Album/Image Management
Reorder images
Activate/Deactivate album
Activate/Deactivate image(s)
Upload images
Drag & drop upload
FTP upload
Form upload
Image Protection
JavaScript protect
Automatic watermarking
Set image watermark
Set text watermark
Re-watermarking
Removing watermarks
RSS Photo Feeds
What is RSS?
Enabling RSS?
Photo Captions
Edit IPTC meta-data
Automatic IPTC extraction
Advanced IPTC support
Search IPTC meta-data
Lightboxes
Add to lightbox
Remove from lightbox
Create lightbox
Edit lightbox
User Access Control
Create new user
Create new group
Assign users to group
Customizing Homepage
Set homepage image
Set featured thumbnails
Set homepage text
Branding/Identity
Set website logo
Change header color
Customize About page
Customize Contact page
Customize Footer/Copyright
E-commerce
Enable shopping cart
Create digital products
Create custom products
Create price templates
Assign album prices
Set default prices
Define shipping options
Fulfilling orders
Track orders
Usage Tracking
Track image downloads
Track image views
View website statistics
How to manage permissions
Create a new group
  • Once logged in as a site administrator, navigate to 'Users & Groups' > 'New group'.
  • Enter a name and description for the group using the form.
  • From the 'Albums & Media Permissions (Gallery mode)' form, select the albums that you wish this new group to be able to view.
  • For each viewable album that you have selected, you can also select if this group can download the high-res images from this album.
  • Using the 'Gallery Administration (Admin mode)' form, you can set permissions allowing this group administrative rights to your gallery.
  • Select the option to 'Allow users all administrative rights to media and albums which they own' if you wish to grant full administrative rights to individuals in this group for images that they own.

Create a new user
  • Once logged in as a site administrator, navigate to 'Users & Groups' > 'New user'.
  • Enter the new user's information using the form.
  • You can select any number of groups to add this user to.

Manage groups
  • Once logged in as a site administrator, navigate to 'Users & Groups' > 'Manage groups'.
  • This page provides a simple-to-read format listing all groups with quick links to commonly used options such edit, delete, and user management.
  • Use the [New group] link to add a group.
  • Click on the group name to edit the name, description, and permissions for this group.
  • Click on the number of users to add or remove users to this group.

Assign or remove a user from a group
  • Once logged in as a site administrator, navigate to 'Users & Groups' > 'Manage group members'.
  • Use the drop down box to select a group.
  • Users included in the group will be in the list on the left.
  • Users excluded in the group will be in the list on the right.
  • Use the arrows to add or remove users from the group.
  • Click 'Save Changes' before proceeding to another group.
  • NOTE: 'Admin' is a special group that has complete control over every aspect of your website. The 'Admin' group's permissions cannot be modified. Likewise, the website owner is automatically added to the 'Admin' group and cannot be removed. You can create additional site Admins by selecting the group 'Admin' from this list and adding users with the arrow buttons.


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