Access unpublished

Description:

This module displays a message when you save a node, which is not published. The message contains the URL to the node with a special hash value. This URL can be used to allow access to the node to unauthorized accounts.

Note that everyone that obtains the correct URL will be able to access the unpublished node. This method of security through obfuscation should not be used for websites where security is really an issue. After installing this module unpublished nodes should be considered more or less public.

Example:

If you have configured the module and save a new node, without publishing it, a direct access URL will be displayed.
http://www.example.com/node/36?hash=45jh3kfmfkjhk4

You can send this URL to anyone and using this URL they will be able to view the page. Using the URL without the hash (http://www.example.com/node/36) will result in the 'normal' message that you are not allowed to view the content.

Similar projects:

There are quite some modules that manage access access to unpublished content on a content-type basis but unlike access_unpublished you cannot specify access per node.

These modules have the inconvenience that they require you to provide users with a Drupal account to your website to allow them to access unpublished content.

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