How to Make a Project Public or Private

Project visibility controls who can see your work. Public projects appear on your profile; private projects are team-only. This guide shows you how to toggle between them.

Prerequisites

Before you begin:

You must have an existing project
You need owner or admin permissions for the project

Steps

Step 1: Open Project Settings

Navigate to Projects in the sidebar
Click the project you want to modify
Go to the Settings tab

Step 2: Find Visibility Settings

Scroll to the Visibility section. You'll see the current setting highlighted.

Step 3: Change Visibility

To Make Public

Select Public
Review the warning about what will be visible:
- Project name and description
- Tech stack tags
- Result blurb
- Portfolio images
Click Save

To Make Private

Select Private
Click Save
The project will immediately be removed from your public profile

Expected Result

When Made Public

Project appears on your public profile page
Anyone with the profile URL can see basic project info
Tech stack and result blurb are visible
Internal files, tasks, and feedback remain private

When Made Private

Project is removed from public profile
Only team members can access the project
External visitors cannot see it exists

Troubleshooting

Can't find the visibility option

The setting may be in different locations depending on your view. Try:

Project Settings tab
Project Overview page (edit mode)
The three-dot menu on the project card

Public option is disabled

Your account plan may not support public projects. Check your subscription level.

Project still appears publicly after making private

There may be a brief caching delay. Wait a few minutes and refresh. If it persists, try clearing your browser cache.

Made public but doesn't show on profile

Check that:

Your public profile is enabled (see How to Publish Your Profile)
The project is marked as "show on profile" if that's a separate setting

Next Steps

Public Profiles — How profiles work
Projects overview — Project features