Erdo Draft Links – Share Drafts, Client Preview, Secure Link
by Erdinc Bulat · Social
Also makes 3 other plugins · 70+ installs across the portfolio →
Share draft posts with anyone via a secure, temporary link — no WordPress login required.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈40 estimated
Momentum
+33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “no login”, “preview” and “share” for “draft preview”, “temporary link” and “secure link”. “no login” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “draft preview” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “preview” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “temporary link” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “share” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “secure link” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 58 average across 1,834 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.9%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 579 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,276 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 65 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
49
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
40%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
+0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| share draft | #3 | #21 | up 1 |
| client preview your tag | #6 | #24 | 0 |
| draft your tag | #13 | #24 | up 3 |
| draft preview | #9 | #22 | 0 |
| drafts | #17 | #23 | up 7 |
| temporary link | #17 | #22 | up 1 |
| secure link | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| preview draft | #9 | #22 | 0 |
| no login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| preview your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| share your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
11 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “no login”, “preview” and “share” for “draft preview”, “temporary link” and “secure link”. “no login” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “draft preview” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “preview” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “temporary link” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “share” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “secure link” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “draft”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 1 Jun 2026 · 152 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 182 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.2.0 · 27 Aug 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 40.
At the current install trend, crossing 50+ in roughly 68 days.
Install history since 1 Jun 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Delta Web Solution5mo ago
If you do any kind of client work, this plugin is a no-brainer. You generate a secure temporary link, send it over, and the client opens the post exactly how it’ll look live. No account, no login, no awkward exports, just a clean preview in seconds. The little details are what make it shine. You can set the link to expire after 24 hours, a few days, or never, and revoke it any time, so you always stay in full control of who can see what. It works with both the Block Editor and Classic Editor, and setup is so simple you’ll have your first link out the door within a minute of installing it. It is lightweight, does one job and does it really well, and it is completely free. If you have ever struggled to let someone preview a draft without handing over WP access, just install this, you won’t look back. Genuinely one of those plugins you wonder how you worked without. Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Share draft posts with anyone via a secure, temporary link — no WordPress login required."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for developers"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor, WP-CLI.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,213 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "client preview" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 30+ → 40+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 20+ → 30+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-09-28 10+ → 20+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Public Preview URL Manager 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - P Preview Posts Everywhere 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Simple Social Media Preview 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A - M MW WP Form 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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