Automattic / Automattic/wp-calypso

Option to setup and share a Secret URL for "Coming Soon" site

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[Pri] Normal Feature Request
Dominant language
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Description

### What

I would like to have an option to setup and share a Secret URL from the site settings so users can send the secret URL to anyone on the web to see the site live while it is still in the **Coming Soon** state.

### Why

This will help the users to share the site without needing to invite people to the site as users. Plus, the visitors will not have to create an account to view the site making the whole process much more straightforward.

### How

We could add an option to show the in the **Privacy** settings.
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8070771/217526867-46faf532-b1ea-4268-b2df-76fd7e1d7d0c.png)

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start in the site settings Privacy settings entry point and trace how access to a Coming Soon site is currently enforced. Define the secret URL's creation, sharing, and revocation behavior, then verify that anonymous visitors can view only the intended Coming Soon site without an account.

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Assessment

Tech stack
react, typescript
Domain
frontend, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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