Protected share links

A protected link is a standalone page — /foliora-link/{token}/ — that shows one document in the Foliora viewer. Send it to a client, a board or a class, and turn it off whenever you like.

Create a link#

1. Open Foliora → Protected Links.
2. Select a document from the Media Library (PDF or EPUB).
3. Fill in the options below and save. The share URL appears right away — copy it.

Options#

Option	Notes
Label / recipient	e.g. “Board members”. Shown in the list and available as {recipient} in the watermark.
Password	Optional. Changing or removing it signs out everyone who already unlocked the link.
Expiry	Optional date and time (site timezone).
View limit	Optional. Each browser counts once every 12 hours, so reloading does not use up views.
Download the file / Print	Off by default for every link.
Ask for email	Optional, PDF only — show the lead form before a page. Lead capture
Protect the source file	Puts the file in Secure Mode so its public URL stops working and it can only be reached while the link is valid.

Manage links#

• Edit — change the password, limits or permissions; the share URL stays the same.
• Turn off / on — visitors see “Link disabled” while it is off. History is kept.
• Delete — removes the link and its view history for good.
• Recent views — time, anonymised IP and browser; the last 50 counted views are kept.

What visitors see#

Situation	Message
Password set	“Password required” form
Wrong password	“That password is incorrect.”
10 wrong passwords from one IP	“Too many attempts” — that IP is locked out of the link for 15 minutes
Expired	“This link has expired.”
View limit used	“View limit reached”
Turned off	“This link has been turned off by the site owner.”