# Church Links

A single branded page — a "link in bio" — for your church's Instagram, TikTok or Facebook
profile: one URL with every link people actually need (service times, giving, socials,
your address) instead of one link that only goes to your website.

## Turning it on

Check **Public Links Page** on in **Settings → Church Settings** — that's it, your
page has a web address the moment you do. Want it at your own domain instead of a HolyCRM
one? See [Custom domain](#/church-website) — the same setup used for the Church Website
also covers this page. The page's logo and brand color live on that Church Settings
record too; what actually shows on the page is managed here, in **Church Links**.

## Managing links

**+ Add link** for each item you want on the page: a title, a URL, and an optional icon
(pick one from the picker, or type any emoji). Two extra settings worth knowing:

- **Order** — lower numbers show first.
- **Featured** — shows this one link as a larger card above the regular list. Meant for
  one timely thing at a time — "This Sunday's service," a holiday event, a fundraiser —
  not a permanent state for every link.
- **Hidden** — takes a link off the public page without deleting it, so you can turn it
  back on later exactly as it was.

## What visitors see

Besides your links, the public page also shows:

- **Next service** — worked out automatically from your upcoming [Events](#/events) and
  recurring [Ministry Activities](#/ministries), so you don't have to keep a "next Sunday"
  link up to date by hand.
- **"New here?"** — a short form; whoever fills it in becomes a new [Visitor](#/visitors)
  in your church's follow-up list, tagged with an online source, instead of just being a
  click you'll never follow up on.
- A **Share** button and a QR code for print materials — a bulletin, a welcome card, a
  sign in the lobby.

## When your link is shared

When someone shares your Church Links address on WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook or in a
text message, the preview shows your church's name, a short description and a picture.
You set the description and picture once, under **Search & sharing** on the
[Church Website](#/church-website) screen — they're used for both your website and your
Church Links page. If you leave them blank, a general description and your logo are used.

**Tip — preview it yourself.** Paste your website or Church Links address into Facebook's
[Sharing Debugger](https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug) (you'll need to sign in with a Facebook account) and click
**Debug**. It shows the title, description and picture that Facebook, Instagram and
WhatsApp read from your page. After changing your description or share image, wait about a
minute and click **Scrape Again** so Facebook picks up the new version.

Apps keep old previews for a while, so a change can take some time to show on a link
that was already shared.

## Choosing a look

Below the page URL banner, pick a style under **Links page style** — each one is designed
just for this page, not a shrunk-down version of the [Church Website](#/church-website)
looks:

- **Modern** — soft drifting color behind everything, a glowing ring around your logo,
  and a light sweep across your featured link.
- **Classic** — a warm, framed look with a small decorative mark, more keepsake card
  than app.
- **Minimal** — quiet and uncluttered, with your links numbered like a museum label
  instead of icons.
- **Premium** — frosted-glass cards over a gently shifting two-color glow, with a soft
  shimmering pulse around your logo.

Tap one and it's saved right away — no separate save button, and switching any time keeps
every link exactly as it was.

The page also follows your visitor's light/dark preference automatically, with a small
toggle in the corner if they'd rather choose for themselves.

## Seeing how it's doing

The banner at the top of this screen shows your page's URL, a view count, and a QR code
(with a bigger version to download for printing). Each link's own **Clicks** column in the
table below tells you which links people actually use.