Post Draft Preview
by WP Served · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 710+ installs across the portfolio →
Allow non logged-in users to check a draft of unpublished post by using secret link
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈680 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “draft preview”, “post draft” and “post preview” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.8%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 6.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 983 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
3.3★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 983 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| draft preview your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post draft your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post preview your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| public link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “draft preview”, “post draft” and “post preview” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 397 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.7y ago
latest release · v1.2.2 · 21 Feb 2024
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 700.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kentaiwan981.5y ago
Back to Lester Chan’s Drafts for Friends, which still works beautifully. This one only works in Classic Mode. This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by kentaiwan98. Reason: Too many stars
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tyler Tork1.6y ago
The button to activate this tool is no longer visible in the blocks editor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcus Quinn3.3y ago
This is the best implementation compared to all the other existing older plugins saying they do this. I added a suggested patch and need to Support for enabling for Pages and Custom Post Types (CPTs). Please take a look at that, and let us know if you need any more info to solve.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Michał Kowalik4.4y ago
This plugin was very helpful for me
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 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
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allow non logged-in users to check a draft of unpublished post by using secret link"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 734 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "post preview", "public link" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-03 700+ → 600+ down after 229 days in tier
- 2025-12-17 600+ → 700+ up after 50 days in tier
- 2025-10-28 700+ → 600+ down after 121 days in tier
- 2025-06-29 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-28 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-27 600+ → 700+ up after 115 days in tier
- 2025-03-04 700+ → 600+ down after 94 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 800+ → 700+ down after 41 days in tier
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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Okto Shareable Draft Previews 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Init Embed Posts – Stylish, Fast, Portable 60+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Tidy Draft Share – Shareable Draft Preview Links 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
4Site ShareThumb – Branded Social Preview OG Image Plugin 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D -
Just Post Preview Widget 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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