Notion has now launched the highly anticipated "One-Click Publish Website" feature. How does this new feature differ from the traditional "Share" function?
Review of Notion's Sharing Function#
In the past, Notion's sharing function allowed users to share page links with others, but visitors often needed to log in to their Notion accounts to view the content. This restriction to some extent affected the accessibility of the content, and guests could access it without logging in.
Notion's attitude towards the domestic market seems to be more conservative, and the lack of Chinese support has disappointed many users. Nevertheless, the emergence of third-party Chinese localization plugins and scripts has alleviated this problem to some extent.
While others can log in with their Google accounts in one click, we have to spend a lot of effort just to register. Sometimes, the internet needs some special techniques, so there is a certain threshold for domestic users to use it.
Speaking of this, it is inevitable to complain about some websites developed in China. They clearly say to scan the QR code to log in with WeChat, but after scanning the code, you still need to bind and verify your phone number. Then what's the point of scanning the code?
After you finish verifying your phone, you enter the website and find that there is only one page on the web version, which is to prompt you to download the mobile app.
To get back on track, Notion's "One-Click Publish" website feature is designed to make up for the shortcomings of "sharing".
Highlights of the One-Click Publish Website Feature#
Notion's One-Click Publish Website feature completely changes the way content is shared.
Users can easily transform their personal pages into publicly accessible websites with a simple operation. This feature supports custom domain names, theme colors (including light and dark modes), and link validity settings.
It should be noted that advanced settings such as theme colors and custom domain names require a Notion Plus account.
With the introduction of this new feature, it is expected that the Notion personal website template market will experience a wave of updates. For users with strong design abilities, this may be a new source of income.
Notion's Flexibility and Ease of Use#
Notion's strength lies in its high flexibility and ease of use. Users can build websites based on their imagination without any programming knowledge.
This "what you see is what you get" editing experience, combined with Notion's AI assistance, makes content creation easier than ever before.
Taking "Cold Bench Weekly" as an example, let's compare the publishing process before and after using Notion:
Traditional Publishing Process:
- Edit content in Obsidian and upload images to an image hosting service.
- Format the content and consider requirements such as cover image links.
- Upload to a repository using GitHub client or command line.
- Sync the content to the webpage using Vercel.
Notion Publishing Process:
- Edit content in Notion.
- One-click publish.
Notion's One-Click Publish feature greatly simplifies the publishing process, making it particularly suitable for personal blogs, weekly publications, collections of works, and design showcases.
Those familiar with Notion should know that for this kind of weekly publication website, building it with Notion only requires a gallery.
Conclusion#
Notion's One-Click Publish Website feature not only enhances the convenience of content sharing but also provides more freedom and control for content creators.
With the popularization of this feature, we have reason to expect more innovations from Notion in the field of content creation and sharing.