How to set your project's visibility

In this article

• Can I hide my project from Project Catalog temporarily?
• How does visibility work with my projects in Project Catalog?
• How do I change my project’s visibility?
• If I turn off visibility for one project, will my other projects still be available?
• I turned off my project’s visibility –– why do I still see my project on my Upwork profile?
• Does turning off my project's visibility impact any current work I’m doing?
• When Upwork first approves my project, is it automatically visible to purchase or do I need to set it as visible?
• If my Upwork profile is set to private, can clients still buy my project in Project Catalog?

Can I hide my project from Project Catalog temporarily?

Yes, absolutely. If you're taking a break, focusing on other work, or just want to pause new orders for a bit, you can easily make your project temporarily unavailable.

Just switch the visibility setting to off, and your project will no longer appear in search or be available for purchase. You can turn it back on anytime when you're ready to take on new clients.

How does visibility work with my projects in Project Catalog?

When visibility is switched on, clients can purchase your project in Project Catalog.

When visibility is switched off, your project will not be listed in Project Catalog. If clients have saved a link to your project, they can still view it, but the option to purchase the project will be grayed out. Instead, they’ll see this message: “You cannot purchase this project at this time.”

Keep in mind your project isn’t deleted when you toggle off the visibility –– it will be there waiting when you can take on more work and are ready to turn it on again. You can turn any project’s visibility off-and-on as often as you’d like. That way you can always control your workflow and avoid project cancellations.

How do I change my project’s visibility?

1. Go to Find work > Your services to see your project.
2. To the right of your project’s name you’ll see a green toggle button under Visible.
3. Move the toggle to either make the project visible or hide it from appearing in Project Catalog.

If I turn off visibility for one project, will my other projects still be available?

Yes, turning off a project’s visibility only impacts that project. Any others will be available to purchase unless you turn off their visibility too.

I turned off my project’s visibility –– why do I still see my project on my Upwork profile?

When you turn your project's visibility off, it will still appear on your Upwork profile, but the button to purchase it will be grayed out and inactive. If you want to remove the project from being listed on your profile, you can hide it there by:

• Going to your profile
• Scrolling down to Your project catalog
• Moving the toggle button (which is to the right of View project)
• Confirm that you want to hide your project

Remember taking this step alone only removes the project from your profile. Your project will still appear in Project Catalog and can be purchased unless you have hidden it from the catalog too.

Does turning off my project's visibility impact any current work I’m doing?

No, turning off the visibility of a project does not affect any current orders. It just prevents clients from buying your project until you are ready for new orders.

When Upwork first approves my project, is it automatically visible to purchase or do I need to set it as visible?

Once your project is approved by us, it is visible and can be purchased.

If my Upwork profile is set to private, can clients still buy my project in Project Catalog?

Yes. It’s important to remember that your profile settings do not impact whether your projects in Project Catalog can be purchased. If you're busy and do not want any new work on Upwork, it’s wise to both set your profile to private and turn off the visibility of your Project Catalog projects.