Add photos and build a gallery

You can add a photo to most posts, or build a whole Gallery section and fill it with images. A Gallery turns each photo into its own post, so a batch of pictures becomes a tidy grid in one go. It's no trouble.

Before you start

You need to own the profile you're editing, or have rights to manage its content. Photos live on posts and in Gallery sections, both of which you reach from your Content area.

Each plan has a file size cap and a total storage cap. If you hit one, you'll see a clear message with your plan's limit. Your billing settings show the limits for each plan.

How do I add a photo to a post?

Many post types have an image field. An Article has a featured image, a Product has a product photo, and so on. You add the photo after you save the post.

1. Open the post you want. From your Content area, open the section, then select the post.
2. Find the image field. On a new post it reads Save first to upload images, so save the post first if you haven't.
3. Select the Select button on the image box. This opens the Choose Media window.
4. Select Upload, then pick a photo from your device. You can also drag a photo straight onto the image box.
5. Wait for the upload bar to finish. Your photo then shows in the box.

Save the post to keep the photo. You'll see a short message that your post was saved.

How do I create a photo gallery?

A Gallery is a section built for images. Each photo you add becomes its own post inside it.

1. Open your profile in the Designer. From your profiles list, find the profile and choose Edit In Designer.
2. In the left panel, select Add section. Need a hand with sections? See add and arrange sections.
3. From the grid of section types, choose Gallery. The section appears on your profile right away.
4. Open the new Gallery from your Content area to start adding photos.

Once the section exists, you fill it with photos using the uploader at the top of the Gallery.

How do I upload a lot of images at once?

A Gallery section has a drop zone built for batches. Every image you drop becomes its own post, so you don't add them one at a time.

1. From your Content area, open your Gallery section.
2. At the top you'll see a box that reads Drop photos to add to this gallery.
3. Drag a group of photos onto that box. Or select the box to browse and pick several files at once.
4. Watch the small cards in the corner. Each photo shows its own progress bar, then a green check when it's done.

Each photo becomes a post, and its file name turns into the title. A file named beach-sunset.jpg becomes a post titled "Beach Sunset". You can rename any photo later by opening its post.

What image file types and sizes can I use?

The uploader takes image files only. Common ones like JPG, PNG, GIF, and WebP all work. If you drag in something that isn't an image, the Gallery quietly ignores it. No card shows up and no message appears, so it can look like nothing happened. Drop an image file and it'll upload.

Size depends on your plan. Each plan sets a cap per file, shown as Up to X MB per file in the Choose Media window. Large photos are shrunk a bit in your browser before they upload, which keeps most pictures well under the cap.

My image won't upload. What's wrong?

Take a breath. A failed upload almost never loses your other work. Here's what each case means and what to do.

• The file isn't an image. A PDF, a document, or a video won't go into a Gallery. The Gallery ignores it without a word, so it can feel like the upload broke. It didn't. Pick a photo file and drop it in.
• The file is over your plan's size cap. In a Gallery you'll see a note like File too large. Your Free plan allows files up to 10MB. This file is 12.0MB. Upgrade your plan to upload larger files. On a single post image, the wording is a bit shorter, like File too large (12 MB). This plan allows up to 10 MB per file. Either way, use a smaller photo or move to a plan with a higher cap.
• You've used up your storage. You'll see a note that starts Storage limit reached with your plan's total. Remove some media you no longer need, or move to a plan with more storage.
• The upload stopped partway. A weak connection can show Network error during upload or Upload failed. Check your internet, then drop the photo again.

On a single post image, your file's size is checked against your plan before any bytes leave your device, so an oversized file is caught fast. Gallery drops and your storage cap are checked once the file reaches our end, so a rejected one is turned away there instead. Either way, nothing half-finished is left behind.

How do I crop or replace an image I already added?

Both happen right on the image box, once a photo is in place.

• To crop, point at the image box and select the small pencil button in the top corner. The Crop image window opens. Drag to frame the part you want, then save. Your crop shows in the box.
• To replace, select Remove to clear the current photo, then select Select and upload or pick a new one. You can also reuse a photo you've added before from the Choose Media window.

Save the post when you're happy, so visitors see the change.

How do I change how my gallery is laid out?

A Gallery can show as a grid, a staggered mosaic, a swipeable row, and more. You set this in the Designer.

1. Open your profile in the Designer and select the Gallery section to edit it.
2. Find the Format control. It's a row of buttons.
3. Choose the layout you want:
   • Grid lines photos up in even columns.
   • Masonry fills gaps for a mosaic look. This is the starting layout for a Gallery.
   • Carousel makes a row you swipe sideways.
   • Feature makes the first photo big, with the rest smaller around it.
   • Stacked shows one photo at a time, like a deck of cards you flip.
   • Side By Side alternates photo and text left to right.

On a phone, the Format control isn't in the side panel. Look in the section's toolbar instead, right on the preview, and the same layout buttons are there.

The preview updates as you choose. Publish your profile so visitors see the new layout. To set the overall look of the whole profile, see choose a layout for your profile.

Why doesn't my photo show on my live profile?

A photo can be in place but still hidden from visitors for one of two reasons.

• The post holding it isn't published. New gallery photos start published, but a post can be turned off. From your Content area, open the post and turn on its Published control. To fix several at once, tick the posts in the grid and choose Change Status.
• The profile or the section isn't published yet. A photo only shows when its profile and section are live too. In the Designer's section list, the eye button next to a section shows or hides that whole section. See publish your profile and save drafts.