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Feedback on Notion Sites
Published a page with Notion Sites? Paste the notion.site link and let people pin comments on it without joining your workspace or making a Notion account.
Free for 3 projects. Reviewers never need an account.
Why Notion Sites teams use HTMLAnnotate
Notion Sites turns a page into a public website: a job board, a product changelog, a portfolio, a help center. The people whose feedback matters, such as clients, candidates or customers, often aren't in your workspace. Notion's own comments work well for teammates and invited guests, but that means inviting each reviewer through Share, and each of them signing in with a Notion account before they can say anything.
The usual alternative is a screenshot in a chat thread or an email that says "the third toggle on the pricing page". On a long Notion page with nested subpages that is hard to follow, and comments end up spread across chats and inboxes. Inviting outsiders as guests also gives them access to the page inside your workspace, which may be more than you want for a quick review.
With HTMLAnnotate you paste the published notion.site address and send one link. Reviewers see the page exactly as the public does, move between published subpages, and click the heading, image or callout they mean. Each note keeps the page path and view, so you can open the right Notion page and fix it, and the live site updates as soon as you edit.
How it works with Notion Sites
Three steps, about a minute.
Publish the page
In Notion, open Share, go to the Publish tab and select Publish. Subpages are published with it, and your edits appear on the site automatically.
Paste the link
Copy the notion.site address and paste it into HTMLAnnotate. Reviewers can follow links into published subpages from the same review link.
Share it
Send the review link. Reviewers give a name and email once and comment without a Notion account or an invite to your workspace.
A full review round, start to finish
What a typical round looks like on Notion Sites.
Decide what is public
Everything under the published page becomes public, so look through its subpages before you publish. Move drafts and internal notes out of the tree, because Notion can't password protect a page and anyone with the address will be able to read it.
Publish and set the slug
Publish from Share, then Publish. On a paid plan, set a readable slug and any site customization first, so reviewers see the URL and look you plan to launch with, and the page paths on comments match the final site.
Create the review link
Paste the notion.site address into HTMLAnnotate and sign in so the link lasts longer than a day. Tell reviewers which subpages matter most, for example the pricing page and the FAQ, so their time goes where you need it.
Let reviewers browse and comment
Reviewers start in Browse mode to open toggles and follow links, then switch to Comment mode to pin notes on headings, images, callouts or tables. Ask at least one person to try the Mobile view, since many readers will open the site on a phone.
Edit in Notion
Work through the list in your workspace. Because the site updates automatically, each fix is live straight away. Reopen the review link and it loads the fresh version, so you can check each change and resolve the comment as you go.
Wrap up
When the page is right, reviewers press Approve. Export the comments as CSV if you need a record, switch comments off on the link, and turn on Discoverable on the web in the Publish tab if you want search engines to find the site.
Notion's own tools and HTMLAnnotate
Use both. Here is what each is good at.
| What you need | Notion | HTMLAnnotate |
|---|---|---|
| Feedback from outside your workspace | Invite guests who sign in to Notion | Name and email, no account |
| Comments on the content | For workspace members and invited guests | Pin notes to any element on the site |
| Restricting who can view | No password protection for pages | Anyone with the review link |
| Phone layout feedback | Not available | Separate Mobile comments |
| Approval and sign-off | Not available | Approve button with an approval count |
| Handing off fixes | Comments stay inside Notion | Copy for AI and CSV export |
What works
- Feedback from clients and customers outside your workspace
- Comments pinned to headings, images, callouts and blocks
- Reviewers can move between published subpages
- Fixes go live as you edit, so rechecking is quick
- Separate Mobile comments for phone readers
- The Free plan covers it
Good to know
- Only pages published to the web can be reviewed. Private pages and pages shared only with invited people need a Notion sign-in.
- Notion can't password protect a page, so anything you publish for review is public to anyone who has the address.
- Forms embedded in the page can't be submitted on the reviewed copy.
Tips for better Notion Sites reviews
Check the subpage tree first
Publishing includes subpages. Before the round, look through everything nested under the published page and move anything internal elsewhere, because reviewers can follow links into every published subpage.
Set the slug before the round
On a paid plan you can choose the site's slug. Set it before you create the review link so the page path on each comment matches the URL you will launch with.
Open toggles in Browse mode
Notion pages often tuck content inside toggles. Ask reviewers to use Browse mode to open them and read the content, then switch to Comment mode to pin a note on the text they mean.
Hand the brief to AI
Copy for AI gives you every open note with its page path and any suggested text. Paste it into Claude or ChatGPT to draft the rewrites, then paste the new copy into your Notion page.
Questions about Notion Sites
Do reviewers need a Notion account?
No. They open the HTMLAnnotate link and give their name and email once per browser. They don't join your workspace, and they aren't added to the page as guests.
Can I review a private Notion page?
No. The page must be published to the web from Share, then Publish. Pages shared only with invited people need a Notion sign-in, which HTMLAnnotate can't import.
Can I password protect a Notion Site during review?
Notion doesn't offer password protection for pages at the moment. If the content isn't ready to be public, keep it unpublished and review it with teammates inside Notion until it is.
Does it work with a custom domain?
Yes. Paste whichever address the site opens on, whether that is your notion.site domain or a custom domain connected through Notion's paid plan and add-on.
Will reviewers see my latest edits?
Yes. Notion updates the published site as you edit, and HTMLAnnotate fetches the page fresh each time the review opens, so reviewers always see the current version of the page.
Is it free?
Yes. The Free plan covers 3 active projects with unlimited pages, reviewers and comments. Sign in to keep a link for up to 14 days, or use Pro to keep links forever.
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