Generate links to share private articles
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Generate links to share private articles
New Feature Addition · Access management (subscribers/authors) · Created by austinzheng
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The current access control mechanism is already quite powerful; it allows an otherwise-private article to be made accessible to groups of WorldAnvil users.
I'd also like to propose a feature where a link can be generated for an article by a world's owner for the purpose of sharing. Anyone given the link would be able to view the article, whether or not they were logged into WorldAnvil. (To keep it simple, they would not be able to click on links to other articles, view secrets, or expand images.)
For simplicity, an article's share link would expire a predetermined time after being generated (e.g. 7 days), or if manually revoked. (If this idea were taken up it could be expanded to allow the user to set a expiry time for a link.) Also for simplicity, an article would only have one share link generated for it at a time; the link would need to expire or be revoked before another could be generated.
Use case: simple, easy ad-hoc sharing of specific articles in an otherwise-private world with friends or small communities, especially in cases where the sharing is meant to be ephemeral and keeping the article's contents 'secure' is not as much of a concern.
Analogous feature for comparison's sake: Google Drive (and probably other cloud file services) have something similar to what I'm proposing. You can either share a file with specific users (i.e. the system we have right now), or you can generate a link to the file that anyone who has the link can access.
Current score
25/300 Votes · +5299 points
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by prestonthedm
on 2024-05-02 23:32 -
+1
by Mahdi Avendesora
on 2024-05-01 12:20 -
+300
by thejammy
on 2024-04-26 18:42 -
+300
by ecl1psed
on 2024-04-25 09:43I see the idea. i think the biggest plus for this is if the person you're sending the article to doesn't have a WA account. Otherwise, all the functionality is already there with subscriber groups and such.
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+300
by Garun Wulfhart
on 2024-04-25 01:00 -
+300
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+100
by Amixofcim
on 2024-04-24 14:08 -
+100
by BCGR_Wurth
on 2024-04-22 03:01 -
+300
by Inferus0
on 2024-04-16 01:58Yes! I keep all my content private but would love to show it to others whom do not have an account while keeping my articles private.
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+100
by waaar
on 2024-04-15 00:57 -
+300
by DesNordlund
on 2024-04-14 20:00An interesting idea. I've missed the feature to be able to link to a private article as if it was public. Like, I publish a story outside of World Anvil, but takes place in my world, and I want a link to a relevant article, but this article is for subscribers only. Though in this case I would like the reader of the story to have access anyway.
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+100
by Bundankat
on 2024-04-14 12:42I like this idea, but I would take it a little further to allow the creators to share video trailers for their games and books to help the creator develop and take their ecosystems to the next level. This may require monitoring or disclosures to prevent the "bad people" from doing wrong.
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+100
by Sir Marluxia
on 2024-04-13 15:23 -
-1
by A Fierce Devil
on 2024-04-13 14:15 -
+300
by A Thundering Mlem
on 2024-04-12 18:52 -
-1
by SoulLink
on 2024-04-12 14:06Password protected articles are a Sage feature, which serve exactly this use case.
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+300
by kaixabu
on 2024-04-11 11:17 -
+300
by lolmatter
on 2024-04-10 22:48 -
+100
by HIStorydrEss
on 2024-04-10 18:17 -
+300
by NorEtoc
on 2024-04-09 16:34I love this idea, and this would be so useful to share information with players where only one might have some information.
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+100
by A Filthy Dimensional Horror
on 2024-04-09 10:19 -
+100
by Cyborg Starfish
on 2024-04-09 09:36 -
+300
by A Adorable Goblin
on 2024-04-09 08:15 -
+300
by ss2020
on 2024-04-09 02:50 -
+300
by Dalf32
on 2024-04-09 02:25 -
+300
by austinzheng
on 2024-04-09 02:18
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