# Digital Photo Gallery — Support > Help and how-to articles for Digital Photo Gallery, an online photo gallery and website-hosting service for photographers. Every article below is also available as clean Markdown (append `.md` to its URL) and as JSON (append `.json`). - [Full knowledge base, one Markdown document](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/sitemap.xml) ## Getting started ### Signing up - [Invitation code](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/75ce8286-ab3c-11e2-8d1c-b8f6b11825bb): Digital Photo Gallery is currently in private beta. To sign up you will need an invitation code. To register your interest, please visit https://accounts.digita… - [Creating a user](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/fb20c8cc-ab3c-11e2-9cc7-b8f6b11825bb): Your invitation email will contain a and a link to https://accounts.digitalphotogallery.com/signup Fields Login: Your login must be a single word, no spaces and… ### Basics - [Introduction](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/430227ea-ab6e-11e2-b460-b8f6b11825bb): New to DPG? Welcome! We've put together a complete video tutorial just for you. We recommend this as your starting point to introduce you to DPG and build your… - [Creating your first website](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/62e5e28a-67e1-11e6-a1e4-be279144b405): Visit the websites screen, click on the New site tab and follow these steps: - [Getting started with the admin](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/0585dd78-ee3e-11e6-a7c5-6e61028599f7): If you're new to using Digital Photo Gallery, this article will take you through the basics of the admin system. ## Accounts ### Plans - [Bandwidth](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/67a6e650-b021-11e2-9101-22b8e83b8e79): Bandwidth means the amount of data that your account has transferred. - [Plans compared](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/784bf104-ef23-11e6-a9af-6e61028599f7): In this article we are going to compare our free account against the paid accounts so you can evaluate whether you would like to . ### Payments - [Upgrading your account](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/cd57b2c6-ab7c-11e2-afc8-b8f6b11825bb): You can change your account plan or upgrade your account by going to Accounts. - [Changing account plan](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/069dd666-28bf-11ef-b84a-bad5c72c6c3a): If you have an existing paid account you may want to upgrade it to a higher tier to expand your storage or access additional features. - [Updating your billing address](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5068ba60-5260-11e6-a15b-7678d470c6e0): You can update your billing address and other contact information by visiting https://accounts.digitalphotogallery.com/users/edit - [Updating Stripe subscription](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/1b3996fa-f492-11eb-8b99-2e38a617bcc0): If you use Stripe to pay your DPG subscription you can update your card details by going to Accounts. Log in to Accounts From your Dashboard, click the Manage b… - [Updating PayPal payment method](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8dd5bc40-7088-11e6-a316-be279144b405): If you use PayPal to pay your DPG subscription you can update your card details by logging in to your PayPal account and adding or updating your card there. Ple… - [Downgrading your account](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/af371daa-e993-11e6-8293-6e61028599f7): You can downgrade your account back to a free account at any time. ### General - [Deleting account](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7f8ac2a6-ab7f-11e2-afc8-b8f6b11825bb): {warning: Using the delete option will permanently delete your account and all of its data. Alternatively, you can instead.} - [User avatar](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c5f19e5a-10ba-11e7-9b2e-7a458206432c): To upload an image for your DPG avatar, go to Accounts. Click on Settings then Avatar and select the image to upload. Click the Upload button. - [Automatic deletion](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8d718c38-d66a-11ea-a4fd-3248f2465248): If you've received an email informing you that your account has been scheduled for deletion, you have the option to cancel this process to continue using the ac… ### Security - [Two-factor authentication](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/44728d52-ab7f-11e2-b07f-b8f6b11825bb): Two-factor authentication provides an extra layer of security for your DPG account. Adding a device - [Two-factor applications](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/29038166-f310-11e6-976a-6e61028599f7): A great option for a dedicated two-factor app, useful as it can restore your codes if you replace your phone. iOS Android 1Password - [Password managers](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/642fb292-2808-11e6-8711-16474ff850f4): The majority of people use very weak passwords and reuse them on different websites. How are you supposed to use strong, unique passwords on all the websites yo… ### Notifications - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5ecbb050-ab77-11e2-8187-b8f6b11825bb): Notifications allow the requested users to be informed when specific events occur. - [Slack](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/17eae8f2-0be3-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): Digital Photo Gallery integrates deeply with Slack, this functionality is especially useful if you are running a shared site with many photographers. - [Pushover](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e26da742-f2ef-11e6-976a-6e61028599f7): https://pushover.net/ ### Users - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/86e784e4-ab7a-11e2-832d-b8f6b11825bb): DPG accounts feature support for multiple users. This is perfect for working in teams on collaborative galleries, working with designers or inviting more experi… ### Statistics - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/eacd058e-ab7e-11e2-b07f-b8f6b11825bb): To get an overview of your account activity visit Statistics. ### Terms - [Cookie Policy](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/fc7b9ef4-ade9-11e2-abd4-f23c91703874): Digital Photo Gallery uses Google Analytics and Woopra to help us track how you are using the system and diagnose potential problems. The use of these services… - [Privacy Policy](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/0f286b66-5fbc-11e8-a824-fe7e64e25404): At Digital Photo Gallery we are committed to our users’ rights to privacy and work hard to protect your personal information. We do not sell your data or use it… ## Admin ### Interface - [Actions in progress](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c935ce6a-6944-11e6-a1e4-be279144b405): Certain actions, such as adding images to sets, show a progress bar until they are complete. You can continue using the Admin as normal while the actions are in… - [Adding to iOS Home Screen](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d7459f5c-8b46-11e6-8b26-be279144b405) - [Custom menu items](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/91dbde3a-d638-11e6-a00c-6e61028599f7): If there is a certain page in DPG that you access all the time, you can create a shorcut in the main menu so getting there takes just one click. - [Customising your workspace](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/faabb18a-ee14-11e6-a7c5-6e61028599f7): Whether you're working on a large monitor or a small laptop screen, there are several ways to optimise your work area in the DPG Admin. Toggling the side panel… ## Images ### Uploading - [Upload screen](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/304db388-ab34-11e2-aeb3-b8f6b11825bb): Drag your images or MP4 videos onto the upload area or click Add to select them. Choose a set (or sets) as applicable and click Upload to begin uploading. - [Preparing your images for upload](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ce9d3a34-d611-11e6-a00c-6e61028599f7): Something that we are often asked is "Is there anything I should do to my images before I upload them to DPG?" - [Supported files](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e4b4b658-aa19-11e2-8405-d49a20fffecc): Supported formats JPEG TIFF PNG GIF ZIP MP4 Maximum file size The maximum size per file is currently set to 150MB. This setting can be increased on request. - [Uploading by FTP](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/424d1d94-ab34-11e2-afa4-b8f6b11825bb): DPG allows you to upload images into the system via FTP. This can be useful when uploading a large number of images, uploading over an unstable internet connect… - [FTP clients](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4a5c27c8-ae72-11e2-9f10-22b8e83b8e79): Download software from https://filezilla-project.org/ Macintosh - [Uploading by email](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ba889ea6-ff26-11e6-92ab-7a458206432c): You can upload to a set via email, which can be useful if you are on the go or uploading from a mobile device. Setting up email uploads - [Automatic camera time validation](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/6114f660-89ac-11e7-84b6-76c92ec7a447): This feature allows you to require that the camera time of all users in your account is validated on upload. This can be useful for teams and events, to make su… ### Sets - [Creating](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/25fcb16e-aa1b-11e2-8405-d49a20fffecc): New sets are created using the New set panel. Sets must have a name and can be given an optional description. - [Adding images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7b889c02-ab37-11e2-afa4-b8f6b11825bb): On the the image review screen open the Sets panel. Choose your set and click Add. - [Removing images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8ec157aa-ab37-11e2-afa4-b8f6b11825bb): To remove a single image from a set use the Sets panel on the review screen. Removing multiple images - [Setting the lead image](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c044ed5a-ab37-11e2-8ffe-b8f6b11825bb): The thumbnail shown for each set in your gallery is called a lead image or set cover image. For images in the same set - [Locked](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/cd088678-ab37-11e2-ab65-b8f6b11825bb): It's possible to lock and image set to prevent against accidental deletion. - [Hidden sets and images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d8313ad6-ab37-11e2-8ffe-b8f6b11825bb): 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 vi… - [Moving sets](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e6a9ddca-ab37-11e2-ab65-b8f6b11825bb): The move tool allows a set to be moved from one location to another. - [Cloning sets](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/9c577f9a-ec04-11e6-921c-6e61028599f7): If you've created a new website and want to migrate your previous site's content, or otherwise wish to duplicate the set structure in another set, you can use t… - [Delete](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/f1d0dd0c-ab37-11e2-afa4-b8f6b11825bb): To delete a set, enter the set that you wish to remove and choose the Delete set panel. - [States](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5b6627fa-5538-11e7-bddd-3e1faff2bde0): If you are doing things like custom ordering you can restore the state of your set at any point in time using this panel. ### General - [Switching views](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/53d35b90-ac07-11e2-8a0d-b8f6b11825bb): There are several different ways to view your images