# Rename previously shared decks' "actual" titles?

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/rename-previously-shared-decks-actual-titles/16285>\
**Category:** Syncing & AnkiWeb\
**Created:** [December 31, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/rename-previously-shared-decks-actual-titles/16285 "2021-12-31T02:19:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![nwwt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/edb3f5/32.png) [@nwwt](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/nwwt)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/rename-previously-shared-decks-actual-titles/16285/1 "2021-12-31T02:19:06Z")

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Maybe I’m not seeing the forest for the trees, but it seems to me like there is no way to change the original title of a shared deck once it has been submitted?

(As in: The title actually appearing in Anki, not the one set for AnkiWeb while sharing.)

IOW, it’s not possible to push an update / new version of the same shared deck that carries a different name. Doing so will cause AnkiWeb to create an entirely new shared deck.

Another downside of this, though admittedly a rare one, is that it’s possible for the creator to rename the deck locally and then forget what s:he originally submitted it as. Ofc it’s possible to then download the old version from AnkiWeb and import it to a temporary profile so as to recover the title, but that’s a bit… convoluted.

_e:_ Unrelated: Now universally supported media types like SVG & WEBP remain ignored for the deck’s image count.

_e2:_ Also unrelated: It would be neat if we could edit just the deck description without having to reupload it entirely.

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**Author:** ![kleinerpirat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/kleinerpirat/32/19863_2.png) [@kleinerpirat](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/kleinerpirat)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/rename-previously-shared-decks-actual-titles/16285/2 "2021-12-31T12:39:20Z")

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> [@nwwt](#):
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> it’s possible for the creator to rename the deck locally and then forget what s:he originally submitted it as

Happens to me all the time 😃 I’d prefer to use AnkiWeb to share sample notetypes (over external filesharing platforms) due to its simplicity, but the requirement for a fixed name is a showstopper, as it disallows reordering the hierarchy of shared items.

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/rename-previously-shared-decks-actual-titles/16285/3 "2022-01-02T00:21:53Z")

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All valid points, it’s just a matter of finding the time to address them.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/rename-previously-shared-decks-actual-titles/16285/4 "2023-05-01T06:14:15Z")

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