A permalink is a permanent static hyperlink to a particular user-created list in RList. It is of the following structure https://rlist.io/l/ [list-permalink] , where [list-permalink] refers to the permalink of a list.
This official RList tutorial guides you through the steps to unlock and change the permalink of a list.
Assumptions . This guide assumes you have selected a list to edit from the dashboard. If not, you can refer to this guide on selecting a list for editing .
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This list, How to unlock and change the permalink of a list, contains 7 data items. The key items for How to unlock and change the permalink of a list are Check if your list is published, What an unpublished list looks like, Click on the unlock link, Prompt to confirm unlocking of permalink, List with unlocked permalink, Change the list title, Permalink is re-generated, .Description of Check if your list is published: <p>If it is currently published, you will see an <font color="#0000ff">Unpublish </font>button. Click <b>Unpublish</b>.</p><p><i>Why do I need to unpublish my list before I can change the permalink?</i> When a list is published, its permalink is immediately locked and the curator will be able to inform his readers of this permalink so that they are able to visit this list at RList The reason for locking is to avoid unintended changing of the permalink while the list is still published. Thus, the curator will need to first unpublish the list and unlock the permalink before the permalink can be unlocked and changed. However, do take note that once the permalink is changed, visitors who are unaware of the permalink change will not longer be able to view the list at RList.</p>. Description of What an unpublished list looks like: <p>You will notice that an <font color="#0000ff">unlock </font>link now appears next to the lock icon of the permalink.</p><p>In addition, the buttons at the Publish section are now changed to <font color="#0000ff">Preview </font>and <font color="#0000ff">Publish</font>.</p>. Description of Click on the unlock link: Click on the <b>unlock </b>link to unlock the permalink.. Description of Prompt to confirm unlocking of permalink: A prompt will appear to confirm if you indeed wish to unlock the permalink. Click <b>Yes</b>. ( Or <font color="#0000ff">Cancel </font>if you have changed your mind. ). Description of List with unlocked permalink: You will notice that the <font color="#0000ff">lock </font>icon is no longer present. This means that the permalink is not locked or "unlocked" and may be changed.. Description of Change the list title: <p>Click on the current list title to type in a new title. For the actual steps to change the list title, refer to this <a href="https://rlist.io/l/how-to-change-the-title-of-a-list" target="_blank">guide for changing the list title.</a></p><p>Click <b>Save </b>once you have finishing typing the new title.</p><p>The permalink of this list will then be automatically re-generated based on the new title.</p>. Description of Permalink is re-generated: <p>Notice that the permalink of this list has been re-generated. If you choose to publish this list, this permalink will become part of the public URL which your readers can use to visit your list. Yes, the permalink will be automatically locked once you publish the list. </p><hr><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(156, 156, 148);">END OF TUTORIAL</span></p>. This list tracks 0 properties. The tracked properties are .The default field that we focus on here in this list is name.