in DPG's admin interface. To switch views click on the cog icon and select the options you would like to us… - [Display order](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/b642e7a8-ab82-11e2-a508-b8f6b11825bb): You can change the order of sets and images by using the icon in the options bar. Choosing custom will allow you to drag and drop images and sets in to an order… - [Information](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5e970908-aa1a-11e2-8bb3-d49a20fffecc): DPG can automatically read the information that you add to your images using Photoshop, Lightroom and other editing software. You can also edit this image infor… - [Notes](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8e1e701e-ac07-11e2-b433-b8f6b11825bb): Notes are a way of adding information to your images. The information is purely for use in the admin system. - [Crop tool](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/28dc013a-ab85-11e2-bc0b-b8f6b11825bb): DPG uses cropped images in a variety of place in both the admin and on websites. The system tries to crop intelligently, but if you'd like to customise the crop… - [Rotate](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/672c6016-ff2c-11e6-92ab-7a458206432c): You can rotate any image from the review screen. - [Image links](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/aee383bc-6ebd-11e6-a316-be279144b405): The image link feature allows you to turn images on a page in to custom links to either internal or external pages. - [Keyboard shortcuts](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/b6917b6e-649f-11e6-974d-be279144b405): Select a sequence of images Select multiple images Set an image rating for a single image Set an image rating for multiple images Uploading and adding to multip… - [Send to account](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/14062190-6bd6-11e6-bf8c-be279144b405): The Send to account option allows you to copy or move images between different DPG accounts. This can be useful if you're a user of multiple accounts, such as a… - [Deleting images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/fba3a992-ac07-11e2-bcc6-b8f6b11825bb): You can delete single images from the review screen by using the delete panel. Multiple images - [Using HTML in image description](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d2969048-0c00-11e7-ac7e-6e427e8a5d79): You can use HTML in the image description field. For example, to link to an external site use the following code: - [Replace](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/f8d59a78-5521-11e7-8ea6-76c92ec7a447): The replace tool allows you to update an image while retaining its other settings. ### Keywords - [Basics](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/eb94ce26-ab82-11e2-bb5f-b8f6b11825bb): Keywords are a very powerful tool to help you organise your images in DPG. In this article Adding keywords Viewing all keywords Viewing keywords for images in a… - [Batch remove](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/0a0a13ca-ab83-11e2-832c-b8f6b11825bb): To remove a keyword from multiple images go to Images > Keywords in the main navigation. - [Keyword profiles](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ce675ac4-63eb-11e6-974d-be279144b405): Keyword profiles allow you to create a custom title and description that can be displayed on websites that use a keyword. Example - [Dynamic keywords](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/15821148-6a12-11e6-bf8c-be279144b405): When added to an image, dynamic keywords automatically replace the generic part of a keyword with the actual value pulled from the metadata. This allows you to… - [Keyword validation](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/50c2c744-7ac9-11e6-8ef6-be279144b405): Keyword validation allows you to mark keyword as correct. Validated keywords appear as green instead of blue in the keywords view. - [Namespaced keywords](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/df4b3ddc-f221-11e6-b72f-6e61028599f7): Namespaced keywords are used to group similar types of data. They are defined by using the format namespace:keyword, for example: - [Automatic keywords](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/486de4dc-ff28-11e6-92ab-7a458206432c): Automatic keywords are AI powered keywords which use machine learning to analyse the image and identify the content. ### Metadata - [Profiles](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/04e04d18-ab85-11e2-9666-b8f6b11825bb): Metadata profiles allow you to embed your contact information into images, whether they are displayed on the web or file downloads. - [Information](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d51ae9ba-66db-11e6-a1e4-be279144b405): You can view the EXIF data for single images on the review screen. All information - [Updating profiles for existing images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/3c2e2e28-67d1-11e6-a1e4-be279144b405): If you have images which have already been uploaded and are associated with a specific metadata profile, you can update all of the metadata profiles for those i… ### Ratings - [Ratings](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/72eb50c8-ac07-11e2-b177-b8f6b11825bb): DPG will import star ratings from all popular image editing software (such as Adobe Lightroom). You can also change the rating of any image on the review screen… ### Archives ### Watermarks - [Watermarks](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c55a7f50-ac07-11e2-8a0d-b8f6b11825bb): DPG allows you to automatically watermark images by applying an overlay to any image profile. You can add as many different overlays as you need and use them fo… ### Search - [Search](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/dab85e44-ac07-11e2-b433-b8f6b11825bb): To search for images in your DPG account, click on the search icon in the options bar and enter the word you would like to search for. ### Image versions - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/518507f2-e7e6-11e6-87ac-6e61028599f7): Image profiles or 'versions' are an important part of DPG. A full set of image versions is generated automatically when you create a website. If you want exact… - [Embed code](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/f6d7b748-5520-11e7-bddd-3e1faff2bde0): Embed code allows you to place your DPG hosted image versions inside other websites and services. ### Downloads ### Licensors - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e5e2d2b4-6dd5-11e8-9a20-fe7e64e25404): With the Licensors and Rights features, DPG allows you to attach additional license information to your images. ### Code Fragments - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/bcf9b6e0-bb61-11e8-899a-3225061e24b0): Code fragments are an advanced feature which can be added to images in higher tier accounts. ### Credits - [Credits](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/34de1fc2-3ab8-11e9-b2da-92852488ce07): Use the Credits panel to add additional credits to an image. ### Colour Management - [Display P3](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/17bcc248-72af-11e9-bff1-0ad06ec3f2bd): Display P3 is a wide-gamut alternative to sRGB, at the moment there is limited device support, but the number of users who can view wide-gamut images is increas… ## Blogs ### Admin - [Setting up a blog](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/81d3eca0-ac19-11e2-8714-f23c91703874): To create a blog, go to the Blogs screen from main navigation. Click the Create button and give your blog a name. Click OK. - [Backups](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/100bf8f0-5526-11e7-8ea6-76c92ec7a447): The backup options allows you to export a JSON version of your blog. ### Posts - [Making a new blog post](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/f3c3be16-f310-11e6-976a-6e61028599f7): Navigate to your blog and click the New Post button. Give your post a title (you can change this later) and click OK. Saving a draft While you're working on you… - [Editing a blog post](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/39127e1e-ac1e-11e2-8b5b-f23c91703874): To edit an existing post, click the Edit button from the blog overview screen, make your changes, then click the Save button. - [Publishing a blog post](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/1edc96f0-f310-11e6-976a-6e61028599f7): When you're ready to make your post public, click the Publish button. Unpublishing a post To return a post back to draft status, click the Unpublish button. - [Deleting a blog post](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7be21988-f310-11e6-976a-6e61028599f7): To permanently delete a blog post, open the Delete panel and click the Delete button. - [Adding images to a blog post](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/31fc4190-ac1f-11e2-96b4-f23c91703874): When you set up a DPG blog, a corresponding blog set will automatically be created in your sets. This is where you need to add the images or videos that you wan… - [Adding blog categories and keywords](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d3e80cfa-f3a6-11e6-8cef-6e61028599f7): To organise your blog posts, you can add categories and keywords to posts. These will show in the sidebar of the blog and allow your visitors to find and naviga… - [Formatting text](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/cc41eee4-f310-11e6-976a-6e61028599f7): You can format your text by highlighting it and clicking on the various text formatting icons. - [Adding a jump](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/63d16980-ac37-11e2-bdcf-d49a20fffecc): Insert the following into your posts HTML to add a break. ### Management - [Batch editing categories](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/675ce0de-caa3-11e9-87c2-66ad71e9c169): To batch edit a category name, first go to a blog post with that category applied to it. In the Categories panel, click on the category name. - [Batch editing keywords](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/f62a0c72-caa5-11e9-87c2-66ad71e9c169): To batch edit a keyword name, first go to a blog post with that keyword applied to it. In the Keywords panel, click on the keyword name. ### Websites - [Adding a blog to a website](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/38744fda-c375-11e9-ad3b-faa88f73be91): You may want to start populating your blog with content before launching it publicly. Once you're ready to add it to your website, you need to create a new blog… - [RSS feeds](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7e8363e6-ac37-11e2-bdcf-d49a20fffecc): If you want to allow visitors to keep up with your work via an RSS reader such as Feedly you can enable an RSS feed for your blog. - [Social sharing options](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7aa36d18-f3b2-11e6-8cef-6e61028599f7): You can add sharing icons to your blog posts to make it easy for visitors to share your work. - [Blog comments](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c98517ae-f3b4-11e6-8cef-6e61028599f7): By default Facebook comments are enabled on DPG blogs. ### External Services - [Set up a Tumblr blog as a subdomain](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/046b2062-aead-11e2-a47c-22b8e83b8e79): An easy way to use your existing Tumblr blog with DPG is to set it up as a subdomain. This means that your DPG site would load at an address like http://www.you… - [Creating a link from your site to an external blog](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/79ffa408-ef2f-11e6-9d7f-6e61028599f7): If you have a blog which is hosted with an external service you can create a link to