Share a board with a public link
Turn on a read-only link anyone can open, choose whether names show, control search engines, and turn it off again.
A public link lets anyone view a board without signing in. It is read only, so it suits roadmaps, release plans or progress pages you want to share widely. It appears in board settings when public links are available for your account.
Turn it on
- Open the board and its Board settings. Only the board's owner sees this.
- Find Public link and choose Share publicly….
- Choose your options:
- Show people's names on cards (names only, never email addresses).
- Allow search engines. When off, search engines are asked not to list the board.
- Choose Turn on public link.
- Choose Copy straight away. For safety the link is shown only once. If you lose it, make a new one.
What visitors see
The board's columns and cards: titles, notes, labels, due dates, checklist progress, sprints and epics. They never see comments, files, time entries, email addresses or activity. A footer reading "Made with PGB Boards — try free" invites them to try boards themselves, and there is a Report this board link.
Changes you make to the board reach the public page within about a minute.
Manage the link
In Share publicly you can:
- see how many views it has had,
- change the two options at any time,
- choose Make a new link, which stops the current one working straight away,
- choose Turn off (you confirm). Anyone with the link can no longer open the board.
The board shows On: anyone with the link can view this board while the link is live.
Review and limits
A link may show Waiting for review if it needs a check before going live. If a link has been disabled, the dialog gives the reason.
Good to know
- Anyone who has the link can see the board, including people you did not send it to. Do not put anything confidential on a board you share publicly.
- Share publicly only for boards you are comfortable having on the open internet.
- Turning the link off does not delete the board.
Compare with Invite people outside your workspace, which keeps a named list of people.
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