Public and private albums
Choose who sees an album, what public exposes and how to protect sensitive photos.
Every album carries a visibility: public or private. This single setting decides who can see the photos and where they appear. Choosing it well means respecting your members' privacy while still sharing the life of the church.
Choose the visibility
Visibility is set when you create the album, or later when you edit it:
- Open Gallery, then create or edit an album.
- Choose between Public and Private in the window.
- Save.
On the album thumbnail, a badge shows the status: green for public, orange for private. You can tell at a glance what is exposed.
| Visibility | Who sees the album | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Public | Visible from your church's public page | A service, convention or baptism to share widely |
| Private | Kept inside the management area, internal only | Work photos, sorting in progress, sensitive shots |
What "public" exposes
A public album becomes viewable from your church's public page: anyone visiting it can open the album and see the photos. This is ideal for showing the life of the community, but it calls for real care about what you publish.
Warning: publishing an album makes it visible beyond your members. Only make public the photos you are comfortable showing to everyone.
Keep an album private
A private album stays inside the management area. It is useful for preparing a selection, sorting an event's shots before release, or keeping photos that are not meant to go out. You can switch an album from private to public when it is ready - nothing is locked.
Tip: start private, do your sorting, then switch the album to public once the selection is clean. It is safer than publishing everything and correcting afterwards.
Consent of people and children
Technical visibility does not replace consent. Before making public an album where people are recognisable, make sure you have their agreement - and explicit agreement for children, through their guardians.
Note: a published photo commits your church. If in doubt about a person, keep the album private or remove the photo concerned.