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Publishing & Embedding

Share your presentations with the world.

Overview

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Deckyard offers multiple ways to publish and share your presentations. From public links for wide distribution to private share links with access controls, you can control exactly who sees your content.

Published dialog showing public links and embed URLs for each language, with Copy and Open buttons

Publishing Options

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Section titled “Public Links”

Generate a public link that anyone can access:

  1. Open your presentation
  2. Click Share > Publish
  3. Get your public link in the format /p/[id]-[slug]

The slug is auto-generated from your presentation title for SEO-friendly URLs.

Customize the URL slug:

  1. Publish your presentation
  2. Click Edit Slug in the share menu
  3. Enter a custom URL-friendly slug
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Create share links with access controls:

  • Password protection - Require a password to view
  • Email verification - Require guest email before access
  • Expiration dates - Links automatically expire
  • View/edit permissions - Control what recipients can do

See Sharing & Permissions for details.

Embedding

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Embed presentations in external websites using the Deckyard SDK:

<script src="https://your-instance.com/embed-sdk.js"></script>
<div id="presentation"></div>
<script>
  PresentationSystemEmbed.createDeckEmbed({
    el: document.getElementById('presentation'),
    publishId: 'ABC123'
  });
</script>

See Embedding (SDK) for complete documentation.

PDF Export

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Download your presentation as a static PDF for offline sharing:

  1. Open your presentation
  2. Click Export > PDF
  3. Configure options (slides per page, include notes)
  4. Download the PDF file

See PDF Export for details.

URL Structure

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Publish URLs

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/p/[publishId]-[slug]

Example: /p/ABC123-quarterly-review

  • publishId - Unique identifier (6 characters)
  • slug - URL-friendly version of title

Embed URLs

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/embed/[publishId]-[slug]

Used internally by the embed SDK.

Follow URLs

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/f/[code]

Short codes for audience follow mode. See Follow Mode.

Depublishing

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To remove a published presentation from public access:

  1. Open your presentation
  2. Go to Share
  3. Click Unpublish

The public URL will immediately stop working. Existing embeds will show an error message.

OpenGraph Previews

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When you publish, Deckyard automatically generates OpenGraph preview images for social media sharing. These are created from your first slide and optimized for platforms like Twitter, LinkedIn, and Slack.

See OpenGraph Images for customization options.

Webhooks

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Trigger external actions when presentations are published:

{
  "event": "presentation.published",
  "pres": {
    "id": "...",
    "title": "..."
  },
  "extra": {
    "publishId": "ABC123",
    "slug": "quarterly-review",
    "path": "/p/ABC123-quarterly-review",
    "ogImageUrl": "..."
  }
}

See Webhooks for configuration.

RSS Feeds

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Syndicate your published presentations via RSS, Atom, or JSON Feed. When enabled, feed readers, Slack channels, and automation tools can subscribe to your workspace’s feed and receive updates whenever presentations are published or updated.

Enable RSS feeds in Settings > Integrations. Individual presentations can opt out via the Exclude from RSS feed checkbox in Deck Settings.

See RSS Feeds for setup and configuration.

Best Practices

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Before Publishing

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  • Review all slides for accuracy
  • Check that speaker notes are appropriate (if exporting with notes)
  • Verify translations are complete (if multi-language)
  • Test interactive elements

URL Management

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  • Use descriptive slugs for SEO
  • Keep URLs stable (changing slugs breaks links)
  • Track which links are shared where

Security

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  • Use share links for sensitive content (not public URLs)
  • Set expiration dates for time-limited access
  • Enable password protection for confidential presentations
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