--- title: "Setting up a Press Site" canonical_url: https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/768a7610-0810-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4 short_url: https://dpg.support/ados category: "Guides > Teams > Using DPG for collaborative galleries > Gallery Set Up > Press Site" locale: en updated_at: 2017-08-18T17:57:24Z source: Digital Photo Gallery Support --- # Setting up a Press Site In this guide we'll go through the steps needed to create and set up a new [press site](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a5dde540-8376-11e7-8b00-76c92ec7a447) - a standalone gallery with image download options, protected by individual user logins. ### Contents: * [Create the site](#create-the-site) * [Fill in header and page title text](#fill-in-header-and-page-title-text) * [Add a logo and customise site design](#add-a-logo-and-customise-site-design) * [Add a header image](#add-a-header-image) * [Add website icons](#add-website-icons) * [Upload and add test images](#upload-and-add-test-images) * [Preview your site on the web](#preview-your-site-on-the-web) * [Enable user logins](#enable-user-logins) * [Add set text](#add-set-text) * [Google Analytics](#google-analytics) * [Add a public host or use your own domain name](#add-a-public-host-or-use-your-own-domain-name) * [Next steps](#next-steps) > 💡 **Tip:** This guide uses the music festival page collection, which will create pre-configured keyword pages and navigation for *Artists*, *Stages*, *Days* and *People*. If your event requires a different set of pages and keywords, follow the guide then see [Adding new sections](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/823a1b3e-f21e-11e6-b72f-6e61028599f7). ### Create the site Visit the [websites screen](https://admin.digitalphotogallery.com/account/websites), click on the **New site** tab. [▶ Video](https://cache.dpg.media/hyqelgcvfopo/videos/9f614716-81d2-11e7-8449-8ef06f2f9be6/b2472670-81d2-11e7-8449-8ef06f2f9be6.mp4) Scroll to the **Modern Narrative** template. Under the configuration options choose **Music Festival Press Gallery [Switchable]**. Select an initial theme and layout (this can be changed later). Click **Create** and give your site a name. If your site is for an annual event you can optionally add a year **Page Group**, which will make the addition of future pages much easier. Click **Advanced Options** and in the **Page group** section enter the current year or season, for example **2017**. Click **OK**. ### Wait for the site to be created ![](https://cache.media.digitalphotogallery.com/hyqelgcvfopo/images/6d2a631c-d454-11e6-b995-967fcb7c1249/428_support.jpg?generated=20170106210951) The new site may take a few minutes to build. Please be patient and stay on the screen while it does.} ### Fill in header and page title text {video:69a44946-820b-11e7-be9e-8ef06f2f9be6 Once the site has been created you can replace the default text with your own information. ### Add a logo and customise site design [▶ Video](https://cache.dpg.media/hyqelgcvfopo/videos/99f3d4ce-8295-11e7-86ab-8ef06f2f9be6/a83120c8-8295-11e7-86ab-8ef06f2f9be6.mp4) From website overview screen, click **Edit Design**. Here you can change the base theme and layout, as well as other design elements on the page. To add a logo, click on **Design**, select **Header** and choose a logo file to upload. You can change the size of the logo on the page by using the **Scale** option. > 💡 **Tip:** If possible, use an SVG or PNG file for your logo. The recommended minimum width for the logo image is 2048px, which will be scaled for all devices automatically. You can also make any other adjustments to design elements, colours and fonts in the **Design** section. ### Add a header image [▶ Video](https://cache.dpg.media/hyqelgcvfopo/videos/b353198a-829e-11e7-96ef-2e80af156eae/c2a9bf24-829e-11e7-96ef-2e80af156eae.mp4) Another easy way to personalise the gallery is to add a header image. From the **Design** tab select **Topbar** and choose a header image to upload. You can toggle between desktop and mobile view to see how your design will look on different devices. > 💡 **Tip:** Use a high resolution image with a standard 3:2 aspect ratio. DPG will optimise the image on upload and make sure that it looks great across all devices. ### Add website icons [▶ Video](https://cache.dpg.media/hyqelgcvfopo/videos/e7bfba06-829f-11e7-b28c-8ef06f2f9be6/f79ef0ae-829f-11e7-b28c-8ef06f2f9be6.mp4) You can add common [website icons](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a675335e-ac1c-11e2-a89f-f23c91703874) in the side panel of