Discover various ways to share your stunning photos! You can easily copy the URL for your site, folder, gallery, or photo from your browser’s address bar and paste it into a social media post or message to your clients. From traditional URL sharing to advanced methods, SmugMug makes it simple to connect with your audience. You can even link your fans directly to your shopping cart to encourage them to purchase your gorgeous images.
SmugMug provides a share panel for generating specific share links. You can access this at the gallery level to share the full gallery and in the Lightbox view for sharing single images.
Notes on sharing:
- The share button won't display if your gallery's Visibility is set to Private.
- Sharing photo links and social media sharing is done using the Lightbox share panel.
- Sharing gallery links, apps, and slideshows occurs at the gallery level.
- Sharing a feed is a site-wide setting, not controlled at the gallery level.
Ways to Share
- Share a Buy link
- Share to Social Media
- Share a Gallery or Slideshow
- Share a Photo Link
- Share an App
- Share a QR Code
- Share Feeds
Share a “Buy This Photo” Link
You can encourage visitors to buy your photos by sharing a direct link to the shop view, if you have the visitor shopping cart on in your gallery settings. On your Site (not the Organizer), in Lightbox view, copy the URL from your browser’s address bar to direct them to the shop view.
Share to Social Media
You can publish your SmugMug photos directly to your social media channels, making it easy to share your best work with customers, clients, friends, and family.
Important: To ensure a preview image is displayed when you share a URL in a Facebook post, your Site Access must be set to Anyone in the Account Settings > Privacy section. Additionally, your site's Search settings in the Site Visibility section must allow your site to be found in both SmugMug and Google searches.
To publish a photo to Facebook, navigate to your photo or gallery and click the Share icon. Then, select the Facebook icon. If you’re not already logged in, you’ll be prompted to log in to your Facebook account. Once logged in, your post will be ready to share on your wall with your photo attached. You can add a message for your followers and choose to share it on News Feeds, Your Story, or both.
X (formerly Twitter)
To share a photo on X, click the Share icon for your photo or gallery, then select the X icon. After logging in, your tweet will be ready to share in your feed with your photo link. You can type in additional text (within 280 characters) and hit Tweet to post.
Note: If you don't see the social media share pop-ups after clicking on the icon, you may have blocked pop-ups in your browser settings.
Email (Available for logged-in account owners only)
You can also share images via email directly from your gallery. Click the Share icon and select the Email icon. Compose your subject line and email, and choose recipients from your Address Book. Click Preview Email, and if everything looks good, select Send Email.
Note: Only logged-in account owners can use the Share Email tool. Visitors must copy the URL and paste it into their email client.
Share a Gallery or Slideshow
Sharing a direct link to your gallery is easy! While viewing a gallery on your Site (not within the Organizer), find the Share panel in the upper-left corner. Select the Link tab and click the Copy Gallery Link button to share it.
For an engaging showcase, share a slideshow! Select the Slideshow tab and customize your slideshow settings. Once you're ready, choose either the Fullscreen or Embed link type to share.
Share a Photo Link
Want to share a photo link? Navigate to the photo and click the Share icon. In the share panel, select the Link tab and click Copy Photo Link to share it anywhere.
Note: The WordPress.org SmugMug block accepts SmugMug URLs for embedding. Custom domain links will not work.
Share an App
You can create a custom app for your gallery! Navigate to the gallery, click the gallery Share button, and select the App tab. Click the Copy Install Link button to share your custom app link via email or social media.
Tip: To share your entire site or folder as a downloadable app, append “?mobile” to any SmugMug URL. This feature works best when using the browser native to your device.
Share a QR Code
(Direct, Portfolio, and Pro accounts only)
Generate a QR code for any gallery to make sharing quick and easy. Log in and navigate to the gallery, then click the overflow menu (three vertical dots) and select Get QR Code.
Share Feeds
Want your fans to stay updated? You can set up feeds for your galleries. Ensure feeds are enabled in Account Settings > Privacy > Feeds, and make sure the full SmugMug footer is turned on in the design settings. Your fans can access feeds for public galleries only.
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