Link

You can post a link in Thrive to share external resources like articles, videos, or course materials, keeping learning content organised and easily accessible.

Posting a Link

1. In the Thrive menu, go to Create, scroll down to Other content Types, and click Link.
    

2. Under Add the URL, enter the URL of the link you want to share.
   

3. Click Next.

   Thrive will automatically generate a Title and Summary if they are available. Review these fields to ensure they accurately describe the content. If they don't appear, enter your own details.
   

4. (Optional) Change the thumbnail as needed.

5. (Optional) Add skills and topics:

   1. To associate the content with specific skills, select them from the Choose skills dropdown or choose from the suggestions.
   2. To categorise the content, add tags using the Choose topics dropdown or select from the suggestions.

6. (Optional) Control visibility and sharing:

   1. To restrict visibility, under Share with people, search for users or groups and select Only visible to the members shared with.
   2. To prevent users from sharing, deselect Allow resharing.

7. (Optional) Notify users when they receive the link:

   1. Toggle Notify to YES.
   2. Enter a message in the text box.

8. (Optional) Configure Advanced settings:

   • Duration: Set a completion time limit in hours (h) and minutes (m).

   • Disable Comments: Toggle this on to prevent learners from commenting on the content.

   • Skill boosting: If this feature is enabled and you want to boost a skill on completion, toggle it on, and then select the skill, level, and completion requirements.

9. Click Post.

The link is created and shared. If you enabled notifications, the users will be notified. To make changes later, click EDIT.