Explore every tool for publishing ClickUp Docs publicly—from Cloakist to manual exports. Discover their limitations and learn how WikiBeam solves them.
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Abderrahmane Toumi
December 19, 20246 min read
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You've invested hours crafting perfect documentation in ClickUp: comprehensive wikis, detailed client notes, and thorough product guides. When it's time to share with clients or publish publicly, you hit a wall.
The doc.clickup.com URL signals unprofessionalism. Clients question your choice of platform. Search engine rankings suffer. ClickUp branding dominates the experience.

The Core Problem

You've created a comprehensive Doc with client onboarding notes, product changelog, and API references—all linked to your ClickUp tasks. You need to share a specific section publicly, but ClickUp doesn't support selective publishing.
Share the entire Doc? You expose your internal workspace structure. The result: agencies manually copy-paste content to Google Docs (losing all links), SaaS teams export to Notion (breaking ClickUp context), or teams pay for Cloakist to mask the issue—until one ClickUp glitch breaks the entire site.
After analyzing r/clickup discussions, feedback boards, and available tools, here's a comprehensive breakdown of every solution, their limitations (based on real user complaints), and why they fall short. Then, we'll explore WikiBeam—the ClickUp-native solution.

Solution 1: Cloakist (cloak.ist) – The Proxy Approach

How It Works: Cloakist proxies public ClickUp Docs to your custom domain (e.g., knowledge.yoursite.com → doc.clickup.com/xyz). You can apply custom CSS for logos and colors, and add widgets. Pricing ranges from $10 to $95 per month.
User Feedback: Early adopters praised it as a "life-saver for client portals" [r/clickup demo, 2020].

Critical Limitations

1. No Selective Sharing
Cloakist proxies the entire Doc. If you want to share only the "Client Onboarding" section, you must make the entire Doc public. This exposes task links and internal notes you'd prefer to keep private.
2. Persistent Client Confusion
ClickUp's interface loads underneath the proxy. Users report that clients "click around and find private tasks" [r/clickup], undermining the professional appearance you're trying to create.
3. Dependency on ClickUp Stability
When ClickUp experiences formatting issues or downtime, your site breaks. There are no backups or fallback mechanisms. Your public site's reliability depends entirely on ClickUp's infrastructure.
4. Limited SEO and Performance
Cloakist provides basic meta tags, but the proxy architecture creates slow load times (content must pass through ClickUp first). There are no sitemaps for search engine optimization.
Verdict: Cloakist masks the URL but doesn't solve the core workflow problem of sharing specific sections of your documentation.

Solution 2: DIY DNS Redirects (Cloudflare/GoDaddy)

How It Works: Set up a DNS redirect so docs.yoursite.com points to doc.clickup.com/xyz. This costs nothing or around $10 per year for domain management.

Critical Limitations

1. Full Workspace Exposure
When you share one client section, they see your entire folder structure plus ClickUp branding. There's no way to hide internal organization.
2. No Partial Publishing
Users report: "Can't isolate specific notes without creating 10 new separate Docs." This creates content fragmentation and maintenance overhead.
3. URL Bar Reveals the Truth
When users hover over links or check the browser's address bar, they see doc.clickup.com. This immediately reveals that you're using ClickUp, which can undermine client confidence.

Solution 3: Iframes on Your Site (Netlify/Vercel)

How It Works: Embed ClickUp Docs using an iframe: <iframe src="doc.clickup.com">. Hosting on Netlify or Vercel is free.

Critical Limitations

1. No Selective Control
Iframes embed the entire Doc. Clients can navigate through your task hierarchy, exposing internal workflows you'd prefer to keep private.
2. Mobile Experience and SEO Issues
Search engines don't index content within iframes effectively. Users report that "clients hate the scroll frame" on mobile devices, creating a poor user experience.
3. Unavoidable ClickUp Branding
The ClickUp editor UI appears throughout the embedded content. There's no way to fully customize or white-label the experience.

Solution 4: Manual Exports or Platform Migration (Notion, Google Docs)

How It Works: Export your ClickUp Doc and paste it into another platform, or migrate your entire documentation workflow to a different tool.

Critical Limitations

1. Workflow Destruction
As one r/clickup user explains: "Perfect client guide in ClickUp with hyperlinks to tasks. Export to Notion? Recreate every link manually." This manual work destroys the efficiency gains of integrated documentation.
2. Selective Sharing Remains Impossible
Users report: "Want just pages 3-5 public? It's a cut-and-paste nightmare." There's no automated way to publish specific sections without manual content duplication.
3. Lost Live Updates
When clients ask about updated changelogs, you must manually re-export and republish. This creates delays and increases the risk of outdated information reaching clients.
4. Platform Abandonment
Teams report "switching platforms because we can't share properly" [feedback.clickup.com]. This represents a complete workflow disruption, forcing teams to rebuild their documentation systems elsewhere.

Complete Feature Comparison

Solution	Selective Sharing	Custom Domain	White-Label	Live ClickUp Sync	Preserves Task Links	Monthly Cost
Cloakist	❌ Full Doc exposure	✅	Partial	✅ (Proxy)	❌ Breaks	$10-95
DNS Redirect	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	Free
Iframes	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	Free
Manual Export	Manual (hours)	✅	✅	❌	❌ Lost	Free
Platform Switch	❌ Lose ClickUp	Varies	Varies	❌	❌	$$$

The Reality

ClickUp has received 5+ years of feature requests for custom domains and selective sharing. The platform hasn't implemented these features, forcing teams to compromise with workarounds that break their workflows.

WikiBeam: The ClickUp-Native Solution

WikiBeam (currently in Beta, prioritizing ClickUp agencies) transforms any ClickUp Doc or section into a professional, publicly accessible website. No full workspace exposure. No platform migration required.

How WikiBeam Solves Every Pain Point

1. Selective Publishing
Beam specific pages (e.g., pages 2-5) as a client portal. WikiBeam automatically blocks internal content while preserving all task hyperlinks. Share exactly what clients need to see—nothing more.
2. Custom Domains with Full SEO
Publish to docs.yourcompany.com/onboarding with automatic sitemap generation, optimized meta titles and descriptions, and OpenGraph tags for social sharing.
3. Complete White-Label Experience
Your logo, custom themes, and brand fonts. Clients see a professional site that looks like you built it from scratch—with zero ClickUp branding.
4. Live Synchronization with Lightning Performance
Edits sync automatically via the ClickUp API. Static caching ensures 100ms load times, providing a fast, responsive experience for your clients.
5. Professional Documentation Features
Built-in search functionality, sidebar navigation, and analytics dashboards. Transform your "Product Docs" into a professional website instantly.
6. Zero Workflow Disruption
Stay in ClickUp. Select the content you want to share, beam it, and share docs.yourcompany.com/clientx. Your workflow remains intact.

Why WikiBeam Outperforms Cloakist

WikiBeam provides native selective exports without proxy fragility. You can share specific subsections with specific clients while blocking the rest—exactly what teams need.

Transparent Pricing

Free: 1 site for testing
Pro: $29/month for 10 sites (ideal for growing agencies)
Agency: $99/month for unlimited workspaces (perfect for multi-client operations)

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