Title: Share a Draft Author: Automattic Published: March 9, 2008 Last modified: July 24, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/shareadraft.svg) # Share a Draft By [Automattic](https://profiles.wordpress.org/automattic/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/shareadraft.1.7.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shareadraft/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shareadraft/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shareadraft/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shareadraft/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shareadraft/) ## Description Drafts in WordPress are visible for the author and blog administrators. In many cases, however, you want to share a draft with your friends or colleagues for either review or approval. Share a Draft allows you to create a unique link to a draft for a limited time and send it to whoever you want. ## Screenshots [⌊From Posts → Share a Draft you can share a new draft.⌉⌊From Posts → Share a Draft you can share a new draft.⌉[ From Posts Share a Draft you can share a new draft. [⌊From Posts → Share a Draft you can managed your shared drafts.⌉⌊From Posts → Share a Draft you can managed your shared drafts.⌉[ From Posts Share a Draft you can managed your shared drafts. ## Installation This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working. e.g. 1. Upload the whole `shareadraft` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` 2. Activate the plugin through the `Plugins` menu in WordPress 3. Go to Manage Share a Draft and enjoy! ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7acffa5a695d5d5ab1bfac0027f42bfa34b442d06de09a025653f9100e6311ec? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[doesn’t work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-2733/)󠁿 [zoegarden](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zoegarden/) November 10, 2021 when I use it to share w/ friends, they say it gives a 404 error ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b70e1843a886898370c3a7a9e6f41a1a7262651aae3e191697288b499f8b73d5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Fantastic plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fantastic-plugin-782/)󠁿 [franfoto](https://profiles.wordpress.org/franfoto/) August 11, 2017 1 reply Easy to use and very useful. [ Read all 11 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shareadraft/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Share a Draft” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Automattic ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/automattic/) * [ Nikolay Bachiyski ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nbachiyski/) “Share a Draft” has been translated into 5 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/shareadraft/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Share a Draft” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/shareadraft) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shareadraft/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/shareadraft/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/shareadraft/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/shareadraft/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.7 * Fixed shared draft previews breaking the header and other template parts on block themes (e.g. Twenty Twenty-Five) * Added a one-click button to copy a shared draft’s link to the clipboard * Redesigned the Share a Draft screen: the new-share form is now a collapsible “ Add draft link” panel, with clearer column labels and a mobile-friendly layout * The “Extend” action now opens in a roomy inline row instead of a cramped cell * Shared draft titles are now escaped on output * Shares whose post has been deleted are now cleaned up automatically * Internal code cleanup #### 1.6 * Fixed PHP 8.x deprecation notices for undeclared class properties * Shares whose post has since been deleted no longer emit warnings, and can now be removed * Expiry times no longer read “14 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes” * Fixed a post ID comparison that could cause a valid share link to 404 * Tested with WordPress 7.0 and PHP 8.4 #### 1.5 * Test with newest WordPress versions * Update copy * Removed seconds as a granularity level * Light cleanup of the almost 10-year old code #### 1.4 * Included your own scheduled posts to the list * The link is now a real link * Dropped PHP4 support * Internal improvements * Italian translation thanks to gidibao’s Cafe (http://gidibao.net/) * French translation thanks to Nicolas Brisebois-Tetreault #### 1.3 * Fix draft links for installs where WordPress URL is different from website URL ## Meta * Version **1.7** * Last updated **1 week ago** * Active installations **3,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.2** * Languages * [Bulgarian](https://bg.wordpress.org/plugins/shareadraft/), [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/shareadraft/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shareadraft/), [Japanese](https://ja.wordpress.org/plugins/shareadraft/), [Portuguese (Brazil)](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/shareadraft/), and [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/shareadraft/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/shareadraft) * Tags * [draft](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/draft/)[drafts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/drafts/) [post](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post/)[share](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/share/) [sharing](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sharing/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shareadraft/advanced/) ## Ratings 3.7 out of 5 stars. * [ 5 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shareadraft/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 3 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shareadraft/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shareadraft/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shareadraft/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 2 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shareadraft/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shareadraft/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shareadraft/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Automattic ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/automattic/) * [ Nikolay Bachiyski ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nbachiyski/) ## Support Got something to say? 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