This article discusses the various privacy settings for showcases on Vimeo, including how to manage these settings based on membership tiers.
You can designate a showcase’s privacy under the Info & Privacy tab. The options you will see vary by membership tier:
- Free, Basic: Public, Password, Private
- All paid plans: Public, Password, Hide from Vimeo, Private
⚠️Note: On team accounts, Contributors, Contributors+, Admins, and Owners can manage showcases. For Enterprise accounts with Prohibit public sharing enabled, Contributors and Contributors+ won't be able to set the privacy of a Showcase to Public.
In this article:
- Where to access showcase privacy settings
- How can I copy the link to my showcase landing page?
- Allow team members to access showcases on a team account
- Compare showcase privacy settings
Where to access showcase privacy settings
Follow these steps to change a showcase’s privacy:
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Select Showcases from the left-hand sidebar of the homepage.
- Select the showcase you want to edit to open the settings page.
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Navigate to the Share button at the top-right corner of the page. You will see an icon representing the current privacy setting on this button.
- From the Share modal, you can choose and save the privacy settings for your showcase.
⚠️Note: If any viewers are located in the United Kingdom or European Union and are not logged into a Vimeo account, they will be prompted to log in to watch an unrated video or a video rated “Mature” on vimeo.com.
How can I copy the link to my showcase landing page?
You can locate a link to your showcase landing page by going to your showcase management page, selecting the three-dot menu next to the showcase, and then Copy link.
Alternatively, follow these steps:
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Select Showcases from the left-hand sidebar of the homepage.
- Select the showcase you want to edit to open the settings page.
- Navigate to the Share button at the top-right corner of the page.
- At the bottom-right corner of the Share modal, you can use the link button to copy a link to your showcase.
Allow team members to access showcases on a team account
If you have a team account, admins can assist you in creating, uploading, and managing your team's content, including showcases. You can update a team member to the Admin level by clicking the Manage Team tab in your Account Settings. You’ll see all your existing team members on this page; from the dropdown menu, you’ll have the option to select Uploader, Contributor, Viewer, or Admin. You can read more about team member permissions at How to add team members to your account.
Compare showcase privacy settings
The table below provides a breakdown of how showcase and video privacy settings interact for embedded showcases. If your showcase does not contain any videos that can be shared according to their respective privacy settings, then the embed code is blurred.
| Showcase privacy | Video privacy | Embed code availability |
| Public | Unlisted | ❌ |
| Private | ❌ | |
| Hide from Vimeo | ✅ | |
| Password Protected | ❌ | |
| Public | ✅ | |
| Private | Unlisted | ❌ |
| Private | ❌ | |
| Hide from Vimeo | ✅ | |
| Password Protected | ❌ | |
| Public | ✅ | |
| Hide from Vimeo | Unlisted | ❌ |
| Private | ❌ | |
| Hide from Vimeo | ✅ | |
| Password Protected | ❌ | |
| Public | ✅ | |
| Password | Unlisted | ✅ |
| Private | ✅ | |
| Hide from Vimeo | ✅ | |
| Password Protected | ✅ | |
| Public | ✅ |
Other situations when the embed code is not available:
- When all videos in the showcase have their Embed privacy set to Nowhere
- When there are no videos in the showcase