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Publishing A Campaign

These features available on All Plans (except where noted)

Publishing a campaign involves taking the campaign you've built in ShortStack and making it live on the web. You can choose from two main types of publications:

  • Landing Page (hosted by ShortStack)
  • Embedding your campaign on your website (or as a pop-up).

This help doc will guide you through publishing your campaign as a landing page. For embedding instructions, check out these additional resources:

How to Publish

  1. Start Publishing
    • In the Campaign Builder, click the blue Publish Campaign button in the top-right corner.
  2. Choose Publication Type
    • Select Landing Page from the two options provided.

Customizing Your Campaign URL

After selecting Landing Page, you can customize your campaign’s URL. This step is optional but available for plans starting at Business for subdomains and Pro for custom domains.

Subdomain Customization

  1. Click the subdomain in the displayed URL (e.g., m).
  2. A Subdomain field will appear.
  3. Enter your desired subdomain, and click the blue checkmark to save.

Custom Domain

  1. Click the domain in the displayed URL to open a dropdown menu.
  2. Select Add Custom Domain if your domain isn’t listed.
  3. Enter your domain in the new field that appears, then click Save.
  4. The system will verify your domain setup:
  5. After verification, the domain will display in the URL field.
  6. To add a custom path, click the path area in the URL, enter your path in the Custom Path field, and click the blue checkmark.

Note: The system will confirm URL availability in real time beneath the Custom Path field.

  1. Once your URL is set, click the blue Publish button.

Your Campaign URL and QR Code

Once published:

  1. A confirmation message will display with your campaign URL and a QR code for easy mobile access.
  2. To copy the URL, click the Copy button next to it and share it on your preferred channels.
  3. Click Close to finish.

Managing Publications

To manage your published campaigns:

  1. Click the Publication Panel icon (a bookmark icon) in the top-right corner of the Campaign Builder.
  2. In the Manage Publications panel, you’ll find:
    • The title of the campaign.
    • The URL for the campaign.
    • The last time the campaign was updated.
    • The QR code for the campaign.
    • A Settings button.
    • An Unpublish button.

Updating Campaign Settings

  1. Click the Settings button for the desired campaign.
  2. Modify the Title or Subdomain in the respective fields.
  3. Click Save to apply changes.

Unpublishing a Campaign

  • Click the Unpublish button to remove the publication from the web.
  • This action does not delete the campaign but removes the specific publication.

Adding a New Publication

  • To create another publication of the same campaign, click the Add Publication button at the bottom of the Manage Publications panel and follow the process again.

 

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