Form visibility: Public, Hidden, and Hidden Plus

Visibility controls where people can find your form. It doesn't lock the form: anyone with the link can always open it and contribute.

The three settings

• Public: listed wherever SmartChange lists forms, and visible to search engines.
• Hidden: SmartChange doesn't list the form. Search engines can still find it.
• Hidden Plus: SmartChange doesn't list the form, and it is excluded from most search engines.

Use Hidden or Hidden Plus for forms you only share directly, such as a house party page or a link for one email.

Set visibility when you create a form

Choose it on the second step of Forms → New form, under What are you raising for?

Change visibility later

1. Click Forms and open the form.
2. Click the Settings tab, then Advanced settings.
3. Under Visibility, choose Public, Hidden, or Hidden Plus.
4. Click Save changes.

The form's current visibility also shows under Details on the form's Overview tab.

Organization visibility is separate

Your organization has its own visibility setting in Settings → General → Visibility. A new organization starts private. Publish it there once payments are connected. A live organization can use Pause new gifts there to stop new contributions to every form. Recurring contributions keep charging.

To stop a form taking payments, visibility is not the right tool. Use Actions → Pause form, or Close form in the form's Settings tab.

Questions? Email us at support@smartchange.app.

Updated on: 25/09/2026