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Public Post Preview
Version: 3.0.1
Description
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.
Installation
For an installation through WordPress:
- Go to the ‘Add New’ plugins screen in your WordPress admin area
- Search for ‘Public Post Preview’
- Click ‘Install Now’ and activate the plugin
For a manual installation via FTP:
- Upload the
public-post-previewdirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in your WordPress admin area
To upload the plugin through WordPress, instead of FTP:
- Upload the downloaded zip file on the ‘Add New’ plugins screen (see the ‘Upload’ tab) in your WordPress admin area and activate.
Screenshots
Block Editor
Classic Editor
Faq
The checkbox is only available for non-published posts and once a post was saved as a draft.
The plugin generates an URL with an expiring nonce. By default a link “lives” 48 hours. After 48 hours the link is expired and you need to copy and share a new link which is automatically generated on the same place under the editor.
Yes, of course. Go to Settings > Reading > Public Post Preview and increase the
Expiration Time setting. You can also use the filter ppp_nonce_life. Example for 5 days:
add_filter( 'ppp_nonce_life', 'my_nonce_life' );
function my_nonce_life() {
return 5 * DAY_IN_SECONDS;
}
Note: The setting UI is not visible if the filter is used.
Reviews
no longer working
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Been using this plugin always then all of a sudden it stopped working..
Super handy in order to work with clients and third parties
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Super handy in order to work with clients and third parties.
No longer works
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functionality is completely missing for me with the latest version of WP
A must have plugin
By 
Works flawlessly.
It's an incredible plugin, exactly what I needed!
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It's an incredible plugin, exactly what I needed! Don't stop his development. I wish you much success!
Handy!
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Just used for a nice way for a client to approve new WooCommerce products. Easy-peasy.
Useful works great
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Useful; works great; have had it in production on websites for 2 years with no issues
Gread Plugin, but why isnt it thougt to the end?
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I have been using this plugin for a very long time and like it. but I just don't understand why there is no setting where I can specify the validity period of the link. That would be so easy. Instead, I have to either manually mess around in the code or install a SEPARATE PLUGIN that does this really very simple job.
The plugin is really great, but apparently they just stopped at the crucial point. Really a great pity.
Why?
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Great plugin
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Changelog
3.0.1 (2024-12-23):
- Fix calculation of expiration time for preview nonce.
3.0.0 (2024-12-21):
- Requires WordPress 6.5.
- Requires PHP 8.0.
- Add setting to increase the default expiration time (Settings > Reading > Public Post Preview).
- Show icon for preview link in list tables next to the state.
- Change interface in block editor to match latest editor design.
- Update sidebar description to include the preview link.
- Extend Preview dropdown for public preview in WordPress 6.7+.
- Add Public Preview post list view. Props @rafaucau.
For more see CHANGELOG.md.