Share a Draft
by Automattic · Social
Also makes 78 other plugins · 18.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Create a secure, time-limited link to a draft, so a reviewer without a WordPress account can read it before you publish.
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Health
B 82/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+204%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “preview” and “review” for “draft preview” and “shares”. “preview” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “draft preview” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “review” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “shares” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 58 average across 1,835 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.0%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 74.7K 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 5 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 9 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.03★ 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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-0.5
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 | #2 | #3 | down 1 |
| reviewer | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| draft your tag | #5 | #12 | down 2 |
| draft sharing | #3 | #10 | down 1 |
| draft preview | #7 | #11 | down 1 |
| preview draft | #6 | #11 | down 1 |
| shares | #20 | #23 | up 1 |
| friends | #22 | #23 | — |
| draft post | #16 | #21 | down 2 |
| post draft | #16 | #20 | down 7 |
| draft page | #17 | #20 | 0 |
| share on x | #21 | #20 | down 1 |
| preview your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| review your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| share your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sharing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
33 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 21 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
- Swap “preview” and “review” for “draft preview” and “shares”. “preview” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “draft preview” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “review” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “shares” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.9K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
9d ago
latest release · v2.0.1 · 23 Oct 2026
16
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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ zoegarden5.0y ago
when I use it to share w/ friends, they say it gives a 404 error
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ franfoto9.2y ago
Easy to use and very useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jason King11.8y ago
Only works with Posts. Not Pages or custom post types. That limits its usefulness. It didn’t need a separate link in the dashboard menu. Would have been better to put a link to share a draft next to the post titles.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ weiganri12.0y ago
I’ve tried the plugin on my Blog to give a friend access to a long report I wrote. It had 1100 Words and after I used this plugin the half text disappeared. Only the recover feature made it possible to get my post back. A better alternative ist Share Drafts Publicy which is also available in the wordpress plugin directory.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ enri196813.0y ago
It’s simple and useful, I like very much this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Radhe13.0y ago
Really nice handy plugin. Need improvement in UI and I hope it will support CPT as well in the future. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dbonomo13.4y ago
If for some reason you are stuck without a development server, this plugin can save a lot of headache.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sillinguist13.6y ago
I have been using this plugin for about 8 months. It is really functional. However, there is one fluke thing which I find a bit annoying. That is when one shares a draft. That is the version of the content that anyone with that link will see. So, if the author goes in and updates the content. They have to re-share the draft and then circulate the new link. This gets old if the draft is being worked on while it is also being reviewed by several people.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.6 Fixed: PHP 8 deprecation notices, warnings from shares whose post was deleted, and a comparison that could make a valid link 404. 1.6
- — Version 1.5 Test with newest WordPress versions Update copy Removed seconds as a granularity level Light cleanup of the almost 10-year old code 1.5
- — Version 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 1.4
- — Version 1.3 Fix draft links for installs where WordPress URL is different from website URL 1.3
- — Version 1.7 New: A button to copy a shared draft’s link. Changed: A redesigned Share a Draft screen. Fixed: Previews breaking the header and other template parts on block themes. 1.7
- — Version 2.0.1 Changed: The editor and the Preview Links help explain that people who can edit a post skip a link’s limits. Fixed: Create and manage preview links from the classic editing screen, for sites using the Classic Editor plug 2.0.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 10 languages, 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create a secure, time-limited link to a draft, so a reviewer without a WordPress account can read it before..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WP-CLI.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,246 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "sharing" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-04 4K+ → 3K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-07-01 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-29 4K+ → 3K+ down after 393 days in tier
- 2024-06-01 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2312 days in tier
- 2018-02-01 4K+ → 5K+ up after 241 days in tier
- 2017-06-05 5K+ → 4K+ down after 438 days in tier
- 2016-03-24 4K+ → 5K+ 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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Nobs • Share Buttons 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B - T Tilt Social Share Widget 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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QuickShare 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - S Sharedaddy 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
- L LinkedIn Perfect Share 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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