How to publish and share a duelgo
A duelgo moves through the states Draft → Published → Closed → Evaluated. Publishing is done manually with a button; there is no scheduled opening — only the closing (the deadline) can be scheduled. You see the state as a coloured badge in the header of the duelgo Overview; clicking the badge opens the sharing settings.
- Open the “Publish” step
The last step of the editor. You can open the same dialog from the duelgo Overview too (click the state badge, or the Options menu → Sharing settings).
- Set how long it can be played
The “How long will the duelgo stay active?” section — a specific date and time, or the Unlimited switch. If you set a deadline, adjust the close message too — everyone arriving after the deadline will see it. The message previews right away as a chat bubble from your moderator.
- Adjust the social preview
The SEO title, description and preview image (a ratio of roughly 1.91 : 1) — that's the card shown when the link is shared on Facebook, WhatsApp and the like. You can upload a custom image on paid plans; on Free, the card is generated automatically from the moderator's photo and name with the duelgo logo.
- Check the short link
The address duelgo.fun/xxxx — 3 to 10 characters, lowercase letters and digits only. The editor pre-fills it for you, checks availability as you go (Available / Taken), and the dice icon generates a different one. Without a valid short link, publishing won't go through.
- Choose the language and, if you like, a league
The language drives the system texts players see (buttons, messages) — your content stays in the language you wrote it in. A league can be assigned on paid plans; once the duelgo has been evaluated, you can no longer change it.
- Publish
The Publish button. For an already published duelgo, Save changes sits in its place — sharing edits take effect immediately.
Sharing after publishing
Three tiles appear on the duelgo Overview: Short link (click to copy), QR code (click to download a high-resolution 1024 px PNG — good even for printing on a poster) and Social preview (click to open it for editing).
The QR code points to the short link, so it keeps working permanently.
Duelgo addresses and renaming
Besides the short link, a duelgo also has a long address /dlg/… derived from its title. While the duelgo is a draft with no players, it changes along with the title; after publishing (or the first player answer) it locks, and renaming no longer changes it. Even so, share the short link — it is always stable.
Changing the deadline and reopening
You can move the deadline at any time: duelgo Overview → Change closing date. The same route lets you reopen a closed duelgo — just move the date into the future. After evaluation the date step is hidden; an evaluated duelgo cannot be reopened.