ACCESS UNPUBLISHED
Module grants access to view unpublished content to anyone who has a unique URL and appropriate permissions. Visitor can be anonymous or authenticated user with the user role.
When administrator or users with enabled privileges visit (or save) unpublished node, can see link for direct view that unpublished content. Unique URL link is displayed as Backdrop message or in node content.
Administrator can enable view an unpublished node for any roles with "View unpublished contents" permission. If it is set for anonymous users, anyone who know the link with hash key, can view the unpublished node. View only, not edit.
Default URL parameter is "hash" and can be changed on configuration page for more security or customization.
Module is useful for proofreaders, content checkers etc. Webmaster does not need to create user accounts and can keep the website safer. Each node has its own unique hash key (like Google Docs).
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Install this module using the official Backdrop CMS instructions at https://backdropcms.org/guide/modules
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After installing and activating the 'Access unpublished' module you should first configure the settings for the module at admin/config/content/access_unpublished
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You can change the value of the 'URL hash parameter'. This is the value used in the URL to identify the generated hash.
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Afterwards you will need to set the module permissions at admin/people/permissions
This project is GPL v2 software. See the LICENSE.txt file in this directory for complete text.
- Martin Klíma (https://github.com/martin-klima/)
Access unpublished module was created by aberg (http://drupal.org/user/341657, http://leiden365.nl/blog) for Drupal 6, where module development was stopped. Then martin_klima started independent module development for Drupal 7 named Hash access as sandbox project. During review process Drupal team recommended build Hash access as 7.x development branch of Access unpublished.
This module has been converted to Backport CMS.