Title: PreviewShare Author: Mehul Gohil Published: 12 Meán an tSamhraidh, 2026 Last modified: 15 Deireadh Fómhair, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/previewshare/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3748104) ![](https://ps.w.org/previewshare/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3570100) # PreviewShare By [Mehul Gohil](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mehul0810/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/previewshare.1.1.0.zip) [Live Preview](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/previewshare/?preview=1) * [Details](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/previewshare/#description) * [Reviews](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/previewshare/#reviews) * [Installation](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/previewshare/#installation) * [Development](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/previewshare/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/previewshare/) ## Description PreviewShare is a secure public preview plugin for WordPress. It helps editors share draft posts, pending pages, scheduled content, private posts, and other enabled public post types through controlled public preview links for anonymous reviewers without publishing early or creating temporary reviewer accounts. Use PreviewShare when a client, legal reviewer, teammate, editor, or stakeholder needs to review WordPress content before it goes live. Each preview URL uses a random token, can expire automatically, can be revoked, and is designed for private review workflows such as client approval, content approval, editorial review, and scheduled campaign checks. PreviewShare stores token hashes instead of plain-text tokens, adds noindex/nofollow robots directives to shared previews, and shows a clear preview banner on private preview pages. #### Common use cases * Share a WordPress draft post with a client before publishing. * Send a private preview link for a pending page, scheduled campaign, or unpublished landing page. * Let stakeholders review content without giving them a WordPress login. * Create separate labeled preview links for legal review, client review, editorial review, or team approval. * Revoke access after feedback is complete or when a preview link should no longer work. * Keep search engines from indexing private preview URLs with robots directives. #### Key features * Generate secure public preview links from the block editor, Classic Editor, post list table, or Preview dropdown. * Share pretty URLs such as `https://example.com/preview/exampletoken`. * Set a default expiration time for preview links from the PreviewShare settings screen. * Override the expiration time per post or page. * Create multiple labeled preview links for different reviewers. * Optionally collect approvals, change requests, and comments on individual preview links, with optional or required reviewer name and email. * See review history in the editor and the current review state in the preview- link inventory. Approvals are flagged for re-review after the draft changes. * Revoke preview access when a link should stop working. * View and manage preview link status, expiry, labels, and view counts from the settings screen. * Choose which public post types support public preview sharing. * Keep token lookup fast with optional object cache support. #### How PreviewShare protects preview links PreviewShare is built for private review, not public publishing. It uses random preview tokens, stores token hashes in WordPress post meta, supports automatic expiration, supports manual revocation, and sends `noindex`, `nofollow`, `noarchive`, `nosnippet`, and `noimageindex` directives for preview requests. Anyone with a valid preview URL can open that preview, so links should still be shared only with intended reviewers. ### Development The public source repository is available at https://github.com/mehul0810/previewshare. Production ZIP files are built from the source repository with: ``` npm install npm run plugin-zip ``` The release artifact includes compiled assets, Composer autoload files, `composer. json`, plugin PHP, languages, readme, and license files. Development files such as `node_modules`, source assets, CI configuration, tests, and build tooling are excluded from production ZIP files. ## Screenshots [⌊PreviewShare settings with preview link inventory, status, expiry, and view counts.⌉⌊ PreviewShare settings with preview link inventory, status, expiry, and view counts .⌉[ PreviewShare settings with preview link inventory, status, expiry, and view counts. [⌊General defaults for the site-wide preview link expiry setting.⌉⌊General defaults for the site-wide preview link expiry setting.⌉[ General defaults for the site-wide preview link expiry setting. [⌊PreviewShare editor panel for enabling public preview and generating secure review links.⌉⌊PreviewShare editor panel for enabling public preview and generating secure review links.⌉[ PreviewShare editor panel for enabling public preview and generating secure review links. ## Installation 1. Upload the `previewshare` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory, or install the plugin ZIP from the WordPress admin. 2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress. 3. Open Settings > PreviewShare to review the default expiration and caching options. 4. Open a supported post type in the block editor or Classic Editor. 5. Enable public preview from the PreviewShare panel and copy the generated preview URL. ## FAQ ### What does PreviewShare do? PreviewShare creates public preview links for WordPress drafts and other enabled content statuses. Reviewers can open the preview URL without a WordPress account, while editors keep control over expiration, labels, view counts, and revocation. ### Is PreviewShare a public preview plugin for WordPress? Yes. PreviewShare is designed for public preview links, private draft previews, client review links, and editorial approval workflows in WordPress. ### How do I share a draft WordPress post with a client? Open the draft in the block editor or Classic Editor, enable public preview in the PreviewShare panel, and generate a preview link. You can copy the generated URL and send it to the client for review. ### Who can generate preview links? Users must be able to edit the content item before they can generate or revoke a preview link for it. ### Does PreviewShare work with the block editor and Classic Editor? Yes. PreviewShare supports the block editor, Classic Editor, post list table actions, and the Preview dropdown. ### Can I change how long preview links remain active? Yes. You can set a global default expiration in Settings > PreviewShare and override it for individual content items in the editor panel. A value of `0` means no automatic expiration. ### Can a preview link be revoked before it expires? Yes. Disable public preview from the editor panel, revoke