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Many Imagely users take advantage of protecting their galleries with passwords. This is done using the WordPress feature for password protection of posts and pages. A use case for doing so might be implementing a proofing gallery for a client, or a private gallery of family photos. By default, if you create a blog post…

Where you type a caption decides how far it travels. Type it into a page and it stays on that page. Store it with the photo and it comes along every time that photo turns up somewhere new. For a photographer that isn’t a technical detail. The client, the location, the two hours you waited…

A booking lands from a couple who met in Chicago and are getting married back in Dublin. You shoot it, you build the gallery, and they pick eight prints for parents on both sides of the Atlantic. Then you get to the checkout and remember that the print order will only ship inside North America,…

Slow photos cost you visitors and rankings. Pick the right format, serve next-gen formats, compress without losing quality, and write alt text that works.

Publish a finished wedding gallery on your site and it’s public by default. Anyone who lands on the page, or finds it through search, can scroll the whole set. The only people who should see that set are the bride and groom, and the same goes for most client work. Wedding galleries, newborn sessions, and…

As a photographer, your work doesn’t end after you take stunning images. A lot of steps go into submitting a photography job successfully, and post-processing is an integral part of your photography work. Post-processing allows photographers to enhance their images, develop a unique style, and bring their creative vision to life. However, more often than…