> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.qtap.qa/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Your public link

> Find the web address that opens your Qtap page, copy it for a poster or a bio, and change the name if it reads wrong.

Your Qtap page has one web address: `dashboard.qtap.qa/m/` followed by a short name for your business. Put it in your Instagram bio, or send it to a customer on WhatsApp. It opens your page in the Qtap app for anyone who has the app, and in a browser for everyone else.

The address lives in the **Public link** card, the first card on the Merchant Page screen. Open **Merchants** in the sidebar, then click **Edit Merchant**.

<Frame caption="The Public link card. 1: your address. 2: copy it. 3: change the name.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/qtap/xT03OMhOXDiybI46/images/merchants/merchant-page/public-link-card.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=xT03OMhOXDiybI46&q=85&s=721a113c3d90d3b48493523c0374b9c6" alt="Public link card showing the shareable address with copy and edit buttons" width="655" height="200" data-path="images/merchants/merchant-page/public-link-card.png" />
</Frame>

## Where the name comes from

Qtap built the name from your business name the day you signed up, in lowercase with hyphens between the words. "Golden Crust Bakery" becomes `golden-crust-bakery`. If another business had already taken that exact name, Qtap adds a number to the end, so the second Golden Crust Bakery gets `golden-crust-bakery-2`.

## Copy the link

Click the copy button and the icon turns into a green tick for a couple of seconds. Some browsers block a page from writing to the clipboard. When yours does, Qtap puts the address in a message instead so you can select it by hand.

## Change the name

Click the pencil to edit the part after `/m/`. Type the name you want, wait for the check under the field, then click **Save**.

<Frame caption="A free name reads Available under the field, and Save turns on.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/qtap/xT03OMhOXDiybI46/images/merchants/merchant-page/public-link-available.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=xT03OMhOXDiybI46&q=85&s=612fa9f00117d772352c06f576ee2521" alt="Editing the public link with an available name and the Save button enabled" width="655" height="240" data-path="images/merchants/merchant-page/public-link-available.png" />
</Frame>

The rules are 3 to 48 characters, lowercase letters, numbers, and single hyphens between words. The field cleans up what you type as you go: capitals drop to lowercase and anything else is left out. If a name will not work, the reason appears where **Available** would be:

| What you see | What to do |
| - | - |
| Already taken | Another business has this one. Pick a different name. |
| This name is reserved | Qtap keeps some names for its own pages, such as `settings` or `support`. Pick a different name. |
| Must be 3-48 characters | Lengthen or shorten the name. |
| Only lowercase letters, numbers and single hyphens | Usually a double hyphen, or a hyphen at the start or end. |

<Frame caption="Qtap gives the reason under the field and leaves Save switched off.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/qtap/xT03OMhOXDiybI46/images/merchants/merchant-page/public-link-reserved.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=xT03OMhOXDiybI46&q=85&s=b639e40f2c0ff4439f457d51dcdb06db" alt="The public link editor refusing a reserved name" width="655" height="240" data-path="images/merchants/merchant-page/public-link-reserved.png" />
</Frame>

## What a change breaks

Save opens a confirmation first, with the address you are about to move to.

<Frame caption="The confirmation names the new address and what happens to the old one.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/qtap/xT03OMhOXDiybI46/images/merchants/merchant-page/public-link-confirm.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=xT03OMhOXDiybI46&q=85&s=a756ebfd099d0413e85d2030197b3e9e" alt="Change your public link confirmation dialog" width="536" height="222" data-path="images/merchants/merchant-page/public-link-confirm.png" />
</Frame>

<Warning>
  The old address stops working the moment you confirm. Anything already printed or posted with it lands on a dead page: flyers, your social bio, messages you sent last week, paid ads. Settle on the name before the artwork goes to the printer.
</Warning>

Two things survive a change, so you do not need to redo them:

* **Printed QR codes and NFC tags.** They carry their own scan address, which does not include your page name.
* **Push notifications.** Qtap fills in the current name each time it sends one, so a message that opens your page keeps working.

<Note>
  Only owners and managers can open the Merchant Page screen, so only they can change the link. The screen has no sidebar entry of its own, and the **Merchants** page that leads to it is owner-only. A manager who needs to edit the page has to be sent the `/merchant-page` address directly.
</Note>

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="What customers see on your page" href="/merchants/merchant-page/public-view">
    The cover, the card carousel, and the join button behind this link.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Merchant Page editor" href="/merchants/settings/merchant-page-editor">
    The rest of the screen: profile, location details, and loyalty cards.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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