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How Do I Create and Design a New Gallery?

Follow these steps to create a new gallery and learn about all of the design settings available to you.

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Written by Brittany
Updated over a month ago

Step 1: Go to the Home Page or Galleries Page

  • From the home page or your Galleries page, click on the + New Gallery button in the upper right. A Create New Gallery box should pop up.

Step 2: Name Your New Gallery

  • From the Create New Gallery box, go to the Gallery Name field and type in a name for your gallery. The gallery name is the only required field.

  • After typing in a name, there are optional settings available:

    • Event Date field: Set the date when the photos were or will be taken, choose or type in a date.

    • Expiration Date field: If the gallery shouldn’t be visible to anyone after a certain date, choose or pick the date that the gallery should expire on.

    • Select the Display in Gallery Directory checkbox to display your gallery in your gallery directory.

  • To add a project to your gallery or manage your gallery’s SEO settings, click on the blue Additional Options text.

    • Project drop-down field: Click and choose the project that this gallery should be associated with.

    • The Description field can be used for event location, details, and so on.

    • To optimize your gallery for search results, you can use SEO Title and SEO Description fields.

  • Once you’re done with the optional settings, click on the Next: Choose a Cover Layout button.

Note: You can change these settings at any time after creating your gallery, so you don’t need to decide whether you want to use all of them now.

Step 3: Choose a Cover Layout Theme

Your Cover Theme controls your gallery’s cover image layout, title font, and other gallery cover details.

  • Click on the different theme styles (Popular, All, Berlin, etc) below the header, and click on a style you like.

  • A yellow check mark will appear when you make a selection.

  • After choosing a cover theme, click on the Next: Choose a Thumb Style button.

Step 4: Finalize Your New Gallery’s Design Settings

  • In the final section, there are different design options for your gallery in three tabs.

    • Thumbnail Style Tab: Choose a thumbnail style to control how your thumbnails appear in your gallery.

    • Menu Location Tab: Choose whether your gallery’s menu should be a vertical top style menu, or horizontally on the left or right side of the gallery.

    • Background Color: Set your gallery background to Light Mode or Dark Mode.

  • Once you’re satisfied with the choices you’ve made, click on the Create Gallery button.

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