Locked links

Password protect a link in your bio, for the people who should have it.

Supporters, a class, a team or wedding guests. Lock one link and everyone else sees that it’s there, but not where it goes.

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Desk Hours

A Discord server for studying alongside other people

The rooms are silent, so you never have to say a word to anyone.

Silent roomOpen 24/7, just drop in
The study hallWho’s online shows here (on a real page, from Discord)There’s someone in the silent rooms at any hour. Please read the rules first.
Before you join
Server rules
1. Camera on and mic muted in the silent rooms. Seeing everyone else working helps you keep going. 2. Post what you’re working on when you join. One line is fine. 3. We work for 50 minutes and break for 10. The bot keeps time. 4. Please don’t give study advice unless someone asks for it in #help. 5. Leave whenever you want. You don’t need to say bye.
The rooms
Pomodoro roomSessions start on the hour
Language exchangeThe one room where you’re supposed to talk
When a mod is around
Mod shifts
The rooms stay open the rest of the time, but no one will be moderating.
- Monday7 AM to 11 AM
- Tuesday7 AM to 11 AM
- Tuesday5 PM to 9 PMWriting sprints
- Wednesday7 AM to 11 AM
- Thursday5 PM to 9 PMWriting sprints
- Saturday9 AM to 1 PMTwo mods on
Times are local to Berlin.
Add to calendarGoogle Calendar Download
The modsWe’re four volunteers in Berlin, Lagos and Toronto. Email us for anything private.

Desk Hours, an example study server. Thesis corner is locked. Open the page

Three locks, for three different jobs.

A password
The link’s address stays off the page until someone types the right password. You can add a hint, like “On the back of your invitation”.
An age check
Ask visitors to confirm they’re 18, 19 or 21 before a link opens. It’s a question, not an ID check.
A whole 18+ section
For creators with adult work: a section that stays closed until a visitor opens it with one tap, on a page that’s otherwise for everyone.

Each lock as it looks on a real example page. The rows are drawn by the same code that draws your page.

A password, with a hint, from Desk Hours
An age to confirm, from dustmoth
An 18+ section
Closed until a visitor opens it with one tap, on a page that’s otherwise for everyone. It stays closed on pages like this one, so it’s described here rather than shown.
How it works for 18+ creators

Open the link’s options.
Press More options under any link in the editor.
Choose the lock.
A password, with a hint if you like, or an age to confirm.
Share the password your way.
In your supporters’ email, on the invitation or in class. Change it whenever you like.

Once someone has opened the link, they can share where it goes. A lock keeps the address off your page, not out of the world.
An age lock is a question. It doesn’t check anyone’s ID.
A lock protects a link on your page. The page it opens is protected only by that site’s own settings.

Can someone find a locked link by viewing the page source?

No. The address isn’t in the page at all until the right password is typed. It’s checked on our side, then the link opens.

How many links can I lock?

As many as you like, each with its own password or the same one.

Do apps like Instagram see the locked link?

Not from your page, because the address isn’t there to see. What an app does with a link someone opens is up to that app.

Do locks cost extra?

No. Password locks, age locks and the 18+ section are free, like everything on Portage.

Pick a handle and lock whichever links you like.

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