> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.slant.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Publishing and sharing

> Publish intake form versions, manage version history, and share a public link.

Publishing takes a snapshot of your form — a numbered version — that recipients see. You keep editing the draft freely; nothing reaches recipients until you publish again.

A form must be published before you can send invitations or turn on its public link.

## Publish a form

In the editor, click **Publish** in the top bar. The first publish creates v1; each later publish creates the next version. The **Publish** button is only active when the draft has changes that haven't been published yet.

The form's status badge shows the published version — for example **Published v2**. If the public link is on, a **Live** badge appears next to it.

<Note>
  New invitations and the public link use the latest published version. Invitations that were already sent stay on the version they were sent with, so nobody's form changes underneath them.
</Note>

## Version history

Click the version number (for example **v1**) in the editor top bar to open **Version history**. Each version shows when it was published and by whom. The current version is tagged **Current**; click **Preview** to view any version.

To roll back, click **Revert** on an earlier version and confirm with **Revert and publish**. This restores that version's content and immediately publishes it as a new version — the public link and new invitations use the reverted content right away.

## Share a public link

A public link lets anyone with the link fill out the form — useful for your website, email signature, or a newsletter. Unlike [invitations](/platform/intake-forms/sending-invitations), public links aren't tied to a specific person and don't require a verification code.

To turn it on from the editor, click the share icon in the top bar and select **Share a public link**. The link is created and the form goes **Live** — click **Copy** to grab the URL or **Open form** to view it. The share menu also offers **Send to a client or prospect**, which starts an invitation instead.

You can also manage the link from the form's detail page: the **Public link** toggle in the right panel turns it on and off and shows the URL while it's on.

When someone submits through the public link, the submission arrives in your [submissions inbox](/platform/intake-forms/reviewing-submissions) for you to match to an existing record or turn into a new prospect.

<Warning>
  Anyone with the link can submit the form. Turn the link off when you're not actively collecting responses — submissions through the link stop immediately.
</Warning>

If you publish a new version while someone is mid-form on the public link, they have 14 days to finish on the version they started; after that they're asked to continue on the updated form.

## FAQ

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Can I unpublish a form?">
    Not directly — published versions are permanent snapshots. To stop collecting responses, turn off the public link and revoke open invitations, or archive the form.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Does reverting affect submissions I already received?">
    No. Each submission is tied to the version the respondent filled out, so past answers stay exactly as they were submitted.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I have different public links for the same form?">
    No, each form has one public link. To share variations of a form, create a separate form for each.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Sending invitations" icon="mail" href="/platform/intake-forms/sending-invitations">
    Send the published form to a specific client or prospect.
  </Card>

  <Card title="What clients see" icon="eye" href="/platform/intake-forms/what-clients-see">
    How recipients open and complete your form.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>