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Album customization

Photo album preferences and themes

Customize how your online photo album looks and works in Photo-Pick. Adjust visual style, pick types, image presentation, sharing options, and search visibility from one central settings area.

Whether you want a clean private gallery, a polished client album, or a more branded presentation, album preferences help you shape the experience to match your workflow.

What you can customize

Album themes, pick and selection types, likes count, image numeration, image names, sorting, download and share permissions, fullscreen mode, and search engine visibility.

Why it matters

It helps you present albums more clearly, adapt them to different workflows, and give viewers the right level of interaction and access.

Best for

Client proofing, event albums, family sharing, branded galleries, portfolios, and organized internal collections.

One place to control album appearance and behavior

Album preferences combine visual customization and practical viewing options. Instead of managing separate settings in different places, you can shape both the look and the behavior of an album from one central area.

Appearance

Visual style

Define how the album looks with themes, colors, and background settings that support a more polished presentation.

  • Custom album themes
  • Background styling
  • Reusable design choices
Interaction

Pick and selection types

Choose how viewers respond to images, from simple likes to structured selection for practical workflows.

  • Different pick modes
  • Fit for different situations
  • Optional likes count
Presentation

Image display

Control what viewers see, including names, numeration, likes count, sorting, and fullscreen access.

  • Cleaner viewing experience
  • Flexible information display
  • Better fit for each use case
Sharing

Access options

Decide whether invited people can download or share content and how open the album should be.

  • Author-controlled access
  • Download and share options
  • Practical for delivery workflows
PRO

Search visibility

Allow linked albums to be indexed by search engines when discoverability matters more than privacy.

  • Useful for public showcases
  • Available for PRO users
  • Still controlled by the author

Custom album themes

Themes allow you to shape the visual identity of an album. Instead of using the same default look everywhere, you can adapt the album style to the event, audience, or brand.

A theme can combine background color, text color, background image, and background image position. This gives you the flexibility to keep the album minimal, decorative, or more expressive, depending on the purpose of the gallery.

Background color
Choose a base color that fits the tone of the album and works well with your images.
Text color
Adjust the text color for a better visual balance and stronger readability.
Background image
Add an image to create a richer and more distinctive album presentation.
Image position
Use settings such as repeat or cover depending on how the background should behave.

Why users choose themes

A custom theme helps an album feel more intentional, more professional, and more aligned with its purpose.

Useful for

Weddings, events, customer galleries, portfolios, branded presentations, and collections that should share one visual style.

Long-term value

Themes can be reused across albums, which makes it easier to keep presentation consistent without repeating the same setup each time.

Create, edit, and reuse themes

Themes are not only a visual extra. They are a practical way to standardize presentation across many albums. This is useful when you want a repeated style for a recurring workflow, a business use case, or a recognizable brand look.

You can create a theme once, refine it over time, and reuse it whenever a new album should follow the same design direction.

Create new themes
Build styles for different audiences, projects, or event types.
Edit existing themes
Refine the design when you want to improve color balance or presentation.
Reuse across albums
Apply the same visual language to multiple albums for a more consistent result.
Keep presentation organized
Use recurring themes instead of redesigning every album from scratch.

Best for branded albums

If you want albums to look consistent across customers, events, or campaigns, reusable themes make that much easier.

Best for personal albums

If the goal is simply a nicer visual atmosphere, themes also help create a more emotional and polished experience.

Pick types and selection modes

Different albums need different kinds of interaction. In some cases, viewers should simply mark what they like. In other cases, they should make a clearer selection for review, approval, or print-related workflows.

Choose the interaction style that fits the album

The album author selects the pick type in album preferences. This setting defines how invited viewers can react to images and what kind of feedback the album is built to collect.

Instead of treating every album the same way, Photo-Pick lets you choose a mode that better matches the current goal, whether that is emotional feedback, simple approval, structured selection, or pure presentation.

Flexible interaction
Use the mode that best matches your workflow and audience.
Works for different situations
From casual likes to more formal image selection.
Easy to understand
The reaction style communicates the expected action to viewers.
Part of album preferences
Pick type is one integrated setting, not a separate product feature.

When pick types matter most

Client proofing, print selection, event review, internal approval, family sharing, and albums that should guide viewer behavior more clearly.

Why this belongs here

Pick type is a setting inside album preferences, so it works better as part of one complete customization page than as a separate feature page.

Pick type

Thumb Up & Down

Use this mode when the author wants to see not only which images viewers like, but also which ones they do not prefer.

  • Clear positive and negative feedback
  • Useful for comparison and filtering
  • Good when reactions should be more explicit
Pick type

Thumb Up only

Use a simple positive reaction when viewers only need to mark the images they like, without negative feedback.

