Workflow
How Editant works
Editant adds a sidebar to the WordPress block editor and a dashboard to the admin. Together they handle the full review cycle: generate a link, send it, gather feedback, sign off.
From draft to sign-off in four steps
Step 1
Open any post and generate a review link
A new Editant sidebar appears in the block editor for posts, pages, and any public custom post type. Click Generate review link. The plugin creates a random token, hashes it for storage, and gives you a single URL to share. Optional settings cover the link’s expiry (default 30 days) and whether reviewers must identify themselves before commenting.
Step 2
Send the link to your reviewer
Copy the URL and send it however the project works: email, chat, a calendar invite, a project tracker. The reviewer opens the link and sees the rendered post as it will publish. No login required.
Step 3
Reviewers comment and decide
On the preview page, reviewers see the content alongside a threaded comment panel and an Approve / Request Changes decision panel. If you’ve required identity, they enter their name (and optionally an email) once. They reply to each other and to the author. The author gets emailed when comments arrive.
Step 4
You see everything in one place
The Editant dashboard in the admin lists every active and recent review link across your site, with status, last activity, and approval count. The block editor sidebar shows the threaded comments and decisions for the post you’re working on. Reply, regenerate the link, revoke access, or open a new link from the same place.
Behind the scenes
- Tokens are SHA-256 hashed before they hit the database. Even a backup leak would not expose them.
- All public endpoints are rate-limited (default 30 requests per IP per minute, configurable).
- Reviewer identity is captured per link and scoped per post. The same person reviewing two different posts gets two distinct sessions.
- WordPress’s GDPR data export and erasure hooks are wired in. Right-to-be-forgotten requests work out of the box.
- Translation-ready, multisite-aware, and compatible with any block editor theme.
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