links from the Classic Editor panel, or revoke individual links from the PreviewShare settings screen. ### Can I create different preview links for different reviewers? Yes. PreviewShare supports multiple labeled preview links, so you can create separate links for client review, legal approval, editorial review, or team feedback. ### Will preview links be indexed by search engines? PreviewShare adds robots directives to preview requests, including `noindex` and` nofollow`, and displays a preview banner on shared preview pages. Treat preview URLs as private links and share them only with intended reviewers. ### Where are preview tokens stored? PreviewShare stores token hashes and token metadata in `wp_postmeta`. Raw tokens are used in preview URLs but are not stored as plain text. ### What happens when a token expires? Expired tokens stop resolving to content. The editor panel will show the expired state and re-enabling preview sharing generates a fresh token. ### Can reviewers respond without a WordPress account? Yes, if an editor enables reviewer responses for a specific preview link. Anyone with that link can approve, request changes, or leave a comment. Editors can require a name and email address, review the history, and resolve change requests. Revoking or expiring the link stops new responses. ### When does an approval need review again? PreviewShare marks an approval stale when saved post text, metadata, taxonomy terms, or featured-image details change. Content pulled from external services or other posts can change independently; editors should request a new response when that happens. ### How long is reviewer feedback kept? Responses, comments, and any name or email supplied by the reviewer are stored as private WordPress records. While PreviewShare is active, WordPress scheduled tasks remove records after 90 days. Deactivating or uninstalling PreviewShare stops that cleanup but preserves existing records in the site’s database; reactivating it resumes cleanup. The records are available through WordPress personal-data export and erasure tools when an email address was supplied and PreviewShare is active. Site owners should describe this behavior in their privacy notice and ensure WordPress scheduled tasks run reliably. ### Does PreviewShare expose private content publicly? PreviewShare only exposes a specific content item to visitors who have a valid preview URL. Treat preview URLs like private sharing links and send them only to intended reviewers. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “PreviewShare” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Mehul Gohil ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mehul0810/) [Translate “PreviewShare” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/previewshare) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/previewshare/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/previewshare/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/previewshare/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/previewshare/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.0 * Redesigned the PreviewShare settings workspace across Overview, Preview Links, Content Types, Changelog, and More plugins. * Polished the admin header, plugin links, Changelog, content-type controls, and preview inventory while preserving the Overview redesign. * Respected WordPress date/time formats, site timezone, and locale in admin and editor histories and automatic link labels. * Improved preview-link inventory filters, descriptions, dates, and content IDs. * Added row actions to revoke access or revoke and delete a preview-link entry, with confirmation before deletion. * Added retries for concurrent revocation updates and clearer errors when preview links could not all be revoked. * Simplified content type selection with autosaving checkboxes and kept the selected settings tab after refresh. * Made release notes easier to scan with version summaries, latest and installed- version labels, and expandable older entries. * Added an Expiring soon view and a fixed 24-hour extension action for eligible preview links. * Added a verified plugin catalog with product-specific descriptions and destinations. * Added browser lifecycle coverage for secure preview access, expiration, revocation, and published-content behavior. * Added permission-checked WordPress Abilities for generating, listing, and revoking preview links on WordPress 6.9 and newer. * Added optional reviewer approvals, change requests, and comments per preview link, with retries that preserve edits, multilingual feedback limits, editor history, stale-approval status, and 90-day feedback retention. * Continued bounded 90-day cleanup across large reviewer-response backlogs and reported privacy-erasure failures without retry loops. * Improved preview-link security by keeping concurrently generated links visible and revocable and avoiding temporary storage of generated Classic Editor and post-list URLs. * Kept preview sharing controls available when Classic Editor is selected for an individual post. #### 1.0.2 * Validated preview-link editor and admin workflows with WordPress 7.1. * Prepared editor controls for the WordPress 7.1 component API. #### 1.0.1 * Added safer diagnostics and recovery guidance for invalid preview links. * Reduced npm development-tooling audit findings and documented remaining dev-only findings. * Expanded CI coverage for release branches and updated GitHub Actions runtime pins. * Limited WordPress.org readme tags to five focused tags and added validation for the tag cap. * Improved WordPress.org readme tags and opening copy for public preview workflows. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. * Added secure preview links for enabled public post types. * Added support for configurable public post types, multiple labeled links, view counts, noindex/nofollow previews, Classic Editor entry points, post-list actions, and Preview dropdown generation. * Added global settings for default expiration, logging, and object cache lookup. * Added post meta based token storage with hashed token lookup. ## Meta * Version **1.1.0** * Last updated **Coicís ago** * Active installations **80+** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.3** * PHP version ** 8.0 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/previewshare/) * Tags * [draft preview](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/draft-preview/)[preview](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/preview/) [preview link](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/preview-link/)[public preview](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/public-preview/) [share draft](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/share-draft/) * [Advanced View](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/previewshare/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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