# 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.

_Source: https://clusters.soleilpictures.com/docs/publish/explore · Updated 2026-08-08_

[Explore](https://clusters.soleilpictures.com/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.

Publishing is reversible from the same place.

## 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](/docs/collaborate/sharing) |
| **Listed** | Appears in the directory with a thumbnail |
| **Link previews** | Unfurls with its own name and a thumbnail of its contents |

The board renders in a real canvas — visitors pan, zoom and open images at full
size — with no account required.

## The directory

[/explore](https://clusters.soleilpictures.com/explore) has search, sorting by featured, newest
or alphabetical, and topic filters.

## Published versus shared

| | [Share link](/docs/collaborate/sharing) | 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 | Unpublish |

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](/docs/collaborate/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.