WordPress is primarily a tool for bloggers, this is one of the reasons why its editorial, proofreading and article publication features are quite advanced. So you have the opportunity to create a team on your blog, to work on articles to which everyone can contribute.
By default, the preview of an article remains unavailable to the public, when it has not been expressly published, because it is a privilege reserved for the authors.
However, one of our readers recently required if he there is a way to share the preview of an article with someone who does not have the author role.
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If you also ask the question, then no problem, we will present you two methods tested, which will help you to share with other people, previewing a draft on WordPress .
Before we start, if you have never installed WordPress, find out How to install a WordPress blog in 7 steps et How to search, install and activate a WordPress theme on your blog
But back to why we are here.
1st Solution: Install the WordPress plugin Public Post Preview
The first solution is to install the WordPress Plugin Public Post Preview, developed by Dominik Schilling. Once you have installed and activated this Pluginyou will see a new checkbox: Enable Public Preview (activate public preview), display on the area Publish from the sidebar of your admin area when the article has been saved as " Disorganized ».
Clicking on it you will see a link available that you can share.
Ce Plugin makes use of a feature internal to WordPress, which manages session links. By default the links are active during 48h. You can use the filter " ppp_nonce_life To extend or reduce this duration (for developers).
For example :
add_filter('ppp_nonce_life", "my_nonce_life');
function my_nonce_life () {
return 60 * 60 * 24 * 5; // to extend to 5 days
}
This code will allow your previews to be available for 5 days.
2e solution: Install the WordPress plugin WP-DraftsForFriends
Le WordPress Plugin WP-DraftsForFriends takes a little more effort to share a draft. Once you install the Pluginyou will notice a new link available on the left menu of your admin area.
After choosing the draft to share, you will see a link available in the section " Currently Shared Drafts ». You will be able to see on each line, an option which will allow you to extend or reduce the duration of the shared draft.
What to choose ?
The options offered by the Plugin WP-DraftForFriends are much more advanced, and gives you so a fairly extensive control over your shares. However, the fact that it is necessary to change page to share a draft is not very ergonomic, and complicates the process.
Le Plugin Public Post Preview is much easier to use. Just save an article as a draft to see the share link. What we regret, however, is that there is no session control available.
However, there is a solution with the Plugin Public Post Preview Configuration .
Discover also some premium WordPress plugins
You can use other WordPress plugins to give a modern appearance and to optimize the handling or operation of your blog or website.
Here are some premium WordPress plugins that we recommend.
1. Grid FX
With four unique skins, Grid FX is a WordPress Plugin very versatile portfolio, available on CodeCanyon. It allows you to place images, videos, audio, blog posts and WooCommerce products in stylish grids, Pinterest-style galleries and image carousels.
Personalization is king with this plugin, with its over 80 different styling options. You can choose from a range of skins, lightbox backgrounds, title animations, colors, and buttons. You can also define the number of items that will appear in the portfolio, the size of each item and the number of columns.
To improve navigation, visitors will be able to filter the grids to find what they are looking for. Adding a portfolio to your website with this WordPress plugin is as simple as pasting a shortcode into a post, page or widget area.
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2. WP Real Media Library
WP Real Media Library (RML) is one of the most coveted media management plugins on the WordPress platform. It is easy to use and actually allows you to organize thousands of images in folders.
Its use is really simple. Use your mouse (or your touch) to drag and drop your files. You will easily be able to create, rename, delete and reorganize your folders in your website. When you need to select an image, you can for example filter your library to quickly find your file.
WP Real Media Library supports all your images, as well as your media files, as soon as it is installed. It also supports the multisite network of WordPress.
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3. Ultimate Membership Pro
Ultimate Membership Pro is an excellent WordPress subscription and content restriction plugin. It can manage users according to their package (free or premium) by creating exclusive access levels.
It will therefore be possible to protect all the content of your website, or just part of it. It will be for example a course, a lesson, a page, a product, a category, an image, etc ...
Its main functionalities are among others: content protection, multiple access levels, support for multiple Payment gateways - PayPal, Authorize.net, Stripe, 2CheckOut, Bank Transfer-, partial content protection, and much more ...
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Recommended Resources
Find out about other recommended resources to help you build and manage your website.
- How to write an article that will position your blog?
- How to install WordPress on Google Cloud
- How to duplicate (copy) your pages on WordPress: The tutorial
- How to properly uninstall a WordPress plugin
Conclusion
Voila! We hope that with these two plugins, you can easily share the preview of a draft on WordPress. Do not hesitate to contact us if you encounter difficulties.
However, you will also be able to consult our resources, if you need more elements to carry out your projects of creation of Internet sites, by consulting our guide on the WordPress blog creation.
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