that blog from your website by creating a new website navigation item. ### Series 3 Blogs - [Beta testing info](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8d6bfaf8-c396-11e9-a64e-faa88f73be91): Thank you for joining the Dedicated Blog beta test! We're so excited to have you on board and to hear your feedback. About template testing Dedicated Blog is ou… - [Featured posts](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4243a2d0-c38f-11e9-a64e-faa88f73be91): Series 3 blogs allow you to mark posts as featured posts. Featured posts appear as a banner at the top of the blog and multiple posts become a post carousel. Ca… - [Related posts](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/52c383dc-c38f-11e9-a64e-faa88f73be91): You can select related posts to show visitors additional relevant content at the end of any post. - [Enabling post templates](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/64b29cf4-c38f-11e9-a64e-faa88f73be91): Post templates allow you to create posts with special formatting and layouts in Series 3 blogs. This includes full-width images, side by side images, two or thr… - [Using post templates](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/f0df0258-d343-11e9-bf01-222534bf2d82): Post templates allow you to create posts with special formatting and layouts in Series 3 blogs. This includes full-width images, side by side images, two or thr… ## Websites ### Configuration - [Creating a website](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7200696e-ac34-11e2-a7fb-f23c91703874): Visit the websites screen, click on the New site tab and follow these steps: - [Filling in site information](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5d039ef4-ad0d-11e6-89d4-be279144b405): Once your site is created, go to the Content tab and replace the default text with your own information. - [Adding images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/baba18b2-ac34-11e2-8a5a-f23c91703874): You can add images directly to a set. Using sets with the website - [Making the site public](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/eacbea12-654a-11e6-be22-be279144b405): Before you tell the world about your site you should add a . #### Upgrading - [Switching Templates](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/df9ed924-ac34-11e2-8a5a-f23c91703874): In this guide we’ll show you how to migrate your current live site to a new design with zero downtime or disruption to your visitors. ### Guides - [Creating a portfolio with Essential Portfolio](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/987b927c-b0cc-11ea-8752-d6336a578750): In this guide we'll be going through the steps to set up a brand new website using the Essential Portfolio template. - [Creating a shop with Dedicated Shop](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/f0d44740-a36d-11eb-88cf-2e38a617bcc0): In this guide we'll go through each step of creating a shop with the Dedicated Shop template. Using DPG's Sales features we'll create products and add them to s… - [Creating a blog with Dedicated Blog](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/2a51299a-ce52-11e9-bb44-66ad71e9c169): In this guide we'll be going through the steps to create and configure a blog using the Dedicated Blog template. - [Creating a shop with Essential Portfolio](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/2ae74160-2481-11eb-a5ea-3248f2465248): In this guide we'll show you how to make a shop with the Essential Portfolio template. Using DPG's Sales features we'll create products and add them to an image… - [Creating a secure client area](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/27b07bd0-8965-11e6-9171-be279144b405): In this guide we are going to show how to create a login-secured website from which you can distribute your work to clients. How many times have you had an urge… - [Creating an event press site](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d2e53060-8a3a-11e6-8b26-be279144b405): In this guide we'll create a new standalone website for image delivery from an event such as a festival, concert or fashion show. It can display work by a singl… - [Creating a wedding gallery site](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/cd9c71f8-d063-11e6-a88d-6e61028599f7): In this guide we will be creating a standalone wedding gallery site. Using the template, we'll make a Photo Story gallery with multiple sets. Photo story pages… - [Creating a standalone splash site](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/95420db8-7963-11e8-8993-fe7e64e25404): In this guide we will be creating a standalone splash site. ### Templates #### System Templates ##### Series 3 ###### Essential Portfolio - [Template overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/58284310-8975-11ea-b882-8a29d2b8c452): Essential Portfolio is our definitive template for portfolio sites. - [Examples and demos](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e2388ac8-3ab7-11e9-a265-eac5b11bc458): Each of the demo sites on this page is made from the same Essential Portfolio template. Using the Design section you can choose from a selection of pre-made the… - [Page types](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8482ed12-c097-11ea-bfbc-d6336a578750): The Essential Portfolio template has a broad range of pages targeted at portfolio sites. Most of the pages are highly configurable, with multiple different layo… - [Gallery page styles](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5fe6811e-c202-11ea-8de0-3248f2465248): The Essential Portfolio Gallery page is designed to be flexible and easy to customise so that you can tailor it to your own work. We've created a number of pres… - [Gallery hierarchy](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/923f931c-9cd9-11e8-b6bf-3225061e24b0): Gallery pages have a hierarchy of views to present content for easy browsing. If you have a large body of work, it's a good idea to plan how you intend to group… ###### Dedicated Shop - [Early Release](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/15852f80-c53f-11eb-a380-824cb035c834): 🗓 Last updated: 4th June 2021 About Dedicated Shop - [Template overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a48100ea-9c97-11eb-ab0f-6ae3c97cceff): Dedicated Shop is a standalone template developed for e-commerce. It features a number of diverse layouts and styles to make it easy to create a beautiful shop,… - [Examples and demos](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/0169f47e-a233-11eb-bce1-824cb035c834): {Shop Overview using the product , so that items can be added to cart from this view or clicked through to individual product view for more information. ###### Dedicated Blog - [Template overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/691b3988-c05e-11e9-964b-faa88f73be91): Dedicated Blog is a standalone template optimised for blogging. It allows you to choose from a number of different layouts and settings to effortlessly set up a… - [Examples and demos](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/90c049b2-c372-11e9-ad3b-faa88f73be91): These are just some examples of what's possible with the Dedicated Blog template. Remember, elements of this template such as headers and footers can be selecte… - [Index view layouts](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d9a7b63e-c051-11e9-900f-66ad71e9c169): The Dedicated Blog template gives you the option to choose from 6 different index view layouts, giving your content a completely different look with just one cl… ##### Series 2 ###### Classic Masonry - [Template overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4a76e6dc-9e7d-11e5-a846-16474ff850f4): The Classic Masonry template is ideal for portfolio sites. It features galleries laid out in masonry columns which click through to individual image view. You c… - [Examples and demos](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a9116b42-1ba3-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): The Classic Masonry template is ideal for portfolio sites. The masonry gallery layout can be customised to flow horizontally or vertically and images click thro… - [Page types](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/31616e5e-0810-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): The Classic Masonry template has two layout options: Sidebar and Top Bar. - [Gallery pages](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/13a50790-dc4f-11e6-b2c8-6e61028599f7): There are several different Gallery pages to choose from when it comes to presenting your work. The defining characteristic of this template is the masonry grid… - [Customisation](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/0ca9ff64-096d-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): There are a number of easy ways to customise your site and make it your own. Gallery customisation ###### Flexible Side Scroll - [Template overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/74a32a84-f20f-11e5-92da-16474ff850f4): Flexible Side Scroll is a versatile template for portfolio sites. Within this template are several layout options, which allow you to choose between a Top Bar a… - [Examples and demos](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/1d00e996-f5b2-11e5-a5da-16474ff850f4): Flexible Side Scroll is a versatile template for portfolio sites. Within this template are several layout options, which allow you to choose between a Top Bar a… - [Page types](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/fce4eff2-080f-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): The Flexible Side Scroll template has 3 layout options: Top Bar, Sidebar and Fullscreen Sidebar. Below, you can see examples of each page type in the Top Bar an… - [Gallery pages](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ecaca918-080f-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): The Flexible Side Scroll gallery is a horizontally scrolling page, with the choice of Topbar or Side bar layout. Image Gallery ###### Modern Narrative - [Template overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ba454d56-0852-11e7-ab7b-7a458206432c): Modern Narrative is a super versatile template which can be used to create all kinds of sites, from portfolios to client delivery areas. It features a number of… - [Examples and demos](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5b9a6a72-4df7-11e6-a15b-7678d470c6e0): Event site Client delivery site with user logins Client delivery site Event press site Wedding gallery site - [Page types](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c85d7da8-0854-11e7-ab7b-7a458206432c): Splash Images All gallery pages support images, animated gifs and native video. - [Photo story pages](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/6251f08e-4a18-11e6-801b-7678d470c6e0): Photo Story is a page type which allows you to easily change the size and layout of images by using star ratings. This makes them versatile for dynamic photo na… ###### Versatile Splash - [Template overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5be59e2e-9a68-11e8-a27f-3225061e24b0): The Versatile Splash is a special micro site template which has just one purpose - it allows you to create a splash page which is a gateway to other content. - [Examples and demos](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/acdb685c-7963-11e8-8993-fe7e64e25404): A four image splash page for a portfolio. ### Customisation #### Essential Portfolio - [Arranging media order in Design](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/89a756b4-b789-11ea-9771-3248f2465248): To make it easier to work with your content without having to leave the Design section, you can rearrange the order