How do I set a gallery or album cover image?

For each gallery, you can set a cover image that will display on the gallery intro page. It will be the first thing visitors see when they arrive at the gallery, so remember to always set a cover image. You also have the option to show these images as banner images in the gallery. 

You can set cover images for albums and sub-albums as well. 

Set a Gallery Cover Image

Use a Photo Uploaded to the Gallery

1. Go to Galleries > All Galleries > click into a specific gallery
    
2. Click the action menu (three stacked dots) on the image you'd like to use as the cover image 
    
3. Select Set as Gallery Cover
    
4. Set the focal point
    
   • Setting the focal point is most helpful when you’ve selected a vertically oriented image. It 
     ensures that important parts of the photo are not cut off, like a head or specific body part.
5. Click Save

Upload a New Photo as the Gallery Cover Image

* Photo uploaded as cover photos do not show in the photo gallery or not count towards your plan

1. Go to Galleries > All Galleries > click into a specific gallery
    
2. Click on Add Cover Photo in the top left corner of the gallery
    
   • If you already have a cover photo uploaded, you'll need to click the red X at the top right of the photo to remove it first. 
      
3. Select a photo to upload 
    
4. Set the focal point
    
5. Click Save

Set an Album Cover Image

If you have set up albums within a gallery, you can also choose a cover image for each album.

1. Go to Galleries > All Galleries > click into a specific gallery
    
2. Click on Manage Albums on the left
    
3. Click the action menu (three stacked dots) on the album you'd like to set the the cover image for 
    
4. Upload a photo 
   • Photo uploaded as cover photos do not show in the photo gallery or not count towards your plan
      
5. You can also the actions menu (three stacked dots) on a photo in the album and select Set Album Cover 

Set Album Cover Images Automatically

If you'd like ShootProof to randomly select a photo as the album cover image during upload, simply turn this option on in the Settings before uploading images, or select this option in your Gallery Presets. 

When you upload your files to a gallery, ShootProof will automatically select a photo from each album and set it as the album cover. You can always replace the chosen image with another photo if you wish.  

Note: Currently you can only automatically select album cover images

1. Go to  Settings > Advanced > toggle on the Set Album Cover Images automatically option
    
2. Upload images as normal.
    
   • (Hint: Use the Desktop Uploader and your albums will be created automatically according to the folders on your computer!)