# Share links

A link anyone can open, for when collecting email addresses is more friction than the review is worth.

## Creating one

From **Share** on the document, create a link and choose what it grants:

- **Viewer** — read only.
- **Commenter** — comment and suggest, but not edit.
- **Editor** — full editing.

Copy it and send it however you like.

## What it is

**Unguessable, but not secret.** The URL contains a random identifier nobody can arrive at by chance — but anyone who has it has the access it grants, including whoever it gets forwarded to. It is a key, not an identity.

There is no sign-in, so you get no record of who read it. If you care who is reading, share by email instead.

## What it does not expose

Only that document. Not the project, not your other content, not the site connection, not your workspace. A link recipient cannot publish to WordPress.

## Revoking

Revoke from the same panel. Immediate, including for someone with the page open — the next thing they do fails.

Revoking is the only way to un-share a link. There is no expiry to wait for, so a link you created for one review is live until you turn it off. Worth revoking when the review is done, rather than leaving a permanent door open.

## Cost

Free. Link viewers do not consume a seat, whatever role you grant.

## When to use which

- **A link** — quick review, a client who will not create an account, sharing into a channel.
- **Email sharing** — you care who has access, or you want them notified and mentionable.
- **Project access** — they work across the site. Costs a seat; see [members and seats](/docs/members-and-seats).

## Related

- [Sharing a document](/docs/sharing-a-document)
- [Roles and permissions](/docs/roles-and-permissions)
- [Guests and external collaborators](/docs/guests-and-external-collaborators)