of any sets and index views sorted by custom… - [Using the lightbox](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/3336b342-c102-11ea-8de0-3248f2465248): The lightbox is a single media style where the image pops over the index view rather than loading as a separate page. It's a great option for a focused single i… - [Masonry layouts explained](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/99b44604-c137-11ea-8de0-3248f2465248): What's new? In Series 3, the Essential Portfolio template has two different masonry layouts - Masonry and Horizontal Masonry. - [Configuring the Splash page](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/475c0018-c1d7-11ea-8de0-3248f2465248): The Splash page is the default landing page on an Essential Portfolio website. In this article: Adding images Editing header text and link Editing and adding li… - [Anatomy of the page](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/188b93ee-c21c-11ea-8de0-3248f2465248): The Essential Portfolio template is one of our most customisable templates to date. To help you get to grips with the different parts of the site, you may find… - [Hiding set information](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/eb9dd1d0-b78f-11ea-9771-3248f2465248): On sites using the Essential Portfolio template, you can hide the set name on a per set basis, allowing you to have it showing on some and hidden on others. Hid… #### Dedicated Shop - [Sales Page - Index View design](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7517a3e6-b8fc-11eb-97a3-824cb035c834): Contents: Setting up the Index view - select the product view appearance for all products at once. Index view theming - select the product view appearance for a… - [Sales Page - Overview design](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/990ccdee-b1f4-11eb-a4fe-2e38a617bcc0): The Overview is a sales page view which shows multiple products alongside their product information and prices. Each product on the page is its own set with an… - [Sales Page - Product View design](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ebd3c2b6-b1eb-11eb-b1ec-824cb035c834): The product view has 4 distinct layout styles and a variety of other theme customisations you can make. These can be applied to all products at once, or chosen… - [Cart design](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a5290f2e-b1e6-11eb-8c17-2e38a617bcc0): Click Page then the Components tab. Select the cart Style from the dropdown menu. - [Checkout design](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ddbc36e2-b1e9-11eb-b1ec-824cb035c834): To customise the appearance of the checkout page, go to the checkout in the Design preview window. Add an item to your cart and click the Continue to Checkout b… #### Modern Narrative - [Instagram integration](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/600d9244-2549-11e7-bdc9-76c92ec7a447): Copy the code below and replace the XXX after cliend_id with your Client ID. Replace the redirect_uri with the exact domain address that you entered into your a… #### Flexible Side Scroll - [Fullscreen Slideshow image selection tips](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/27bca4b4-883d-11e7-8d83-3e1faff2bde0): If you're using the on your site, you may have noticed that images added to this page will look different depending on your device or monitor aspect ratio. #### Versatile Splash - [Design customisations](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7c464c50-9cce-11e8-b6bf-3225061e24b0): You can hide the Image Information or Headline text by selecting Hide from the Visibility menu. Adding a background colour to text - [Setting the image crop](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/02831732-9cd7-11e8-9cdd-322e76128033): DPG automatically scales images for different screen resolutions and browser dimensions. You can choose which area of the content on your Versatile Splash page… ### General - [Edit mode](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d88dbebc-ac1a-11e2-b218-f23c91703874): There are three edit modes accessible from the Edit mode panel of the websites screen: Basic - Allows simple control of the site building and editing process. S… - [Redirects](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/2ea4f59e-ac1c-11e2-a89f-f23c91703874): If you've moved a site to DPG it's possible that search results from your previous sites might not match with your new DPG URLs. - [Deleting a website](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/381e4d30-ac0a-11e2-a18c-b8f6b11825bb): Websites are locked by default to protect against accidental deletion. ### Pages - [Changing the aspect ratio for set cover images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/51a61072-d626-11e6-a00c-6e61028599f7): By default many types of gallery page use square aspect ratio images for the sets view. - [Adding pages](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/196bbd9e-ac1b-11e2-b218-f23c91703874): The settings depend on the page, they include things like text, contact block options, etc. If you'd like to add images to a page follow this article. - [Renaming a page](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/571c13c0-bb07-11ea-a763-d6336a578750): When renaming a page make sure that you also change the path, set name and any navigation pointing to it. - [Deleting a page](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8887d8e2-5b59-11e7-8e56-76c92ec7a447): To delete a page, go to the websites Pages screen and click the x button next to the page you want to delete. - [Contact page setup](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d2e66c86-ad0e-11e6-89d4-be279144b405): Go to the Pages tab. Click on the edit button next to the Contact page to edit it. - [Changing contact page image crop](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e4768d46-08d5-11e7-ab7b-7a458206432c): Pages such as the Contact page or the Text & Image page allow you to add an image simply by adding it to the corresponding set. - [Changing the homepage](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ebe2b6da-889e-11e5-8a4d-16474ff850f4): Any page type can be a homepage. To change the page used as the homepage of your site, open the Site options panel, choose the new homepage from the drop-down m… - [Creating a video page](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a3199c06-d169-11e6-b0c3-6e61028599f7): Once you've created a you can connect it to a video gallery page on your website. Create a video gallery page On the website screen, select the Pages tab and cl… - [Meta tags](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d2e8e1e2-f240-11e6-ab0b-6e61028599f7): DPG provides an easy way of adding meta tags to your pages. Adding a meta tag - [Editing page path and title](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/6d286750-194c-11e7-9c45-6e427e8a5d79): The path is part of the page's URL. For example the Gallery page will be created at yourname.com/gallery/ by default. If you want to change this, you don't need… - [Custom error pages](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/b47f253e-5534-11e7-8ea6-76c92ec7a447): You can configure custom error pages or make all errors redirect to a certain page. - [Downloads](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/f15a81ec-5534-11e7-8ea6-76c92ec7a447): Use the downloads panel to update the download options for the site. - [Search options](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5f62806e-71ed-11e9-a641-000c2922813d): You can control which image properties are included in website search data. - [Customising the Consent Banner](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a9354122-c1c9-11ea-9012-d6336a578750): The DPG consent banner allows you to obtain opt-in consent from your visitors on their first visit to your website. Use the Cookie Policy page to provide more i… ### Design - [Editing the design](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a9169892-ac34-11e2-8a5a-f23c91703874): Each one of our Templates has several built-in themes and layouts for you to choose from. Using the Design screen you can change the theme and layout to use as-… - [Adding a logo](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/dc4c37f8-ad11-11e6-89d4-be279144b405): You can add your own logo to all Templates. - [Page design options](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/653b50d4-080e-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): In the Page tab of the Design area you can find design settings controlling individual pages. Relevant settings appear in the side panel when you navigate betwe… - [Arranging content in the Design section](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d6637976-9ce0-11e8-9cdd-322e76128033): Some templates allow you to arrange the order of images in the Design section. Versatile Splash template In the Design section, go to Page and Arrange Images. C… ### Navigation - [Controlling navigation items](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a4ad2c9c-d6cb-11e6-a00c-6e61028599f7): Navigation items are separate from pages. This is because a navigation item can point at either an internal page on your site or an external site like a Tumblr… - [Alternative gallery navigation ](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8b63ad76-0815-11e7-ab7b-7a458206432c): By default, a gallery page navigation link will take you to the set view. This shows each set in the gallery and clicks through to the individual sets. ### Security - [Toggling image protection](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/b3c2ca56-d62c-11e6-a00c-6e61028599f7): Most gallery pages have image protection options to help prevent users downloading images by right-clicking, dragging or touching-to-save on mobile devices. - [Access key](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4fac1c36-ac1c-11e2-a89f-f23c91703874): You can use the Access key panel to generate a key which is needed to enter your site. - [Password protection](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5c82192e-ac1c-11e2-a89f-f23c91703874): If you would like to apply simple username and password to a certain area of your website then you can enable that via the security section of your website mana… - [Enabling user management](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/645fd65e-156e-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): You have the option to secure the site behind a secure login system. Doing so will allow you to restrict access only to visitors with a username and password. A… - [Moving users to another secure site](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ce0f8c5e-0dc3-11e7-9b2e-7a458206432c): If you have created a new site to replace a site with user logins, you can move those registered users so that they won't need to create a new login. ### Fonts - [ Uploading fonts](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/dbde6042-ac1c-11e2-be69-f23c91703874): As well as access to our extensive built-in font system, DPG allows you to upload your own custom fonts to use on your websites. - [Typekit](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/3ffa08ca-d8a0-11e6-8835-6e61028599f7): If you have an Adobe Typekit account you can create a kit and use it on your DPG website. ### Icons - [Social icons](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4abdc864-b27a-11e2-9f9e-22b8e83b8e79): Here are some examples of sites with social icons: - [Website icons](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a675335e-ac1c-11e2-a89f-f23c91703874): The icons panel allows you to control the different icons associated with your website. These will be displayed in web browsers and on