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# Why is my project showing as a preview?

Preview links are temporary and come down after one hour. It happens for one of five reasons, and upgrading fixes all of them.

### 1. You've reached your plan's project limit

This is the most common cause on the Free plan. 

Free and Tiny both allow **one active project**, so delete old projects before uploading a new one.

### 2. Your project is over your plan's size limit

Free accounts allow 3 MB per project, and 0.5 MB for PDFs. 

See [Plan limits explained: projects, uploads, visits and bandwidth](https://helpdesk.tiiny.host/en/article/plan-limits-explained-projects-uploads-visits-and-bandwidth-1ihflbr/) for every plan.

### 3. You're uploading a PHP file

PHP requires a paid plan.

See [Do you support PHP?](https://helpdesk.tiiny.host/en/article/do-you-support-php-1cp432u/).

### 4. Your content can't be hosted on the free plan

Some content types are restricted on the free plan.

See [We're unable to host this type of content on our free plan](https://helpdesk.tiiny.host/en/article/were-unable-to-host-this-type-of-content-on-our-free-plan-1l9v94w/).

### 5. Your project has a password field or a redirect script

Projects containing a password input field, or a script that redirects visitors to another page, are held in preview for manual review.

If that doesn't match what you actually uploaded, delete the project and re-upload it, as most false positives clear on a second pass. Still stuck? Email support@tiiny.host.

### Making it permanent

Upgrading to a paid plan publishes your project permanently and raises your limits. See [our plans](https://tiiny.host/pricing).

Until then, treat the preview link as a way to check how your content looks, not as hosting.