How can I have a pickaxe just have a link , and no studio?

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Hi guys, I want to share a pickaxe without a studio. Just the link to the pickaxe. Is my only option to embed on an external site?

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Unfortunately yes, I recommend google sites for that, it will allow you to embed full screen and change the custom domain. All for free.

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This is the whole idea behind “linked / un-linked” Pickaxes! I highly recommend reading the Listed vs Unlisted Pickaxes section of the User Manual. It explains that:

Tools in your Studio are either listed in your website or unlisted.

If a tool is Listed, it means the tool will appear in your Studio website. If you share a link to that tool you are in fact sharing a link to your Studio Website as a result. The user will be able to see a left-hand nav bar with other tools in the Studio Website.

If a tool is Unlisted, it means the will not appear in your Studio website. If you share a link to that tool the page will only include the tool. Unlisted tools still inherit Studio-level styling and usage restrictions. They’re just one-off page

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But doesn’t it still have the hamburger menu on the side? And the logo that links to the main page?

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Nope. No user memory or anything like that. Basically embedding is useless unless you want to give your Pickaxe away as a free lead magnet (Which admittedly is an awesome thing), or use it to do customer service, ect. No one will take your pickaxe serious if they can’t access the memory of previous convo’s, this only lives in the studio. So to sum it up. If you want to actually “sell” a bad-ass Pickaxe that people will use over and over again, then you should use the studio. If you are looking for a single touch-point on your website then embedding is great. I do have a video for you though, if you want to put the embedded pickaxe behind a paywall or something. It makes the user “Sign-up” before using the embedded tool. Youtube Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50RplVXvo84&t=158s I hope this helps. I have used this successfully for clients. You can find an example at www.baboombaboom.com. Just for reference I will post the required code below so you don’t have to type it all out.

`Subscription code ← Assign page to “expert-software” template - Users will then need to login to the shopify site to see the page →
This code is at the start of the theme.liquid code
Youtube Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50RplVXvo84&t=158s

{% if template contains “expert-software” %}

{% unless customer %}
{% assign send_to_login = true %}
{% endunless %}
{% endif %}

{% if send_to_login and request.path != “/challenge” %}

{% else %}

{% endif %}`

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I currently setup my Pickaxes as an embed behind a Wordpress password protected page, they access them as a part of a paid product/course. So I do think it depends on your infrastructure and what you are trying to do.