Share your Padlet

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When you have created a Padlet, you need to set your visitor permissions and privacy settings before it can be shared with others to view or contribute to. You can watch the following video or use the written guidance further below.

Set your permissions

When you create a Padlet the default is that your Padlet is private until you add or share with collaborators.

When your Padlet is ready to share, select the Open Share panel button (Share icon).
Under Permissions, set the permission level for 'Visitors with a link' (No login required) and/or 'University of Leeds members' (University of Leeds login required). By default, both are set to 'No access'. Please see the different permission levels below.

If you set University of Leeds members only permissions, users will need to login with the University of Leeds credentials before accessing the Padlet at the permission level you set.

Permission levels for Visitors with a link

Reader – Visitors can access the Padlet and read posts.
Commenter – Visitors can comment on posts and add reactions.
Writer – Visitors can write new posts (this is the most common and recommended choice).
Moderator – Visitors can write, edit and approve posts.

Permission levels for University of Leeds members:

Reader – Members can access the Padlet and read posts.
Commenter – Members can comment on posts and add reactions.
Writer – Members can write new posts (this is the most common and recommended choice).
Moderator – Members can write, edit and approve posts
Admin – We do not recommend using this option. If this is selected anyone who accesses Padlet will have full admin rights to it.

Important: University of Leeds permissions cannot be more restrictive than visitor permissions. If visitor permissions are set higher, the University of Leeds member permissions level will automatically match them.

Sharing with an individual user

If you want to share and collaborate with another user rather than with a group, you can share your Padlet with an individual user while having the Private privacy option. For instructions on this, see the Share and collaborate on Padlet with an individual user guide.

Sharing your Padlet

There are a number of ways to share a Padlet once the permission level has been set:

You can copy a Padlet link to clipboard and share it, for example, in an email or in a chat message.
You can embed in Microsoft Teams. For instructions on this, see the Embed a Padlet into a Microsoft Team channel guide.
You can add a Padlet in a Minerva module or organisation For instructions on this, see the Add a Padlet to a Minerva Module guide.
Generate a QR code to be scanned by users via the Padlet app or with the device camera.
You can create a slideshow of your Padlet and share the Slideshow link with your users.

Page last checked: February 2026