mobile devices when your… ### Statistics - [Detailed statistics](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c85db15e-ac1b-11e2-8b9b-f23c91703874): Accessing detailed statistics Go to Statistics and Websites from the main menu, then click Detailed for your chosen website. - [Live statistics](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d748c3e8-ac1b-11e2-8b9b-f23c91703874): Go to Statistics and Websites from the main menu, then click Live for your chosen website. IP address filters - [Google Analytics](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ebc53f2c-ac1b-11e2-8b9b-f23c91703874): If you have an account with Google Analytics then you can enable tracking on your DPG powered website. - [Woopra](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/062e64ec-ac1c-11e2-8b9b-f23c91703874): If you have an account with Woopra then you can enable Woopra tracking on your DPG powered website. - [Google Tag Manager](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d24231a4-4dfd-11f0-9676-22f1571a2044): How to Add and Manage Google Tag Manager in DPG Admin ### Search engines - [Image search options](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/db31fc96-e7cb-11e6-87ac-6e61028599f7): By default DPG sites allow images to be indexed by search engines. ### Caching - [Advanced cache](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/788e4436-ac1b-11e2-bf33-f23c91703874): Whenever you access a DPG site using a the hosting system caches the response for vastly improved load times. Because of this all public hosts have a delay when… ### Domains #### Hosts - [Host types](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/acf006a6-f69b-11e5-a5da-16474ff850f4): Testing hosts look like this: yoursitename.dpg.cc yoursitename.dpg.cx #### Your Own Domain - [Registering](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/794891a8-ac1e-11e2-84df-f23c91703874): There are many places on the internet to register domain names. The most important things are that you register the name yourself, that way you always have full… - [Ask DPG support to configure a domain](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/72bbc7e0-cbce-11e7-8025-d28524ac7d86): We know that configuring your domain can be a confusing and technical process. Every domain registrar has their own individual interface, so it can prove diffic… #### DNS Records - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d5598eb2-ac59-11e2-9f92-d49a20fffecc): To add your own domain name to your Digital Photo Gallery website: - [Verification](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5b1c6f42-ac5a-11e2-9f92-d49a20fffecc): If you've just set up your domain with Digital Photo Gallery it's possible that you'll see a Domain Set Up In Progress screen when you first try to visit you si… ##### Registrars - [1&1](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4290c79e-ae52-11e2-88a9-f23c91703874): From your domain control panel you should configure the following nameservers. ns1.digitalphotogallery.com ns2.digitalphotogallery.com ns3.digitalphotogallery.c… - [GoDaddy](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/fbb9f5f6-ae52-11e2-88a9-f23c91703874): To add your own domain name to your Digital Photo Gallery website: #### SSL Certificates - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/3f344350-cb21-11e7-a677-02616046d57b): DPG provides free SSL certificates to all users on our to make their sites secure. - [Switching from HTTP to HTTPS](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7b1e894c-74e4-11ef-9b98-62b0c3f45a7c): As of 2024, DPG offers free SSL certificates for all newly added domains for accounts on our . #### Admin - [Primary domain](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/cfd10f50-ac5a-11e2-9f92-d49a20fffecc): The link to visit your site from the admin is set to the first address in your list of domains. - [Moving domains between sites](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/eed2f24c-ac5a-11e2-9f92-d49a20fffecc): If you've redesigned one of your DPG sites, you may need to move the host address from the old site to the new one. #### Resources - [OpenDNS Cache Check](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/116112e4-ac5b-11e2-a502-d49a20fffecc): Once you've made DNS changes it may take a while for them to show up on your computer. - [intodns.com](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/125e8082-ac5b-11e2-a842-d49a20fffecc): http://intodns.com/ Check the status of your domain. ### Developers #### General - [Switching to development mode](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a6803b1a-62f2-11e6-adab-be279144b405): The Development mode enables extra tools for users wishing to develop their own templates or work with the most advanced features available in DPG. - [Custom HTML skins](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/07414412-b299-11e6-89d4-be279144b405): Custom HTML skins allow you to completely integrate the look and feel of your current site with a DPG powered gallery. - [Style sheet overrides](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/bc209968-f673-11e7-9c3f-0ab052ab1b75): Value Options These are potential value options. Range field Hidden field Select field Code options #### Themes - [Importing and exporting](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/1fd154d4-ee23-11e6-a7c5-6e61028599f7): You can export any of your custom themes made using the DPG visual editor as a JSON file, this is great for backing up themes or moving designs between differen… #### Creating a custom template - [Saving your template](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/705e25ec-ee20-11e6-a7c5-6e61028599f7): To save any site you have created in to a template you should switch to the Templates panel and then make sure the new option is selected and enter a name for y… #### Page Components ##### Management - [Adding a component to a page](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/1fc40ba8-7dc5-11e7-b184-3e1faff2bde0): You can add a new component to a page or select a shared component to add. - [Sharing components](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/51fd6758-7dc6-11e7-b1f3-76c92ec7a447): Sharing a component means that you'll be able to reuse that component across multiple pages, if you update the content in one instance of the component the chan… - [Component properties](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/071cae14-7dc7-11e7-b184-3e1faff2bde0): You can change the HTML properties of a component using the edit button. - [Making components user editable](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8613d878-7dc7-11e7-b184-3e1faff2bde0): Any components you add will be manageable by you in development mode, but it's likely that you will want to make some of them easy for standard users to manage. ##### Components - [Contact Details](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4d26db2c-ca49-11e7-8025-d28524ac7d86): The Contact Details component allows you to add either contact details or a contact form to a page. Custom Form Elements #### DPG JavaScript Libraries ### Promotion - [Head description](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/16004d70-ac1e-11e2-8b5b-f23c91703874): You can control the text that shows up in search engines by adding a description to your website pages. - [Sitemaps](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/2aed8f72-ac1e-11e2-8b5b-f23c91703874): All sites have a sitemap located at http://www.yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml - [Google Search Console](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7e7507e2-0822-11e7-ac7e-6e427e8a5d79): This guide will show you how to add your site to Google Search Console. #### Pinterest - [Blocking Pinning](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a5caa5a8-cdfd-11e2-b590-22b8e83b8e79): You can block blocking Pinterest Pinning using the Pinterest panel. - [Enable Analytics](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/078c0836-cdfe-11e2-b590-22b8e83b8e79): You can also see pinned images from your sites by visiting an address like http://pinterest.com/source/www.krisatomic.com/ and replacing the last part of the UR… #### Twitter - [Configuration](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ef6c1fb8-5533-11e7-8ea6-76c92ec7a447): To intergrate Twitter simply add your Twitter handle in to the panel. #### Facebook - [Configuration](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/68eae2f2-5534-11e7-bddd-3e1faff2bde0): Enter your Facebook details to intergrate your DPG website with Facebook. ### Accessibility - [Alternative text](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/3ee845e4-e969-11eb-bea6-824cb035c834): Alternative text or alt text is a short text description which is used if a visitor to your website can't see or display an image. It's used by visitors using a… ## Video ### General - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ed6e1fae-fe90-11ea-a8d5-3248f2465248): There are two different ways that you can use video on DPG websites - native video and video from external services. Native video Native video means that videos… ### Native Video - [Optimising video](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d228cfc4-2437-11e6-8711-16474ff850f4): Before uploading video you should always make sure that the file has been optimised. Optimising your video will save you money in storage and bandwidth costs, a… - [Uploading video](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/b2f4ce1e-d16b-11e6-b0c3-6e61028599f7): DPG supports direct uploading of MP4 video into sets. Once uploaded videos can be managed in the same way as standard image files. - [Adding a custom thumbnail](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8f1bb82a-241b-11e6-8711-16474ff850f4): You can add a custom thumbnail to your video file by attaching an image to it in the DPG Admin. Most people choose to use a still from their video, but you can… ### Video From External Services - [Activating](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/2640f252-ac19-11e2-8714-f23c91703874): Visit the settings screen and enable the Videos switch. - [Creating a video set](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/2f23a6e2-d16a-11e6-b0c3-6e61028599f7): External videos are organised into sets. You can create as many sets as you need in the Video section. - [Importing video](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5c3352e0-d16a-11e6-b0c3-6e61028599f7): You can import video from both YouTube and Vimeo for use in your DPG sites. - [Adding to website](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4717f6ba-ac19-11e2-8714-f23c91703874): To display your videos from YouTube or Vimeo on a website you should link your DPG video set to a . - [Editing a set](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/2c4b220c-553a-11e7-bddd-3e1faff2bde0): You can use the edit panel to update the set information. - [Deleting a set](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/0f500500-553a-11e7-bddd-3e1faff2bde0): Delete video sets using the delete panel. - [Video thumbnails](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ef0b3fc4-a60f-11ea-bea8-5684601e5062): By default external video will show the thumbnail imported at the time the video is added to DPG. - [Deleting a video](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/cba12594-a60f-11ea-bea8-5684601e5062): To delete a video, navigate to it in the external video set. ## Sales ### General - [Sales Features](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a7abf8b2-9d62-11eb-9b8e-6ae3c97cceff) - [Series 3 Sales](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5251bb5c-a309-11eb-9461-824cb035c834): How