Simple Post Preview & Review is the complete solution for client content review and approval workflows. Share unpublished content with clients, collect feedback and approvals, receive client edits, and manage the entire review process – all without giving clients access to your WordPress admin area.

Key Features

Secure Preview Links: Generate cryptographically secure, unique preview links for any post, page, or custom post type
No WordPress Login Required: Clients can review content and provide feedback without creating an account
Review & Approval System: Built-in feedback mechanism with approve/request changes options
Client Editing: Clients can submit edited versions of title and content for your review
Approval Workflow: Review client edits with side-by-side diff view before applying changes
Feedback History: Track all reviews, approvals, and decisions with timestamps
Automatic Data Cleanup: Schedule automatic cleanup of old data or manually clean as needed
Rate Limiting: Protect against spam with configurable rate limits
Security First: Links are hashed in the database, include noindex/nofollow headers, and are non-cacheable
Privacy Conscious: Minimal fingerprinting for rate limiting
Easy to Use: Simple metabox in the post editor with one-click link generation
Dashboard Overview: Centralized view of all active preview links and their approval status
Customizable: Configure which post types support preview links
Developer Friendly: Clean, documented code following WordPress coding standards

Perfect For

Agencies sharing work with clients for approval
Publishers getting editorial feedback
Content teams collaborating with external reviewers
Anyone who needs to share unpublished content securely

How It Works

Edit any post, page, or custom post type
Click “Generate Preview Link” in the Simple Post Preview metabox
Copy and share the secure link with your reviewer
They can view the content and provide feedback without logging in
See all feedback and approval status directly in the WordPress editor

Security Features

Tokens are hashed using SHA-256 before storage
High-entropy random token generation (64 characters)
Preview pages include X-Robots-Tag: noindex, nofollow
Cache-Control headers prevent caching of preview content
Rate limiting prevents abuse
Easy token revocation/regeneration

Coming Soon (Premium)

Approval gates (block publication until approved)
Multiple reviewers with approval rules
Email notifications
Link expiration
Editing/suggestions from reviewers
Watermarks
Slack/Teams integrations

Privacy Policy

Simple Post Preview & Review is designed with privacy in mind:

No personal data is collected from reviewers
A non-identifying fingerprint (hash) is used for rate limiting only
No tracking cookies are used
No data is sent to external services
All data stays on your WordPress installation

Support

For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit the WordPress.org support forums.

Credits

Developed with ❤️ for the WordPress community.