I can’t preview post’s change once they are published

This is probably not the best way to do it since it wont persist after wordpress updates (but hopefully the update will correct it. In wp-admin/includes/post.php ,edit the post_preview() function just before returning the apply_filters( ‘preview_post_link’, $url ); put the following code: //ORIGINAL //$url = add_query_arg( $query_args, get_permalink( $post->ID, true ) ); //CHANGES to make … Read more

How can I change preview URL?

You can do something like this, add to functions.php add_filter( ‘preview_post_link’, ‘the_preview_fix’ ); function the_preview_fix() { $slug = basename(get_permalink()); return “http://www.mywebsite.com/blog/p/$slug”; } More info HERE and HERE.

How are WordPress draft previews generated?

Yes, this one is a duplicate of this post. I will provide little different examination mechanism. You use wp cli export before and after you preview the minimal asdf post. wp export You don’t save anything, you just preview. Make sure you have super big autosave interval. define( ‘AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL’, 1000000 ); The default interval is … Read more

Post/Page Preview Template

You could use the conditional is_preview() to add a bit of extra content. For instance, you could put this at the very top of your single.php right after the header is called – or you could put it in your header.php file if you want it shown at the very top of the page: <?php … Read more

View homepage in a preview mode

I think you can set your post to private to view it privately on the homepage. Once you change the visibility to private, the post or page status changes to “Privately Published” as shown. Private posts are automatically published but not visible to anyone but those with the appropriate permission levels (Editor or Administrator). See … Read more