it works - [Testing your shop](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ff4e4680-ad1e-11eb-b914-2e38a617bcc0): Before you launch your shop to real customers, you should take some time to check that all information and settings are entered correctly. Below you can find a… ### Products - [Creating products](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e6ee67f6-0e93-11e7-9b2e-7a458206432c): To sell items using a DPG shop you need to create products. A product includes all the information your customer will see on the product page, such as the name,… - [Product images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/89a73c36-a303-11eb-9461-824cb035c834): Product images are added to website sets. This makes it easy to add and remove images, and to use them in multiple places such as portfolio websites and blogs. - [Currency](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ad36a24c-a437-11eb-8671-2e38a617bcc0): You can create products with prices listed in one of the following currencies: GBP £ EUR € USD $ - [Media order](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/101e0f8a-a9c4-11eb-a3d1-2e38a617bcc0): Overview media By default, the shop page uses a hover effect to show a second image when a cursor is placed over the product. This allows customers to quickly s… - [Sales Navigation](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/0dee8a36-b44c-11eb-86d2-2e38a617bcc0): {Related products and similar items help your customers to discover other relevant products in your shop. - [Related products](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/6fdd80cc-b1ee-11eb-b1ec-824cb035c834): From the website screen click on the set to which you want to add related products. Open the Related sets panel. Select the related set from the dropdown menu a… - [Similar items](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7cc1456c-b1ee-11eb-b1ec-824cb035c834): From the website screen click the Pages tab. Click the Edit button on the shop page and select the Content tab. Switch the Set navigation toggle to the on posit… ### Payment service providers #### PayPal - [Linking PayPal account](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/3eef80a0-a870-11eb-9b23-2e38a617bcc0): To link PayPal to your DPG account, you must first sign up with PayPal or have an existing account. - [Testing PayPal](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/93f4664e-b2be-11eb-b0e6-2e38a617bcc0): PayPal allows you to create sandbox accounts for both the customer (this is called a Personal account) and the merchant or seller (this is called a Business acc… #### Stripe - [Linking Stripe account](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/860888f6-a870-11eb-8610-824cb035c834): To link Stripe to your DPG account, you must first sign up with Stripe or have an existing account. - [Testing Stripe](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/47a3b13a-b2b6-11eb-b0e6-2e38a617bcc0): Before launching your shop, you should test it to make sure that everything is set up correctly. When using Stripe as the payment provider, you can switch your… ### Orders - [Managing orders](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/fac7a7ec-0e98-11e7-9f24-6e427e8a5d79): Each order placed on your website can be seen on the sales page. You can click through on the order to see a breakdown of items and the customer. - [Order Confirmations](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/21a65168-b2ca-11eb-9032-824cb035c834): From the website screen click on the Notifications tab then Options. Edit the reply-to email and click Save. Editing email text ### Websites - [Changing shop currency](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/95847e9e-b1d9-11eb-bc98-824cb035c834): To edit a shop's currency, go to the Sales tab from the website screen. Select currency from the dropdown and click Save. - [Changing shop payment provider](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c8df73a6-b1da-11eb-8c17-2e38a617bcc0): You can use a PayPal and/or Stripe account to receive payments from customers. If you enable both Stripe and PayPal accounts, customers can choose which service… - [Announcement banner](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/2c1135a4-b4c9-11eb-86d2-2e38a617bcc0): The Announcement Banner is an optional page element which displays between the navigation and the rest of the page content. The banner can be used for special o… ### Checkout - [Disabling checkout ](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7ab4ebfe-b1ce-11eb-bc98-824cb035c834): Series 3 shops can function without the checkout page if necessary. When checkout is turned off, the cart takes customers directly to the payment service provid… - [Options](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e992528e-b028-11eb-b80f-824cb035c834): The checkout page allows you to choose whether some of the fields are visible to customers. Checkout page ### Shipping - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/1dac9f38-2676-11e8-ab74-2adc85656026): You can add shipping to your DPG shop by creating shipping rules. - [Creating shipping rules](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8839687a-6d9f-11e8-83d4-ee7a9325e1ba): You can add postage or shipping costs to your shop by creating Shipping Rules. Shipping Rules are made up of Conditions, which allow you to set out different sh… - [Deleting shipping rules](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/2e2d6190-0813-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): From the Shipping screen, click the Manage button on the rule you want to delete. - [Shipping rules examples](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c54a0ce4-d860-11e2-bbd6-22b8e83b8e79): The following are examples of shipping rules being used to achieve different outcomes. ### Discount codes - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/cee09f92-785e-11eb-84f4-6ae3c97cceff): You can create discount codes to share with your customers. These are applied at checkout and can include percentage discounts (e.g. 10% off), fixed value disco… - [Creating discount codes](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/b5de33dc-785f-11eb-8a25-824cb035c834): From the main menu, go to Sales and Index. In the sales area click on the Discounts tab. Creating a new discount code ### Taxes - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/f6df34a4-c4c6-11eb-a7cc-2e38a617bcc0): If you need to collect taxes from your customers, you can create tax rules for your shop. - [Creating tax rules](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/082d049e-c4cb-11eb-a380-824cb035c834): You can add taxes to your shop orders by creating Tax Rules. Tax Rules are made up of Conditions which allow you to apply different tax rates to your customers… ### Advanced - [Shipping Collections](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a4d04212-c40c-11eb-a380-824cb035c834): If you have more than one shop website in your account and wish to have different sets of shipping rules for each, you can create Shipping Collections. Each col… - [Permitted Countries](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/1bbe9860-c40d-11eb-89e5-2e38a617bcc0): By default, products in your shop can be bought from all countries worldwide. If you wish to only allow purchases from certain countries, you can create a Permi… - [Discount code Collections](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/38a966a8-c40d-11eb-a380-824cb035c834): If you have more than one shop website in your account and wish to have different discount codes for each, you can create Discount Code Collections. Each collec… - [Tax Collections](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/2acbb14e-c40d-11eb-89e5-2e38a617bcc0): If you have more than one shop website in your account and wish to have different sets of tax rules for each, you can create Tax Collections. Each collection ca… ### Admin - [Enabling sales in the menu](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c5ee7096-ac18-11e2-b5e0-f23c91703874): {warning:To enable sales you will need to be using one of our paid .} ### Legacy: Series 1 and 2 Sales - [Adding sales to a website](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/de5a4f06-ac18-11e2-82a0-f23c91703874): {deprecated:The following article is outdated. Websites created before 8th June 2021 may not have our latest sales features. Follow the to get started with our… - [Postage calculations ](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7e0b0dae-f6b9-11e5-a5da-16474ff850f4): {deprecated:The following article is outdated. Websites created before 8th June 2021 may not have our latest sales features. Follow the to get started with our… - [Overview & Demos](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4fcac3d8-6f45-11e8-9a20-fe7e64e25404): {deprecated:The following article is outdated. Websites created before 8th June 2021 may not have our latest sales features. Follow the to get started with our… - [Creating and adding products](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/75d3e1b2-76fa-11eb-954e-824cb035c834): {deprecated:The following article is outdated. Websites created before 8th June 2021 may not have our latest sales features. Follow the to get started with our… ### Print Providers - [Prodigi](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/115fe82a-d961-4fa1-b8b0-644b4a4877bf): With Prodigi connected, DPG can: show print-enabled product options on the website collect the shipping address and shipping phone number at checkout create the… - [Print Space / CreativeHub](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ffe411c7-2e9b-4dd0-9fdd-4763f8d36151): Using The Print Space / CreativeHub print fulfilment with DPG ## Downloads - [Downloading individual images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/95f4cb72-455e-11e7-914d-76c92ec7a447): Individual images can be downloaded from the image review screen using the Download panel. - [Creating image archives](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/b01ba42a-ac07-11e2-b6e5-b8f6b11825bb): You can use image archives to create downloadable ZIP files of your images. Creating archives - [Uploading non-image files to DPG](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/13939906-19f3-11e7-9cf9-7a458206432c): DPG allows you to upload files such as PDFs, which you can then use in your client area or link from your site. This is useful for attaching a contact sheet or… - [Adding files to a website set](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7bd0c7f4-19f4-11e7-9cf9-7a458206432c): You can add files to your websites for visitors to download by attaching them to individual sets. You can attach you've created in DPG, or . - [Creating a PDF contact sheet ](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/9b10d320-19fe-11e7-bdb6-7a458206432c): Create or navigate to the set you wish to make a contact sheet from. Click on the Download icon in the tools bar, then choose the PDF file option. Wait while th… - [Downloading large image archives](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/aa4eea98-8716-11e9-8c57-a23f74f99f4a): DPG is capable of generating very large ZIP archives and many users utilise this feature to deliver work to clients, send files to team members after a shoot, o… ## Messaging ### Email - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/9abac96a-ac18-11e2-b5e0-f23c91703874): If you own your own domain name then email at your domain is usually something that your domain name registrar can supply you with, so if you'd like to set up s… ### Contact Form Messages - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7ec820ea-5a84-11eb-ab86-824cb035c834): Any messages that are sent via a DPG contact form will appear in the Messages area. - [Moving to Archive](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/83318c96-5a81-11eb-9dd9-000c2916abbf): You can move messages between the Inbox, Archive and Spam. - [Deleting](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e6a50352-5a81-11eb-830c-824cb035c834): From the Dashboard navigate to the Messages area. ## Services ### URL shortener - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ec01f8b6-ac09-11e2-be41-b8f6b11825bb): The Digital Photo Gallery URL shortener is available at https://dpg.bz/shorten ### Sending images - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/2ca0913c-55ea-11e7-bddd-3e1faff2bde0): DPG can send images to other services from the image list view and review screen. ## Troubleshooting ### Getting Help - [How to get fastest help from DPG support](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/036eec2c-6e72-11e8-9a20-fe7e64e25404): When you contact DPG with a question or problem, we’ll always aim to get back to you as fast as possible. Here are a few things you can do when getting in touch… ### General - [Admin image loading issues in Google Chrome](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/fbab2fa8-6c6d-11e6-bf8c-be279144b405): If you are having issues where, when scrolling through sets with large amounts of images, not all images are loading, it may be an issue with Google Chrome. To… - [Using DPG Admin In Chrome Version 49](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/370340a8-2000-11e8-a491-2adc85656026): If you are using a legacy operating system which is now unsupported by the latest browsers, you may be having trouble using the DPG Admin system. - [Mac OS X 10.11 And Lower Security Certificate Fix](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/68d7bb92-9e26-11ec-8467-d6a716821bb8): If you are using an older version of OS X (Version 10.11 or lower) and for any reason are unable to update your operating system, you may have experienced error… ### Account - [My free account is over its limits](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/717a2060-e967-11e6-8293-6e61028599f7): If you are seeing a screen telling you that your account is over its limits when you visit one of your websites, then there are a few things you can do. Upgrade… - [Admin access is restricted due to outstanding invoices](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e6ae9d28-fcb7-11e9-b08c-b61f586a5754): The Admin access is restricted due to outstanding invoices warning on the dashboard means that your account has been limited due to overdue invoices. Clearing o… - [Account storage limit reached](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/b1bc4ba4-14c1-11ed-95db-ceb57bf3bf3a): Each DPG account plan comes with a storage allowance. You can see how much storage you're using on your Dashboard: ### Log In - [I can't log in or I forgot my password](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/fc85e98a-ac0a-11e2-b0a5-b8f6b11825bb): If you can't remember your password or your login isn't working, you can reset it yourself in a couple of steps. Reset your DPG account password Go to accounts.… - [I don't have an account](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/1a6fa2c4-ac0b-11e2-b433-b8f6b11825bb): If you don't have an account yet, you can sign up to a free account here. ### Websites - [Chrome tries to automatically translate one of my pages](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/6919f6c2-ac0b-11e2-a7dd-b8f6b11825bb): Pages with a small quantity of text or with specific types of text such as names can mistakenly trigger the browser translation. You can add the following to th… - [Outdated Browser](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/75781cc6-9ced-11e9-8801-faa88f73be91): Digital Photo Gallery websites are built using the best web technologies, allowing them to load quickly and run efficiently. To see the sites at their best, use… - [403 error when visiting a website](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/53ab221a-0f6e-11f0-81e0-8ef384da036b): DPG actively monitors and blocks malicious traffic across all hosted websites. This includes automated bots scraping content for AI training, scripts probing fo… ### Images - [Regenerating images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/cae341ca-55e8-11e7-bddd-3e1faff2bde0): If you have an image which is displaying as a broken image icon in your browser you can regenerate its versions from the original file. - [Finding large images in your account](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/3dda922c-a649-11e7-9b7a-d28524ac7d86): Visit the Images section and click on Properties. You'll be able to see all the images in your account sorted by File Size. You can use this information to find… - [Images uploaded without metadata](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8d75bcd2-9a00-11ea-9417-5684601e5062): If you have uploaded images with information such as titles, descriptions or keywords exported from your editing software, but didn't turn on the metadata switc… - [Arranging nested sets and images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/79e5496a-5c21-11eb-8857-6ae3c97cceff): Sets can have a mixture of nested sets and images inside them. Sets and images cannot be mixed in order. The nested sets will come before the images. - [Emergency Image Recovery](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/88969670-5dfc-11ec-bfa8-dede5ae3d06e): Images or videos that have been permanently deleted from Digital Photo Gallery can not be restored into the DPG admin interface. ### Debug Screen - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/51ade08a-ac0a-11e2-9974-b8f6b11825bb): You can access the debug screen at https://admin.digitalphotogallery.com/account/debug - [Reset processing images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/01b5fa52-aeb9-11e2-b037-22b8e83b8e79): If you have an image which has been stuck processing for a long time, use this option to reset it. ### Email - [Issues since 2022 with Google Workspace's (formerly G Suite)](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/222b9dc0-a01f-11ed-936c-eeb9917ab082): Some very early DPG users may have been caught out by Google's recent decision to start charging for Google Workspace. ## FAQ ### Websites - [How do I switch from one template to another?](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a3476d32-ac0d-11e2-91f3-b8f6b11825bb): If you have an existing DPG website and you want to re-design it by switching to a different template or make other big changes, you can simply create a new web… - [Why do DNS changes take time?](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/300b508a-da9e-11e2-88a5-22b8e83b8e79): This video explains why DNS changes can take some time to show up. ### Developers - [Can I run the Digital Photo Gallery from my own server?](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ed3671ea-ac0d-11e2-91f3-b8f6b11825bb): Short answer. No. Long answer to follow. ### Miscellaneous - [Camera Shutter Count](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/13e06fbc-2cbb-11ec-9c19-a6b40c8c6be6): Camera Shutter Count is a free online tool that tells you how many photos your camera has taken. This number is sometimes called the "shutter actuation count" o… ## Guides ### Tutorials - [Getting started with Essential Portfolio](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7c1354ca-e16a-11ea-ac9c-3248f2465248): In this four part video course you'll learn everything you need to build a portfolio website with the Essential Portfolio template. ### Teams #### Using DPG for collaborative galleries ##### Overview - [Features and benefits](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/1380d5e2-07ec-11e6-99c2-16474ff850f4): Digital Photo Gallery makes it easy for teams and organisations to work together on collaborative galleries. - [Events to-do list for Admins](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/14fa7e02-080d-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): Whether you're setting up your first DPG-powered event site or are already a regular, here are some things to do and consider. Setting up an account - [Public Gallery vs. Press Gallery](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c7d89144-080d-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): DPG allows you to make all kinds of sites, but using our tailored templates and page collections, we’ve made it really easy to make two specific types for event… - [Workflow](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e8299844-0812-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): Depending on the type of event and the size of your team, there are several options for running your collaborative event sites with DPG. Presenting your content ##### Account Setup - [Create account](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e9f1a89e-0810-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): Fill in the form here to register for a new account invitation for your event or organisation. Please clearly state that you are signing up to use DPG as a team… - [Upgrade account](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/25107884-0810-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): Once you are ready to upgrade your account, head to Accounts, where you can subscribe via PayPal. - [User and Admin roles](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d3a12f18-096b-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): When you make your DPG account, you simultaneously create a user and an account. This master user will control the account settings such as billing and user man… ##### DPG Preparation - [Adding users](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e5d735d2-080e-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): Each member of your team who will be contributing to your DPG-powered event should have their own login. - [Configuring users](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/1881c75e-553e-11e7-bddd-3e1faff2bde0): Once you've to the account, you can configure their accounts to best take advantage of DPG's various features. - [Image upload rules](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/06c2a4b6-528d-11e6-813c-7678d470c6e0): Image upload rules allow you to detect potential issues with new image uploads and prevent common problems, such as uploading images without metadata or those i… - [Setting up duplicate handling](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/9658d832-0811-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): Duplicate detection allows you to choose how duplicate files are handled by DPG. Duplicates happen if a photographer mistakenly uploads the same file more than… - [Setting the time days start](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/80daebd8-5b6e-11e7-9cb9-76c92ec7a447): If your event runs into the night over several days, you should adjust the time the day "starts". - [Serial number matching](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/1bac86fc-0810-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): If you are running an event with one central editor who is uploading all the images, then you should enable serial number recognition. This will match the seria… - [Watermarks](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/9db6f40a-080d-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): If you'd like to add watermarks to your images you can follow . - [Slack notifications](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4133473a-0810-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): If