Overview
The Share Trip feature allows family members to create shareable links for their trips, making it easy to share trip details with people outside the family portal or with family members who haven't logged in yet.
How to Share a Trip
- Navigate to any trip's details page
- Click the "🔗 Share" button in the trip actions
- Configure your sharing preferences:
- Expiration Time: Choose from 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days, or never
- Password Protection: Add password protection for sensitive trips
- Comments: Allow or disallow comments from viewers
- Click "Generate Link"
- Choose your preferred sharing method
Sharing Methods
📋 Copy Link
Copy the share link to clipboard for pasting in any application or message.
📱 WhatsApp
Share directly via WhatsApp with pre-filled message including trip title and link.
📧 Email
Send via email with trip title and link automatically formatted.
💬 SMS
Send via text message with trip information included.
Managing Share Links
From the share modal, you can:
- View Active Links: See all current share links for the trip
- Check Statistics: View creation date, expiration, and view count
- Revoke Links: Delete any share link immediately to remove access
- Track Activity: Monitor password protection and comment settings
Public View Features
When someone accesses a shared trip link, they see a beautiful, read-only view that includes:
- Trip description and dates
- Complete list of participants
- Full itinerary with all activities
- Packing lists and checklists
- Expense breakdown and budget information
- Professional, mobile-responsive design
Security Features
- Password Protection: Require a password to view sensitive trip information
- Expiration Dates: Automatically expire links after specified time periods
- View Tracking: Monitor who accesses shared trips (IP address, timestamp, user agent)
- Instant Revocation: Remove access immediately by deleting share links
- Activity Logging: All share actions are logged in the family activity feed
Share Link Format
Share links follow this secure format:
https://[domain]/share/[unique-code]
Example: https://bari.us/share/a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8
💡 Tip: Shared views are completely read-only - viewers cannot modify any trip information or access other parts of the family portal.
⚠️ Important: Only share trip links with people you trust. While password protection adds security, the links themselves provide access to your trip information.
Best Practices
- Use password protection for trips containing sensitive information
- Set appropriate expiration times - shorter periods for more sensitive trips
- Regularly review and clean up old share links
- Monitor view statistics to see who's accessing your shared trips
- Revoke links immediately if they're no longer needed
- Use WhatsApp or email sharing for better recipient tracking
Activity Tracking
Share activities appear in Recent Family Activity with the 🔗 icon showing "shared trip: [Trip Name]" when a link is created. This helps maintain family transparency about shared travel information.