  • Simple and familiar interaction
  • Good for general preferences
  • Keeps the flow lightweight
Pick type

Lovely

Use a heart-style reaction when the tone of the album is more personal, emotional, or visually warm.

  • Friendly and expressive
  • Good for weddings, family, lifestyle albums
  • Feels more personal than a standard like
Pick type

Checkbox

Use a checkbox when viewers should make a more deliberate selection instead of simply liking images.

  • Structured picking workflow
  • Good for print or shortlist selection
  • Clear visual meaning
Pick type

None

Disable reaction functionality completely when the album is meant only for viewing and presentation.

  • No likes or picks shown
  • Useful for presentation-only albums
  • Helps keep the interface minimal

Likes count as an additional option

The option Show likes count can be enabled together with supported pick types. This displays how many times an image has been liked or selected.

If the selected pick type is None, likes count is hidden because there is no active reaction mode for viewers.

Extra feedback visibility
Show how much attention each image has received.
Useful for comparison
Helps authors quickly identify stronger viewer preferences.
Optional setting
Enable it only when visible counts improve the workflow.
Disabled with None
No reaction mode means no likes count to display.

Best for

Albums where the author wants not only reactions, but also a quick overview of which images received the most attention.

Not always necessary

For more minimal or presentation-focused albums, hiding likes count can keep the experience cleaner.

Control how images are presented

Album preferences also define what kind of image information is shown and how viewers move through the album. This helps you make the gallery simpler, more informative, or more focused depending on the situation.

Likes count

Show the total number of likes or picks for each image when you want feedback to be visible and easy to compare.

Image numeration

Display the current image number and total image count in the format x/y. This is especially useful for larger albums and more structured review flows.

Image name

Show image names when file names or titles help explain the content. This can be useful for storytelling, categorization, or clearer communication.

Sorting

Sort the album by name or creation date so the sequence matches your preferred viewing logic or project structure.

Fullscreen

Enable fullscreen mode to create a more immersive viewing experience on the image details page.

Flexible presentation

Some albums should be simple and distraction-free, while others should show more context. Preferences let you choose the right balance.

Better fit for different workflows

The same album system can support private review, customer proofing, event sharing, and more, because the display can be adapted to each case.

Clearer viewer experience

By choosing which details to show and which to hide, you can reduce confusion and keep the album focused on its main purpose.

Download and share options

Some albums are meant only for viewing, while others are part of a delivery process. Album preferences let you decide whether invited people should be able to download or share content.

This keeps the author in control while still allowing more convenient access when a project requires it.

Allow download and share
Enable these actions only when they make sense for the album.
Visible in the album interface
Relevant actions can appear in the album header and image details view.
Controlled by the author
You choose how much freedom viewers should have.
Helpful for practical workflows
Useful for delivery, customer access, and broader sharing scenarios.

Best for

Customer delivery, event galleries, family albums, and projects where viewers should be able to take content with them.

Why it matters

Not every album should behave the same way. Some should stay controlled, while others should be easier to distribute.

Search engine visibility for PRO users

For PRO users, albums can be made visible to search engines such as Google, Bing, and others. This is useful when an album should be discoverable outside the Photo-Pick application.

This option is relevant when the album has a link. Without a link, the album remains internal and is not available outside of the application environment.

Available for PRO
Search engine visibility is a PRO feature.
Works with linked albums
The album must be accessible outside the account.
Supports discovery
Useful for examples, showcases, and public-facing content.
Still optional
You decide whether an album stays private or becomes searchable.

Good use cases

Portfolio albums, marketing examples, public presentations, and galleries intended for broader reach.

Less suitable for

Private customer albums, confidential collections, and content that should stay limited to selected viewers.

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to the most common questions about album preferences and themes in Photo-Pick.

Can each album have its own theme?

Yes. Each album can use its own theme so the presentation can match the purpose of that specific gallery.

Can I reuse the same custom theme for multiple albums?

Yes. Themes can be reused, which is useful when you want a consistent visual style across several albums.

Can I choose different pick types for different albums?

Yes. The author selects the pick type in album preferences, so each album can use the interaction mode that fits its purpose.

Can I disable likes completely?

Yes. If you select the pick type None, the reaction functionality is disabled and hidden from invited viewers.

Can I choose whether image names or numeration are shown?

Yes. Album preferences let you control whether viewers see image names, image numeration, and likes count.

Can viewers download images from an album?

Yes, if the author enables download and sharing options for that album.

Can albums be indexed by search engines?

Yes. For PRO users, linked albums can be made visible to search engines when the author wants them to be discoverable.

Make each album fit its purpose

With Photo-Pick album preferences, you can control both presentation and behavior - from themes and pick types to viewer permissions and search visibility.