the website overview screen. > 💡 **Tip:** For best results your icon should be in PNG format and a minimum of 512px across, apart from the Pinned Site icon which must be an SVG file. ### Upload and add test images [▶ Video](https://cache.dpg.media/hyqelgcvfopo/videos/c2eb99c8-82a1-11e7-b9d2-8ef06f2f9be6/d2df41a4-82a1-11e7-b9d2-8ef06f2f9be6.mp4) Making your site creates corresponding sets in the image admin. [Add some content](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7b889c02-ab37-11e2-afa4-b8f6b11825bb) to the **Gallery** set to see how it looks on the site using the [image management tools](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/category/c7ecc5f2-aa90-11e2-b3c5-b8f6b11825bb). If you don't have any images in your account yet, go to the [upload screen](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/304db388-ab34-11e2-aeb3-b8f6b11825bb) to add some. ### Preview your site on the web [▶ Video](https://cache.dpg.media/hyqelgcvfopo/videos/10fe6bd0-82a3-11e7-a162-2e80af156eae/2228aad8-82a3-11e7-a162-2e80af156eae.mp4) Click the **Visit** button to see your site live on the testing host address. The test images you added to the *Gallery* set should now appear here, along with their download options. ### Enable user logins It's a good idea to place any sites with downloads enabled behind a secure login. This will allow you to restrict access only to visitors who create a username and password. Not only does this keep your images safe, it lets you track user downloads and view a number of useful statistics. All files will also be uniquely encoded so that they can be traced back to the user that downloaded them. _(Requires edit mode Advanced.)_ [▶ Video](https://cache.dpg.media/hyqelgcvfopo/videos/5ea023ca-82ac-11e7-ba8b-2e80af156eae/70164ed6-82ac-11e7-ba8b-2e80af156eae.mp4) Go to the **Security** tab and click **Options**. Switch the **Enable log in** toggle to the on position and click the **Update** button. Go to the **Restricted URLs** tab and create a new restricted url. Type **/** in the URL box to restrict the entire site from the homepage, then click the **OK** button. Once you've secured the site, you'll need to make a login for yourself too, as this is separate from your DPG login. > 💡 **Tip:** By default users are able to sign up, verify their email address and immediately access the site with their login. You can turn on **Require activation by admin** if you want the ability to approve each signup before the user can access the site. [▶ Video](https://cache.dpg.media/hyqelgcvfopo/videos/f6345fa6-82b3-11e7-a74c-8ef06f2f9be6/0516296e-82b4-11e7-a74c-8ef06f2f9be6.mp4) After you've enabled logins, you may want to add a background image to the login screen. Go to **Design** > **User Screens** > **Background** and upload a high res image or choose a background colour. ### Add set text ![](https://cache.media.digitalphotogallery.com/hyqelgcvfopo/images/8ea1921a-8375-11e7-9a24-8ef06f2f9be6/925_support.jpg?generated=20170817190029) You can [add text](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/f7953c62-0811-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4) to provide visitors with information about your site, such as image usage rights and contact details.} ### Google Analytics _(Requires edit mode Advanced.)_ {detail:c882103e-82b4-11e7-b419-2e80af156eae ### Add a public host or use your own domain name Before you launch your site you should always add a [public host](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/acf006a6-f69b-11e5-a5da-16474ff850f4). Public hosts are indexed by search engines and content served from a public host loads faster in browsers. A public host could be [your own domain name](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d5598eb2-ac59-11e2-9f92-d49a20fffecc) or one of our free dpg.gallery or festival.gallery addresses. > ⚠️ **Warning:** The testing dpg.cc address is uncached, so it's useful for checking when you've made any changes to the site, as they will appear immediately. The dpg.cc address should not publicly shared. ### Next steps * [Adding new sections](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/823a1b3e-f21e-11e6-b72f-6e61028599f7) - add, edit or replace the keyword pages * [Preparing for a live event - DPG preparation](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/category/a763b05e-080f-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4) * [Preparing for a live event - Team preparation](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/category/0ee5640a-080d-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4)