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Publish your projects

Any project you build in Plane can be turned into a public page, creating a fully navigable website. This makes it easy for your users and customers to see your latest features or when bug fixes roll out—no sign-up required.

How to publish project​

Only Admins can publish a project in Plane. Here’s how:

  1. Open your Plane workspace and navigate to the project you want to publish.
  2. Click on the ellipsis ... icon next to the project name to access the project settings menu.
  3. Select Publish from the dropdown menu, which will open a modal dialog.
  4. Configure your public board options in this modal.
  5. Once ready, click Publish. You'll be instantly redirected to your new public board.

Publish features​

Layout options​

You can publish your project in either Kanban or List layouts. Choose whichever view best fits your project, or turn on both to give viewers more flexibility. Soon, Gantt and Spreadsheet layouts will also be available.

Attribute privacy​

Visible attributes

  • Project name
  • Project work items
    • Issue ID
    • Title
    • Description
    • State, due-date, priority
    • Comments
    • Reactions + user_names of users who reacted
    • Upvotes and downvotes + user_names of users who voted

Non-visible attributes

  • Attachments
  • Issue links
  • Relations
  • Cycles
  • Modules
  • Project settings
  • Members

Commenting options​

When turned on, users can sign up on the public board and add comments to work items—ideal for gathering feedback and showing progress.

Upvotes and downvotes​

When turned on, users can upvote or downvote any work item on the deployed board. This helps project managers or owners prioritize which work items need attention.

Issue reactions​

When this feature is on, users can react to work items on the public board using predefined emoticons. This provides a quick way for team members and the public to express their sentiments about specific work items, aiding in gauging overall opinion and urgency.

Free domain hosting​

You can host your public board on a free domain, making it simple and accessible for anyone to check out your project. No additional setup or domain registration is required; simply choose this option during the publishing process, and your public board will be instantly accessible via the free domain.