .
Usage
- To enable a public post preview check the box in the document settings. In the classic editor it’s in the “Publish” meta box.
- The link will be displayed if the checkbox is checked, you can copy and share the link with your friends.
- To disable a preview uncheck the box again.
Screenshots & previews.
Getting started.
For an installation through WordPress:
- 01Go to the ‘Add New’ plugins screen in your WordPress admin area
- 02Search for ‘Public Post Preview’
- 03Click ‘Install Now’ and activate the plugin
For a manual installation via FTP:
- 04Upload the public-post-preview directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- 05Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in your WordPress admin area
To upload the plugin through WordPress, instead of FTP:
- 06Upload the downloaded zip file on the ‘Add New’ plugins screen (see the ‘Upload’ tab) in your WordPress admin area and activate.
Frequently asked questions.
I can’t find the option for preview links. Where is it?
The checkbox is only available for non-published posts and once a post was saved as a draft.
