Title: Managing Board Privacy Settings in ProductHQ<ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Accessing Board Privacy Settings</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Navigate to Account &gt; Settings &gt; Project Details</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Locate the Board Privacy heading</li></ul></li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">To make a board public:</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click the public toggle</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Next, click the Update button in the top right</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Finally, check the public board to make sure it's visible</li></ul></li></ol><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/click-connector-staging.appspot.com/o/145e70_image.1723251356874.png?alt=media" alt="image.png" width="inherit" height="inherit"> <ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">To make a board private</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click the private toggle</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Next, click the Update button in the top right</li></ul></li></ol><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/click-connector-staging.appspot.com/o/145e70_image.1723251535345.png?alt=media" alt="image.png" width="inherit" height="inherit"> <ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Finally, check the public board to make sure it's no longer visible. You should see this message. </li></ul></li></ul><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/click-connector-staging.appspot.com/o/145e70_image.1723251579686.png?alt=media" alt="image.png" width="inherit" height="inherit"> <ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Inviting someone to a private board:</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Find the "Specific person" heading</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Provide their first and last name and their email address</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Click the invite button</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">An email will be sent to the invited person</li><li value="5" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">The email will contain a verification link</li><li value="6" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Upon clicking the link, the invitee will be directed to the signup page</li></ul></li></ol><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/click-connector-staging.appspot.com/o/145e70_image.1723251825482.png?alt=media" alt="image.png" width="inherit" height="inherit"> <ol class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ol1"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">An invited user:</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__nestedListItem"><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">They will get an email with a link. They should click the link to accept the invite and start the account creation process.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Once their account is created, they will receive another email verification email to maintain security standards.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">Once they have verified their email, they will be able to interact with the private board</li></ul></li></ol>

Title: Managing Board Privacy Settings in ProductHQ

1. Accessing Board Privacy Settings
2. * Navigate to Account > Settings > Project Details
   * Locate the Board Privacy heading
3. To make a board public:
4. * Click the public toggle
   * Next, click the Update button in the top right
   * Finally, check the public board to make sure it's visible

![image.png](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/click-connector-staging.appspot.com/o/145e70_image.1723251356874.png?alt=media)

1. To make a board private
2. * Click the private toggle
   * Next, click the Update button in the top right

![image.png](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/click-connector-staging.appspot.com/o/145e70_image.1723251535345.png?alt=media)

* * Finally, check the public board to make sure it's no longer visible. You should see this message.

![image.png](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/click-connector-staging.appspot.com/o/145e70_image.1723251579686.png?alt=media)

1. Inviting someone to a private board:
2. * Find the "Specific person" heading
   * Provide their first and last name and their email address
   * Click the invite button
   * An email will be sent to the invited person
   * The email will contain a verification link
   * Upon clicking the link, the invitee will be directed to the signup page

![image.png](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/click-connector-staging.appspot.com/o/145e70_image.1723251825482.png?alt=media)

1. An invited user:
2. * They will get an email with a link. They should click the link to accept the invite and start the account creation process.
   * Once their account is created, they will receive another email verification email to maintain security standards.
   * Once they have verified their email, they will be able to interact with the private board

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