you are running a photography team of 2 or more members we highly recommend that you use our Slack integration. ##### Team Preparation - [Syncing camera times](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/418fa21c-080d-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): Before photographers begin shooting, they should always ensure that all cameras are set to the correct time. The date and time captured is used to display image… ###### Photographers - [Guide for Photographers](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/b1d0b864-8452-11e7-bf83-3e1faff2bde0): Contents: Your first time using DPG? Account setup Workflow Keywords Before an event Switching to event account Uploading Managing your images Your first time u… - [Keywords for Photographers](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/adf0cc9e-a94f-11e7-b63d-02616046d57b): Keywords are a way of adding information to images, both for internal categorisation and to provide structure to website galleries. You can add keywords in your… - [Image export settings](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/9a8f3baa-9170-11e7-8d41-76c92ec7a447): These are our suggested image export settings for events. Unless otherwise briefed by your event contact, we recommend always uploading in full resolution (you… ##### Gallery Set Up ###### Public Site - [Setting up a Public Gallery](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/80706c98-0810-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): In this guide we'll go through the steps to create and configure a new gallery for an event such as a music festival. - [Create Facebook app](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/b8abe970-0810-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): In order to use the Facebook social sharing button and comment features on your site you should and add it to your site. - [Add Twitter handles to website](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e0cca20e-0811-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): Twitter is supported in mutiple ways, you can add your handle to the main site image blocks and also turn on Twitter Cards for images. ###### Press Site - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a5dde540-8376-11e7-8b00-76c92ec7a447): A DPG Press Site is an easy way to create a standalone website for image delivery from an event such as a festival, concert or fashion show. It can display work… - [Setting up a Press Site](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/768a7610-0810-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): In this guide we'll go through the steps needed to create and set up a new - a standalone gallery with image download options, protected by individual user logi… - [Updating set description text](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/f7953c62-0811-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): You can add text to press sites to provide users with information, and use HTML to create links to other sites or email addresses. - [Custom download versions](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8a9f8b0c-080d-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): Before creating a new profile, you need to find the unique ID for the correct gallery page. In this example, we're adding a new profile to the 2018 gallery. - [Managing Press Site users](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8b036a20-0810-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): You can see all the users signed up to a press site by going to Security and the Users tab. ###### Custom HTML Skin - [Converting an existing site design into a HTML skin](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/65fe9276-080c-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): If you are running an event and you want to exactly match the style of your DPG site to an existing site design, you can clone the HTML of the main site to turn… ###### Shared - [Adding page collections for additional years](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/0e041d22-ee4b-11e6-bb98-6e61028599f7): Adding a new page collection will create a new set of pages. This allows you to easily update your site over multiple years. - [Adding new sections](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/823a1b3e-f21e-11e6-b72f-6e61028599f7): Our default templates come with various pre-set pages such as Days and Artists, but you can easily add more that are specific to your content. - [Toggling image protection](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/9489babe-f463-11e6-92f2-6e61028599f7): Most gallery pages have image protection options to help prevent users downloading images by right-clicking, dragging or touching-to-save on mobile devices. ##### Managing Images - [Square crops for lead images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7b5c62e6-080d-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): Some areas of the gallery use cropped thumbnails to represent items within a section, such as keywords. While DPG will try to intelligently select the best area… - [Setting lead images for keywords](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/334b9e52-080f-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): The lead image for a keyword is the thumbnail which shows on the keyword page. By default, the image with the highest will become the lead image for that keywor… - [Setting naming patterns for file downloads](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/54861868-2078-11e7-9feb-6e427e8a5d79): You can set a custom naming pattern for any file downloads on your DPG sites. ##### Keywords - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/6b8fd1a4-080d-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): Keywords allow you to organise images, both for internal categorisation and to easily give structure to website galleries. On websites, keyword pages can be use… - [Validated keywords](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5e5afd2a-4492-11e7-8586-3e1faff2bde0): Admins can add validated keywords which are used by the system as the definitive way each keyword will appear. You should double check the title case or stylisa… - [Keyword cover images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4512d5e0-457d-11e7-914d-76c92ec7a447): The cover image is the thumbnail which shows for each namespace keyword and makes up the keywords page. ##### Managing Websites - [Using redirects](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/245fdc06-080e-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): A redirect is a way to send visitors to a different URL from the one they originally requested. For example, you may want to redirect from the main gallery page… ##### Analytics - [Website and download statistics](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e43168fc-096b-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): DPG automatically collects a number of different analytics from website visitors. - [Team performance](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/aa5ac24a-096b-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): You can generate graphs to show team performance for any set with images in DPG. This shows images shot and uploaded per hour, as well as a graph of the total c… - [Exif data](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ef68aa5a-096b-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): You can analyse the Exif statistics for all of the images in your account or just those in a specific set. ##### Tips - [Set default view order for images, sets and keywords](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/891bae10-0811-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4) - [Find images without title or keywords](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ac015fb0-0811-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): DPG allows you to find images sorted by various metadata and other properties. This can be useful for checking if images lacking information such as keywords or… - [Custom menu items for shortcuts](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/3cdb017a-080e-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): As an admin or a picture editor you may find that you are visiting the same sets on DPG repeatedly. To make this easier, you can create . ##### Troubleshooting - [Duplicate images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ee4e48dc-080d-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): Duplicate images can appear when the same image has been uploaded multiple times. - [Images stuck in processing](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/fc2442cc-080d-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): If you have images which are stuck then you should use the . - [Image uploaded, but can’t be seen on the site](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/079fd1ca-080e-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): If you can't see an image on the site, the first thing to check is that it's in the correct set. - [Site has not updated](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/11817342-080e-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): Each DPG site should have two hosts - a public one and a testing one. If you have made changes, but don't see them reflected on the public address - check your… - [Image metadata issues](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/f5a3d20e-6ab0-11e6-bf8c-be279144b405): If you are seeing an upload error such as: - [Shifting Exif dates](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/f8a4332e-18af-11e7-809f-7a458206432c): If a member of your team has uploaded images with their camera set to an incorrect time, you can adjust this using the time shift feature. This offsets the date… - [Colour space warning](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/014b865a-4ed2-11e7-b117-3e1faff2bde0): If you are seeing the following error on the upload screen: - [Troubleshooting keywords](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c18dc37e-52c9-11e7-8fdf-3e1faff2bde0): Below you can see some examples of common keyword issues. If you need to remove or rename a keywords, see Not separating keywords with a comma ##### App Integration - [iOS & Android](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c80e8d2e-9170-11e7-8d41-76c92ec7a447) ## API - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c58f7ab6-0ad7-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): The DPG API allows access to the images stored in an account via JSON. - [Configuration](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e6426df4-0ad7-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): API access can be configured here: https://admin.digitalphotogallery.com/account/settings#api_settings - [Methods](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/da19c542-eed6-11e2-8302-22b8e83b8e79): Images can be retrieved from DPG using the following call: - [Samples](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/9dc759e0-0ad7-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): These are example feeds that you can use for testing. ## Other - [Install Wget](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/138f7464-d845-11e2-bbd6-22b8e83b8e79) - [Clone Assets](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/3853a682-d848-11e2-bbd6-22b8e83b8e79) - [Site quota reached](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/10c72f02-3634-11ea-8132-5684601e5062): This error means that you've created the maximum number of websites allowed within your plan.