Publishing and Collections

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Publishing and Collections

Publishing a document in Marked Share is designed to give you precise control over who can read your work and how it is organized.

Visibility Levels

Every document in your library has one of three visibility settings:

  1. Private (Default): Only you and authenticated API tokens on your account can access the document. Anyone else visiting the URL receives a strict 404 Not Found—not an authorization challenge—so the link never leaks that the document even exists.
  2. Unlisted: Anyone with the link can view the document, but it will never appear on your public profile or in search engine listings.
  3. Public: Anyone with the link can view the document, and you can optionally feature it on your public profile.

When you publish, Marked Share generates clean short links on markedb.in:

  • Short Codes: markedb.in/x7k2m — quick 5-character slugs generated on publish.
  • Custom Slugs: markedb.in/yourname/custom-slug — human-readable URLs tied to your profile handle.
  • Raw Markdown: markedb.in/d/<id>.md — instant access to clean plain text.
  • TextBundle Exports: markedb.in/d/<id>.textpack — zipped bundle containing the markdown and all embedded assets.

Need extra security? You can add password protection or an expiration date directly from the Share dialog. Password-protected documents require readers to enter a passphrase before unlocking, and expired documents gracefully return 404s after their deadline.

Collections: From Reading Lists to Full Blogs

A Collection is an ordered group of documents with its own landing page at markedb.in/u/yourname/c/collection-slug.

Collections can be displayed in two modes:

  • List Mode: A clean, curated table of contents or documentation index where you can order articles up and down.
  • Blog Mode: A reverse-chronological blog feed with full-text or summary post views, pagination, and an automatic Atom feed at /feed.xml.

You can even attach custom CNAME domains to collections, turning Marked Share into a lightning-fast Markdown blogging engine.