Galleries are where your photos live on SmugMug. This article will guide you through the process of creating a new gallery and configuring its settings to best showcase your work. Give each gallery a unique title, manage who can see and share your gallery contents, and specify the way that your photos are displayed within the gallery. Make your photos available for purchase by your visitors.
- Create a gallery.
- Change your gallery settings.
- Customize your gallery's design.
- Manage your gallery pricing (Pro plan only).
Create a gallery.
1. Log in to your SmugMug account.
2. Start a new gallery from one of two places:
Click Upload > Into New Gallery in the global navigation bar.
Go to the Organizer and click Create > Gallery.
3. When the gallery settings overlay appears, you can:
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- Choose a gallery settings preset.
- Name your gallery and add a description of the contents.
- Set your gallery visibility, access, and photo protection options.
- Choose social-sharing options.
- Manage the appearance of the photos in your gallery.
- Click Create to save your settings.
Your new gallery is now ready, and you can start uploading photos to it.
Change your gallery settings
If you need to update your gallery settings after creating it, you have two ways to do this:
Within the gallery itself:
- Open the gallery you want to edit on your site, then click Settings in the section bar.
From the Organizer:
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- Click Organize in the navigation bar, select the gallery (or galleries) and click Settings.
Tip: If you’ve found a combination of settings you love, you can save them as a preset and apply them to other galleries in just a click. Learn more about creating presets.
Customize Your Gallery’s Design
Open the gallery you want to customize.
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Choose a gallery style:
- View the gallery on your site.
- Click the three-dot menu in the section bar, select Gallery Style, and pick one of the available options to adjust the gallery layout.
- Compare the different gallery styles to find the one that suits your needs.
- You can also pick your gallery style via your gallery settings, from the appearance tab.
- Use the customize design tools to modify your specific gallery style display.
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Choose a theme for the gallery.
- Click the three-dot menu in the section bar, select gallery themes and choose one of the pre-made themes or any custom theme you’ve created.
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Use the Customizer for more advanced changes.
- Click Site in the navigation bar, navigate to the desired gallery, and click Customize Design in the section bar.
- Choose between All Galleries or Just This Gallery to control whether your changes are applied globally or only to the current gallery.
- Find the details about customizing your SmugMug site here.
Note: Some core content elements in a gallery are fixed and cannot be customized. When you’re in customization mode, these areas will display a lock icon when you hover over them.
Manage Your Gallery Pricing (Pro Plan Only)
If you have a Pro plan, you can set individual pricing for each gallery:
- Navigate to the gallery you want to update.
- Click the section bar three-dot menu and choose Gallery Pricing.
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Select a pricelist:
- A window will show the pricelist currently applied to the gallery.
- Click the drop-down menu to select a different pricelist.
- Choose Manage Pricelists to create a new pricelist for your gallery. .
- Click Save once you’ve selected your new pricing.
Creating and customizing galleries in SmugMug gives you control over how your photos are displayed and sold. Use the steps above to set up galleries that match your style and business needs, and refine them further as your site evolves.
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