Orbit Cards

Orbit Cards — Sharing Your Decks

What Can Be Shared?

You can share any deck or sub-deck you own, except:

  • System decks (Uncategorised, General) — these are platform-managed and cannot be shared.

Two Scopes: Full Deck vs Sub-deck

When you click 🔗 Share on a deck or sub-deck, the sharing page always tells you exactly what will be accessible:

📦 Full deck — Sharing a top-level deck exposes all of its sub-decks and every card inside them through a single link.
📂 Sub-deck only — Sharing a sub-deck exposes only the cards in that sub-deck. Other sub-decks in the same parent deck are not included.

Three Share Types — Each with Its Own Icon

🔗 Public Link — Generates a unique URL anyone can open, no OrbitingFox account required. Share it via WhatsApp, email, social media, or any channel you like.
👤 Specific Users — Share privately with connected OrbitingFox members. Each person gets their own personal access link.
🏢 Groups & Spaces — Share with all members of a Group at once. Current and future group members automatically get access.

Sharing Rules You Need to Know

Situation What happens
You share the full deck (e.g. "Biology") Sub-decks ("Chapter 1", "Chapter 2") cannot be shared separately — the parent share already covers them. You will see a 🔒 blocked notice on their share pages.
You share a sub-deck independently A sub-deck can only have one share type active at a time (Public Link, or Specific Users, or Groups). To switch type, revoke the existing share first.
You share the full deck (top-level) A top-level deck can have all three share types active at the same time — for example, a public link for everyone plus a private user share with extra copy permissions.

Permissions (Three Coloured Dots)

Each share carries three independent permissions, shown as coloured dots (🟢 allowed · ⚪ not allowed) in the order Study · Export · Copy:

  • Study — Open a full study/flashcard session through the deck.
  • Export — Download the deck as a CSV file or print it.
  • Copy — Clone the deck to their own OrbitingFox account.

Status Chips on the Deck Profile Page

When a deck has active shares, coloured chips appear on its profile page:

  • 🔗 Public Link — indigo/blue chip — click to preview the shared view.
  • 👤 @username — green chip per user.
  • 🏢 Group name — amber chip per group.

Click Manage → next to the chips to open the sharing dashboard.

Revoking a Share

Click ✕ next to any user or group, or 🔒 Revoke on the public link card. The link becomes invalid immediately and the chip disappears from the deck profile page.

Groups Card — Using Contact Groups

The Groups card in the sharing panel uses Contact Groups — groups you create and manage in Contacts → Groups. These are lightweight access lists, separate from FoxCom Spaces.

  • The picker shows groups you own. Groups owned by others are not available for your shares.
  • If the picker is empty, create a group first, then return here.
  • Access check: a group member must have a linked OrbitingFox account (🟢 Platform badge in Contacts) to access the shared content.
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