How TownPulse visibility works after closeout
How a private closeout record can become an optional public proof record, and what still stays out of TownPulse even after completion.
- +A closeout stays a private workspace record until the homeowner opts into publishing or later shares from the job.
- +Public proof is tied to documented closeout, not to private messages or raw account details.
- +Published, hidden, and pending states are different and should not be treated as the same thing.
Closeout stays private until the homeowner chooses otherwise
The underlying completion record lives in the private job workspace first. Homeowners can then choose whether that documented closeout should become a public proof record.
That means completion and publication are related, but they are not the same decision. A job can be complete without becoming public.
What the visibility states are telling you
The repo already distinguishes hidden, pending, and approved publishing states. Those states should be read literally. Hidden means the public proof record is not live. Pending means the story has not fully cleared the current publication path yet. Approved means the public record is live on TownPulse.
That status matters for both homeowners and contractors because the public proof layer is downstream from the documented closeout, not a separate review site.
What still stays out of TownPulse
TownPulse is meant to show outcome-level proof, not your entire private workspace. Personal contact details, private messages, and raw administrative account data should not be treated as public-record content.
If you care about what can publish, review the privacy settings and sharing choice before or during closeout rather than assuming the public page will hide everything automatically.
TownPulse should make documented outcomes legible without turning the full private workspace into a public transcript.