{"id":216,"date":"2020-06-18T22:03:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T22:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/?post_type=help&#038;p=216"},"modified":"2024-04-24T14:03:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T14:03:28","slug":"live-links","status":"publish","type":"help","link":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/local-features\/live-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Links"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Live Links are a quick and simple way to share the progress of your Local site with a client or teammate without having to move it to a remote server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group help-doc-toc\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Table of Contents:<\/p>\n\n\n<nav aria-label=\"Table of Contents\" class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents\"><ol><li><a class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\" href=\"#use-live-links\">Use Live Links<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\" href=\"#live-links-features\">Live Links Features<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\" href=\"#editing-live-links\">Edit Live Links<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\" href=\"#troubleshooting-live-links\">Troubleshooting Live Links<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"using-live-links\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"use-live-links\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Use Live Links<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To use Live Links, you&#8217;ll need to <a href=\"https:\/\/hub.localwp.com\/create?utm_medium=local-internal&amp;utm_source=localwp.com&amp;utm_campaign=pro-for-all\"><strong>create a Local account<\/strong><\/a> and log into it from Local by clicking the avatar icon in the upper-left corner. Once logged in, you create a Live Link for a site by clicking the &#8220;Enable&#8221; link on the site overview tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-drop-shadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/log-into-local-account-1024x666.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of where to click to connect Local to your Local account.\" class=\"wp-image-897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/log-into-local-account-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/log-into-local-account-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/log-into-local-account-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/log-into-local-account-1536x998.png 1536w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/log-into-local-account.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-drop-shadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/enabling-live-links-2021-10-19.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1278\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"live-links-features\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Live Links Features<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Increased Connection Limit<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each Live Link Site Tunnel allows for multiple connections which means that a Local site can be shared with many users as well as across many devices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Persistent URLs<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>These URLs look something like, <code>mysite.localsite.io<\/code> and each URL is tied to one Local Site. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Secure Connections<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Because each Live Link that is enabled is a way for someone to have remote access to your computer, each Local Live Link is a secure connection over HTTPS and has Privacy Mode enabled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"editing-live-links\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Edit Live Links<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In earlier versions of Live Links, the settings were randomly generated and couldn&#8217;t be edited. With the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/releases\/6.1.5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">version 6.1.5 of Local<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, you can edit the username and password of a Live Live link, as well as regenerate a new Live Link URL!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This allows you to embrace Local&#8217;s playfulness in your day-to-day workflow as well as polish your brand when sharing with that, um, <em>refined<\/em> client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To control these new settings, disable the Live Link and navigate to the &#8220;Live Links&#8221; page under the &#8220;Tools&#8221; tab of a site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"650\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1000 \/ 650;\" width=\"1000\" controls src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/editing-live-link-smith-law-firm.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ed3699d5e4b8475a116236c0c054d2d7\" id=\"troubleshooting-live-links\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Troubleshooting Live Links<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Live Links is broadly compatible with many themes, plugins, and custom code snippets. However, some images, front-end assets, or other HTML elements may be missing from your site when viewing it over Live Links. If you&#8217;re having issues you might <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/how-to-open-a-browsers-console\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">open up the console of the page<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and see what errors are present. Is it still showing errors related to mixed or insecure content? Or something else?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-56764738a1f42a2d6b0f68f2957c93cb wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Mixed Content Errors: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Live Links don\u2019t match your Local Site URL (ie: mysite.local), so Local attempts to rewrite these on the fly but sometimes it doesn&#8217;t catch everything. As a first step, you can try running a search and replace command to help clean up any mixed content type errors. To do this you can simply click on <code>Open Site Shell<\/code> in your Local app under your site name. The command would look something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><code>wp search-replace 'SITEURL' 'LOCALURL' --skip-columns=guid<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a tip, you would:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Replace SITEURL with your production URL like https:\/\/localwp.com<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replace LOCALURL is your Local Site URL like https:\/\/mysite.local<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6d44d1b849ad02e1a3601859661512b2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Insecure Content: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/getting-started\/ssl-in-local\/#local-and-ssl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Make sure you Trust Local\u2019s SSL certificate<\/span><\/strong>,<\/a> to help avoid insecure content. Additionally, check for any plugins that could be getting in the way if they are trying to handle SSL\/HTTPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0f933ed3d14e49c94cabab6978be2b00 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Cache Troubleshooting: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re still noticing issues,<a href=\"https:\/\/getflywheel.com\/wordpress-support\/the-flywheel-guide-to-clearing-theme-cache\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/getflywheel.com\/wordpress-support\/the-flywheel-guide-to-clearing-theme-cache\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>check to see if you have plugins or themes that retain caching or have a &#8220;Regenerate CSS&#8221; option<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span> These may need to be refreshed in order for changes to be displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You might try viewing it in an incognito window, a different browser, or over LTE Data instead of WiFi to see if browser caching is getting in the way as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/community.localwp.com\/c\/support\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get Community Support<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live Links are a quick and simple way to share the progress of your Local site with a client or teammate without having to move it to a remote server. 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