Your addresses
The three web addresses Kōlea answers on for your account, and what each one is for.
Kōlea answers on three addresses for your account. One is for you and your team, one is for your readers, and one sits behind every link in your mail. Knowing which is which helps when you share a link, set up a domain, or check that a reader can reach their preferences.
The three addresses
| Address | What it is | Who uses it |
|---|---|---|
Admin, https://kolea.pro | Where you and your members sign in and do the work | You and your team |
Public site, https://you.kolea.pro | Your posts, your about page, and your subscribe box | Readers |
Tracking and preferences, https://kolea.pro | Each mail's open pixel, its links, and the "manage preferences" page | Readers, through the links in your mail |
The admin always asks for a sign-in. The public site and the tracking address never do, because readers have no login.
Your account lists all three with copy buttons, filled in for your account.
How to change your site address
Your site starts at your handle on Kōlea's domain, the one you picked when you signed up.
- Open Site > Site settings.
- Under Address, change Handle. The screen says whether the new one is free.
- Check Your site's address below it, then click Save settings.
To put the site on a domain you own, such as blog.example.com, see Custom domains. Once that domain is verified, it becomes your site's address.
How to turn the site on or off
- Open Site > Site settings.
- Under Visibility, switch Site is on, then click Save settings.
Nothing is public until the site is on. Turning it off hides it again and deletes nothing. While the site is off, Your account shows "Your site is off" instead of its address.
Things to know
- Changing your handle changes your site's address, and the old one stops working.
- The tracking address needs no setup. Every link in a mail carries its own token.
- Links in mail you have already sent keep working. A sent mail cannot be changed, so Kōlea keeps its old addresses answering.
- Your sending domain is separate from all three. It is the part after the @ in your from address. See Sending domains.
- Your site and your sending domain cannot share a name.