Publishing to Explore
Explore is the public directory of boards at /explore. Publishing is opt-in and reviewed — you submit from the share dialog and it appears once approved. A published board gets a clean permanent URL, is indexable by search engines, and appears in the directory with search, sorting and topic filters.
Explore is the public directory of boards people have chosen to publish.
Publishing
In the Share dialog, the Publish to Explore section submits the board for review.
Review is a real step: a human looks before it appears. Nothing becomes public because somebody clicked the wrong control, and the directory does not fill with half-finished boards.
Submitting opens up once an account is 72 hours old.
Unpublishing
The same section takes it back:
- Remove from Explore appears while the board is live. The public page stops being served and the board leaves the directory straight away.
- Withdraw submission appears while it is still waiting for review, and cancels the submission.
Either way the board is back to never having been submitted. You can submit it again later, and it goes back through review.
What a published board gets
| A clean URL | A permanent, readable address rather than a token |
| Indexable | Search engines may index it — unlike a plain share link |
| Listed | Appears in the directory with a thumbnail |
| Link previews | Unfurls with its own name and a thumbnail of its contents |
| Alt text | Each picture carries alt text: yours if you wrote some, otherwise a short AI description of what is in it, unless the workspace's AI suggestions are off |
The board renders in a real canvas — visitors pan, zoom and open images at full size — with no account required. A cluster you have set to Files opens in Files here too, which is what you want for anything that is a collection rather than an arrangement: a sample pack, a stills selects, a reference library. Visitors get the search, the sorting and the audition-through, and can download what is on it.
The directory
/explore has search, sorting by featured, newest or alphabetical, and topic filters.
Published versus shared
| Share link | Published | |
|---|---|---|
| Who can see it | Anyone with the URL | Anyone |
| Discoverable | No | Yes, in the directory |
| Indexed by search | No, unless you allow it | Yes |
| Review | None | Reviewed before appearing |
| Reversible | Revoke the link | Remove from Explore |
Use a share link for a client or a collaborator. Publish when you want the work found.
Before you publish
A published board is a portfolio piece. Worth checking:
- Names. "Untitled cluster" is visible to everyone.
- Comments. Internal feedback is visible to viewers. Resolve or remove what should not be public.
- Nested clusters. Decide whether sub-clusters should be reachable.
- Rights. Reference images you do not own become publicly visible and indexable.
Curated showcases
Some boards in Explore are editorially curated showcase boards, which pair the canvas with a written article about how the board was made. Those are produced in-house rather than submitted.
Frequently asked questions
How is publishing different from a share link?
A share link is private-by-obscurity and not indexed. Publishing is deliberate and public — the board is listed in a directory, gets a clean URL, and is indexable.
Is publishing automatic?
No. Submissions are reviewed before they appear. Nothing becomes public because you clicked the wrong thing.
Can I unpublish?
Yes. In the Share dialog, the Publish to Explore section shows Remove from Explore while the board is live and Withdraw submission while it is waiting for review. Either takes effect straight away, and you can submit the board again later — it goes back through review.
Machine-readable: /docs/publish/explore.md · /llms.txt
What changed and when: /changelog