Custom name in sharing link URL (instead of random characters)
Include the file name in the shared link to make it easier to keep track of multiple XD prototypes.
steve petoniak
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Daniel G. Blázquez commented
It would be very useful. Right now I have a document with the last URL of my prototype and I have to update it when I detect it has changed.
On several occasions, devs have used an old version of the prototype by mistake.
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Brand Man
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Share Link should have customized the link, So that rename it as per date or Version
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me123
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Take a look at how Webflow does it - attached. It works very well.
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matthew
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I think the purpose of a custom designer defined url is so its prettier when sharing to the client or third party devs. Seems there wouldn't be much competition if you named it www.xd.adobe.com/company/filename
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Jerin Jacob commented
Well, the file name could always be https://xd.adobe.com/view/the-file-name/d5c7a289-6dd0-460d-8b3b-fcba8d2f8317/
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Need the ability to rename/add reference on prototype links which sharing it with team on slack. Identifying the links from there has literally become a task.
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alanjawn
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Our team needs the ability to update links that have been shared in the past, and preferably give them a project name that can be easily remembered. Currently when we share a link (link A), and then to work on another flow and share that link (link B) it is not possible to go back and update that first link (link A), the update link button is only for the last prototype (Link B) We are constantly making new links is messy and confusing. Sorting this out would be a huge help.
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Aanand
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If like to show my url when i share a prototype with someone.
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Scott C
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*traceability
not "tractability"
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Scott C
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I know the intention was to have a seamless link with updates all done without viewer knowing. But that should be an option for the prototype not a default setting. Like a checkbox or toggle for "Seamless URL" when exporting. The main reason for this is tractability in the development of the prototype/Spec.
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Scott C
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File name inclusion and URL naming convention tracking.
These four URLs are two different projects but no one can tel which ones are which.
Please add the creator's name, the file's name and the date of link's creation to the file URL. Also updating the file should corrupt the old URL.Current and hard to follow:
https://xd.adobe.com/view/8412697-3d4c6-404f-a013-ea8ef0aeec8c/
https://xd.adobe.com/spec/2227b5f2-578c-4008-b0e6-a67f4e70c3ec6/
https://xd.adobe.com/view/08fe48b3-2244-4613-1a1c-bb1f708fd3ec/
https://xd.adobe.com/spec/c91c82f3-92f9-496a-b989-b0ad0c67760d/
(random characters have been scrambled to be bad links intentionally)A good URL examples could be:
https://xd.adobe.com/ScottC/Mydesign_DevReady/2018-09-28/spec/08fe48b3-2244-4613-1a1c-bb1f708fd3ec
https://xd.adobe.com/ScottC/Mydesign_Atest/2018-09-20/view/c91c82f3-92f9-496a-b989-b0ad0c67760d/1) ScottC is my name (the account who uploaded it). That way I can trace who made the file change
2)The full string of the file name that way anyone who looks at it and knows the naming structure can understand it.
3) The date the file was uploaded. This would be important to tractability of the changes.If a person on the team changes the file it should out-date / "corrupt" / invalidate the URLs previously created. This way someone isn't working on the wrong generation of design spec. On the screen of the URL it should state that this isn't the most up-to-date file. See screen shot.
Samples of how this should work can be found at most CMS managed sites:
https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/27/playstation-vue-channel-expansion/
https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/13/adobe-plans-a-full-version-of-photoshop-for-ipad-in-2019/https://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ksjk/
This Uservoice.com site i'm writing on right does a good job of it.
I posted this as a comment on a similar feature request but as I was writing it I realized it's more specific on details and has a deeper scope.
URL of Req I commented this on:
https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/14823903-custom-name-in-sharing-link-url-instead-of-random -
Scott C
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Please make this a high priority change:
File name inclusion and URL naming convention tracking.
These four URLs are two different projects but no one can tel which ones are which.
Please add the creator's name, the file's name and the date of link's creation to the file URL. Also updating the file should corrupt the old URL.Current and hard to follow:
https://xd.adobe.com/view/8412697-3d4c6-404f-a013-ea8ef0aeec8c/
https://xd.adobe.com/spec/2227b5f2-578c-4008-b0e6-a67f4e70c3ec6/
https://xd.adobe.com/view/08fe48b3-2244-4613-1a1c-bb1f708fd3ec/
https://xd.adobe.com/spec/c91c82f3-92f9-496a-b989-b0ad0c67760d/
(random characters have been scrambled to be bad links intentionally)A good URL examples could be:
https://xd.adobe.com/ScottC/Mydesign_DevReady/2018-09-28/spec/08fe48b3-2244-4613-1a1c-bb1f708fd3ec
https://xd.adobe.com/ScottC/Mydesign_Atest/2018-09-20/view/c91c82f3-92f9-496a-b989-b0ad0c67760d/
https://xd.adobe.com/ScottC/Mydesign_Btest/2018-09-21/view/c91c82f3-92f9-496a-b989-b0ad0c67760d/1) ScottC is my name (the adobe account who uploaded it). That way I can trace who made the file change
2)The full string of the file name that way anyone who looks at it and knows the naming structure can understand it.
3) The date the file was uploaded. This would be important to tractability of the changes.If a person on the team changes the file it should out-date/"corrupt"/invalidate the URLs previously created. This way someone isn't working on the wrong generation of design spec. On the screen of the URL it should state that this isn't the most up-to-date file. See screen shot.
Samples of how this should work can be found at most CMS managed sites:
https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/27/playstation-vue-channel-expansion/
https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/13/adobe-plans-a-full-version-of-photoshop-for-ipad-in-2019/https://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ksjk/
This Uservoice.com site i'm writing on right now even does a good job of it.
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Anonymous
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Please make the custom URL for XD since it is able to be live, but it does not work like an actual site without the domain and the customized URL.
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ariel
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Could the name be before the random string? That would help make it more recognizable for my purposes
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I've broadened the title of this a bit (originally it was "File name in sharing link") so we can consolidate the votes with similar suggestions related to customizing the sharing URL.
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Anonymous
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Is it possible to mark the prototype URL to be user's customized name when sharing on the web?
I'm fine with it currently displaying https://xd.adobe.com/view/.......
However, it's important to my business director when he wants to show our prototype to clients. He wants to make it as realistic as a real website as possible.
