Title: WP-DraftsForFriends Author: Lester Chan Published: January 16, 2014 Last modified: August 9, 2023 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-draftsforfriends/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1206753) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-draftsforfriends/assets/icon.svg?rev=978048) # WP-DraftsForFriends By [Lester Chan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gamerz/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-draftsforfriends.zip) * [Details](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-draftsforfriends/#description) * [Reviews](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-draftsforfriends/#reviews) * [Installation](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-draftsforfriends/#installation) * [Development](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-draftsforfriends/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-draftsforfriends/) ## Description This plugin will generate a unique link that you can send to your friends to allow them to preview your draft before they are published. You are able to set the expiry for the link as well. Modified from Drafts for Friends originally by Neville Longbottom. ### Build Status ### Development * [https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-draftsforfriends](https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-draftsforfriends) ### Credits * Plugin icon by [Freepik](http://www.freepik.com) from [Flaticon](http://www.flaticon.com) ### Donations I spent most of my free time creating, updating, maintaining and supporting these plugins, if you really love my plugins and could spare me a couple of bucks, I will really appreciate it. If not feel free to use it without any obligations. ## Screenshots * [[ * WP-DraftsForFriends Administrator Page * [[ * Extending Expiry of Shared Draft * [[ * Previewing shared draft ## Installation 1. Upload `wp-draftsforfriends` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the `WP-DraftsForFriends` plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. You can access `WP-DraftsForFriends` via `WP-Admin -> Posts -> Drafts for Friends` ## FAQ Coming soon … ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/40d7759c6d9ffed2e216b052cd3e31097ac4829fddf2049654b0ea0755111c14? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Extremely usefull!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/extremely-usefull-2/)󠁿 [Lu Is](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kalimanmx/) May 3, 2019 Very easy to use, and gives you the peace of mind of keeping users out of the dashboard ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/47e9d156ac53e9769862aa031c5d0f85945ac205b25e81d70b5d423b09f4afe5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Ideal for service providers](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ideal-for-service-providers/)󠁿 [deargeek](https://profiles.wordpress.org/deargeek/) May 9, 2017 If you offer a publishing service for your clients who don’t want to / need to know how to write their own posts, this is perfect. Well done! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1fe0862ea4dd920bfa928e8633440e218c4e45fdb8dd75cfcdfeed11c282b3dc? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Love this!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/love-this-75/)󠁿 [Anita C](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mymothersdaughter/) September 3, 2016 Great plugin! Love all of Lester’s plugins actually. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b2c20cde0e2520351cd749678c5c197e6c1bb1bf8f983963010ded4fef429f34? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Easy to install, works well](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-to-install-works-well/)󠁿 [davblayn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davblayn/) September 3, 2016 The plugin is well made and works as designed. It’s easy to install too. [ Read all 7 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-draftsforfriends/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP-DraftsForFriends” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Lester Chan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gamerz/) “WP-DraftsForFriends” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-draftsforfriends/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “WP-DraftsForFriends” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-draftsforfriends) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-draftsforfriends/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-draftsforfriends/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-draftsforfriends/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-draftsforfriends/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog ### Version 1.0.2 * It now supports Multisite Network activation ### Version 1.0.1 * Extend shared drafts is now works ### Version 1.0.0 * Uses it’s own table “wp_draftsforfriends” instead of relying on the “shared” field in wp_options * New “Date Created”, “Date Extended” and “Expires After” column * Pagination of shared drafts is now supported * Sorting of shared drafts is now supported * If you have “edit_others_posts” capabilities (Super Admin, Admin & Editor), you are able able to see and share all draft posts * Author on the other hand will be able to see and share his/her own draft posts * When your friend view the draft post, the comment’s status is now closed * Link hash now check for expiry as well * Link hash is no longer 8 characters with special characters, it is now 32 characters with no special characters * Added nonce security check * Added a 32×32 icon to the plugin from http://www.fatcow.com/free-icons * Moved JavaScript and CSS files out of the plugin code into it’s own file and hence there is a new “js” and “css” folder * Adding, deleting and extending of shared draft is now AJAXify, it is still backward compatible with browsers that does not support JavaScript * phpDoc comments are added to the code * Fix PHP notices ### 0.0.1 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.0.2** * Last updated **3 years ago** * Active installations **2,000+** * WordPress version ** 3.7 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.3.8** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-draftsforfriends/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-draftsforfriends/), and [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-draftsforfriends/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-draftsforfriends) * Tags * [drafts](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/drafts/)[friends](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/friends/) [preview](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/preview/)[send](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/send/) * [Advanced View](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-draftsforfriends/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 6 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-draftsforfriends/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-draftsforfriends/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-draftsforfriends/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-draftsforfriends/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-draftsforfriends/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-draftsforfriends/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-draftsforfriends/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Lester Chan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gamerz/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-draftsforfriends/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](http://lesterchan.net/site/donation/)