A gate is a screen that visitors have to pass before they can access a link or a whole page on your profile. Gates were previously called "lock screens" — same idea, but they can now do a lot more than just ask for a password.
Gates are powered by forms, so a gate can be anything from a single confirmation button to a full email signup. Once a visitor unlocks a gate, they stay unlocked for the rest of their visit, and reusing the same gate across multiple links or pages means they only have to unlock it once.
What gates can do
- Password Gate — Visitors must enter a code to unlock.
- Email Gate — Visitors must enter their email to unlock. Their email is added to your subscriber list.
- Confirmation — Visitors must confirm before continuing (e.g. age verification or a content warning).
- Custom — Build a gate with any form fields you like — combine a password with a name field, ask a few survey questions, capture a phone number, and so on.
Adding a gate to a link
- On your profile editor, open the action menu next to a link.
- Select Gate.
- Choose Gate Type, or pick an existing gate from the list if you've already created one.
- Customize the title, description, button text, and fields, then save.
Adding a gate to a whole page
- Go to the Settings tab and find your list of pages.
- Open the action menu next to the page you want to protect.
- Select Gate and configure it the same way as for a link.
Page gates apply to the entire page — visitors must unlock before any of its content is visible.
Reusing gates across links and pages
Every gate you create is saved to your account and shows up in the Select Gate picker the next time you add a gate. Pick the same gate on multiple links and pages and visitors will only have to unlock it once per visit — useful for grouping related content (e.g. all your members-only links share one Email Gate).
You can also manage every gate from the Forms panel in your admin sidebar. Each form there shows where it's used — 1 link gate · 2 page gates, for example — so you can see at a glance which gates are protecting what. Editing the form there updates every link and page that uses it.
What visitors see
When a visitor clicks a gated link (or lands on a gated page):
- A modal appears with your title, description, and form fields.
- They fill out the fields and click your button.
- If the answer is valid (or no validation is required), the link opens or the page loads.
- For password gates, an incorrect code shows an error so they can try again.
The unlock applies for the rest of their session, so they don't need to re-enter the gate if they click another link or page that uses the same one.
Plan availability
Gates require a paid Liinks subscription. You can still create and edit gates during your 14-day free trial.