Suppose you'd like to provide full-gallery download access to several different people, such as a group of wedding vendors, department heads, corporate event sponsors, marketing teams, workshop attendees, etc., without collecting email addresses or setting up individual permissions. In that case, the Vendor PIN functionality may be what you're looking for.
A Vendor PIN is a code that is created to provide limited-size full-gallery download access to anyone with the PIN. The download sizes available through this option currently include both Web Size images (1280px) images and Small Print Size images (1800px).
Setting it Up
- Create the gallery as normal through the Photos » Galleries page.
- After creating the gallery, click the gear icon for that gallery and select the Vendor PIN Config option.
- Click the Generate New PIN link to have the system create a new PIN for the gallery.
- Click on the Copy icon to copy this PIN to your clipboard. You can then paste the copied PIN into an email, or any other messaging system, to send to the people you'd like to give download access to.
- Choose the image size that you wish for them to be able to download.
- Click Save.
How Will It Look to My Visitors?
If a Vendor PIN has been created for a gallery, a small download icon will be visible to all visitors in the upper right-hand corner of the gallery. Clicking the icon will prompt the visitor for the PIN, and once they have entered the correct PIN the system will email the link(s) to download the images to the email address they entered when they logged in.
Important: Only provide the PIN to people that you trust. Any person with the PIN will be able to download all of the images from the gallery, for free.
Why Am I Not Seeing This Option?
There are some restrictions on using functionality, including:
- It is only available for Pro plans and above.
- It is only available for galleries with less than 2500 images.
- It is only available for galleries created after May 7th, 2024.