---
title: "Hidden sets and images"
canonical_url: https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d8313ad6-ab37-11e2-8ffe-b8f6b11825bb
short_url: https://dpg.support/aijm
category: "Images > Sets"
locale: en
updated_at: 2017-02-16T01:39:12Z
source: Digital Photo Gallery Support
---

# Hidden sets and images

Changing set or image visibility allows you to arrange and preview your work on a website without making it publicly visible. Hidden sets and images are only visible on your [testing host](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/acf006a6-f69b-11e5-a5da-16474ff850f4) address, which means that you can get a set ready to go live at a later date without disrupting your visitors' experience on your live site. 

Before you begin, make sure your site has a [testing host](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/acf006a6-f69b-11e5-a5da-16474ff850f4) set up.

### Changing image visibility 
[▶ Video](https://cache.dpg.media/hyqelgcvfopo/videos/fdb0abd2-f3d8-11e6-833b-8e12dd763e7d/10942c60-f3d9-11e6-833b-8e12dd763e7d.mp4)
Go to the set containing the image you wish to hide. Use the **Hidden** toggle in the **Visibility** panel to make the image hidden. 

> 💡 **Tip:** You can also select and hide multiple images at once on the overview screen.

![](https://cache.media.digitalphotogallery.com/hyqelgcvfopo/images/6885aa58-f3dd-11e6-99bb-967fcb7c1249/673_support.jpg?generated=20170216001903)

Hidden images are shown as faded in the admin.}

### Making images visible at a later date
By default, images made hidden will stay that way until you manually make them visible. You can optionally set a date and time for the image to automatically become visible. 
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After toggling the **Hidden** toggle, click on **Advanced Options** and select and date and time under the **Becomes visible** dropdown.

### Hiding a set
You can set an entire set and all the images within it as hidden. 
[▶ Video](https://cache.dpg.media/hyqelgcvfopo/videos/56802f84-f3df-11e6-aabe-8e12dd763e7d/66070996-f3df-11e6-aabe-8e12dd763e7d.mp4)
Open the **Set information** panel. Under **Advanced Options**, toggle the **Hidden** switch to the on position. This will hide all images and the set itself on the public site. 

### Hide new images
This allows you to make any new images added to a set hidden by default.
[▶ Video](https://cache.dpg.media/hyqelgcvfopo/videos/ff1eb31c-f3e0-11e6-aed1-967fcb7c1249/10a6db1e-f3e1-11e6-aed1-967fcb7c1249.mp4)
Open the **Set information** panel. Under Advanced Options, toggle the **Hide new images* switch to the on position. Any new images added to this set will be hidden by default. 

### Hidden set comparison
Drag the slider across the screen to compare a view of the live site to the testing site. The hidden **People & Portraits** set is only visible on the testing site.
![left: live site](https://cache.media.digitalphotogallery.com/hyqelgcvfopo/images/50474aa2-f3e5-11e6-b94c-967fcb7c1249/677_support.jpg?generated=20170216011744)

![right: testing site](https://cache.media.digitalphotogallery.com/hyqelgcvfopo/images/d96258e6-f3e4-11e6-b3bf-8e12dd763e7d/676_support.jpg?generated=20170216011443)