Guide

How to share a website with a client

To share a website with a client in Devdwell, open the site’s sharing, type their email, choose “Can edit” or “Can edit and publish”, and send the invite. They get that one site, not your account, and no passwords change hands.

In short

To share one website with a client, open it in Devdwell, open sharing, enter the client’s email, pick a role and click Invite. With “Can edit” they can change the site and you publish it; with “Can edit and publish” they can also put it live. They only see that site, and you can change or remove their access at any time.

Choose the right role

  • Can editBest for most clients. They can make their own changes; you check and publish.
  • Can edit and publishFor a client or teammate you trust to put changes live themselves.

Steps

  1. Open the site

    Click the site’s card on your dashboard, or open it in the web app.

  2. Open sharing

    In the desktop app, open the site’s sharing. In the web app, go to the People tab.

  3. Type their email

    Enter the email address your client or teammate uses.

  4. Choose what they can do

    Pick “Can edit” if you’ll publish their changes, or “Can edit and publish” if they can put changes live themselves.

  5. Send the invite

    Click Invite. They get an email with a link, and they appear in the site’s list of people as invited until they join.

Watch it

Share a site

  1. 1Type their email
  2. 2Choose what they can do
  3. 3Send the invite

What your client sees

Your client gets an email with a link. They sign in with their email (there’s a six-digit code, no password) and the site appears under Shared with me. They can describe changes in the web app on their phone or computer, and see who shared the site and what they’re allowed to do.

The People tab in the web app: an Invite people form with an email field and a Can edit role, and a list of who has access with their roles.
Invite people to one site.
The Devdwell web app on a phone: Your sites, with a search box, filters for All, Live, Shared with me and folders, and cards for two folders and two sites showing their status.
Your sites, on your phone.

Change or remove access

Open the site’s People list. Change someone’s role from the menu beside their name, or remove them. Pending invites show as not joined yet, so you can chase them or cancel them.

Questions

Will my client see my other sites?

No. People you invite see only the site you shared with them.

Does my client need to install anything?

No. They can use the web app in any browser, on their phone or computer.

Can I share a site with more than one person?

Yes. Invite as many people as you need, each with their own role.

Bring all your sites home.

Devdwell is in early access for Mac and Windows, with the web app for everywhere else. Tell us a little about how you build and we’ll be in touch.