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How long will old Rise Preview links forward to newly created Quick Share links?
Hello SeanSanders,
Thank you for reaching out about your organization's workflow for using Preview links. I'm happy to discuss all things Quick Share!
1. Old Rise Preview link URLs will continue to work indefinitely, even after a Quick Share link is created. They won't automatically forward to a Quick Share link unless you update the course and distribute the new Quick Share link.
2. You and your team will not be forced to manually convert any older Preview links to a Quick Share link in the future. If we make any updates in the future, we'll be sure to share changes on our version history so everyone is aware.
Here's a helpful video tutorial you can reference as you start exploring possibilities with Quick Share!
Let us know if you have any other questions!
So, seven months later turns out Preview links are expiring on August 31 and we will have to manually turn them to Quick Share links, go figure!
Hello RodrigoDiaz-4fa,
Thanks for following up on this. You're correct. I understand this update means some extra work on your end to replace existing Preview links and ensure that your learners and stakeholders can continue to access your courses without interruption.
As announced, legacy Rise 360 Preview links will be disabled on August 31. To avoid broken links, you'll need to generate new Quick Share links for any courses currently using Preview links and update those links wherever they've been shared.
Here are the steps to update your links:
- Open your Rise 360 course.
- Click Share and create a new Quick Share link.
- Update anywhere you've shared the old Preview link (such as emails, LMS documentation, websites, or other resources) with the new Quick Share link.
- Test the new link to confirm it opens as expected before removing or replacing the old one.
If you run into any issues while updating your links or have questions about the transition, please let us know in this thread or privately in a support case. We're happy to help!
Please clarify - step 3 above indicates that we need to manually locate and replace legacy Preview links with new Quick Share links but this recent (18 days ago) E-Learning Heroes article states in the last paragraph that legacy preview links will permanently redirect to the Quick Share link once a course is republished. Rise 360: Legacy Preview Links Will Be Disabled on August 31
Does 'redirect' mean manually replace or automated redirection behind the scenes?
Thanks!Hi NancyLemire-582,
Sorry for the confusion. Happy to clarify!
Yes, the redirection will happen behind the scenes. Users do not need to manually locate or update legacy Preview links. Once a course is published with Quick Share, your legacy Preview links will automatically redirect to the new Quick Share link. Just make sure you publish the Quick Share links before August 31st, 2026.
Please let me know if you need anything else.
Some of our Preview links direct to specific course modules or lessons, but I do not see this same level of functionality with the Quick Share links. Is there a way to create a Quick Share link to a specific module or lesson rather than the entire course?
Hi MaryCutright,
Thanks for reaching out.
I see that my teammate Nell has been helping you through a support case. As he shared:
If you want to retrieve a specific link to a Lesson within a Rise course, authors should access the course first using the Quick Share link (publish the course to Quick Share to generate the link). Then scroll to the specific Lesson, copy the URL, and use that link for sharing.
Please let us know if you need anything else!
Can you confirm if the modules themselves will remain after August 2026, and only the link will stop functioning? Or will the module itself be deleted if they haven't been updated with the quick share link?
The modules will not be deleted.
Hey SharonHumiston-,
Great to see that Karl has been helping you.
I noticed that you've also been working with my colleague Mcgem in a support case. It looks like you're all set, but feel free to reconnect with him if you have any follow-up questions.
