Hidden albums are only accessible via a direct link you provide. They are not visible from the main gallery. Visitors to the hidden album cannot navigate to the main gallery from within the hidden album.
Some scenarios in which a Hidden Album may work for you:
- You'd like an event venue (catering hall, for example) to see your photos, but only want them to see specific images and not the entire gallery.
- You're a wedding photographer who gives vendors (florists, caterers, etc.) free low-res, watermarked versions of the photos you took of their products during the ceremony or reception, but do not want other visitors to the gallery to be able to download.
- You're building a relationship with several small businesses, so you trade images of their products in use at a portrait session for their word-of-mouth referrals. However, you do not want each business to see the photos you've taken of the other business's products.
Setting Up a Hidden Album
- Within the gallery, click the Add Albums button to add and name the album
- Within the album itself, click Album Settings
- Turn on the Set as Hidden Album option
- Click Save
Customizing Free Digital Permissions for a Hidden Album
Use Hidden Albums to give a specific person access to free digital downloads, without giving them access to the rest of the gallery.
- Go to Galleries > All Galleries > Actions > Gallery Settings > Free Digitals
- Click Create Free Digital Rule > Visitors to a Specific Album
- Select a template that we've created, or create your own rule by creating a Rule Name
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Set up the download rule for that album.
- Click Save.
- Save the settings by clicking Save in the top right corner
Sharing a Hidden Album
- Within the album itself, go to More Actions > Share Album
- Customize the email, including the recipient's email address
- Click Send