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Introduction to Folio
Folio is a portfolio and gallery platform for photographers and visual artists. A portfolio is the public home for your work. Galleries are individual sets of photos that you organize, preview, and publish.
The usual workflow is to create a portfolio, create a gallery, upload and organize photos, choose access settings, and publish when ready.
Main concepts
| Concept | Description |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | The top-level public site for a studio, artist, or body of work |
| Gallery | A set of photos inside a portfolio, with its own settings and share flow |
| Collection | A named group inside a gallery, shown as a tab for organizing photos |
| Publish | The action that makes gallery changes visible outside the editor |
Basic workflow
Visibility
New galleries start as private. A private gallery is visible only inside your dashboard.
When a gallery is ready, open Share and choose one of the publishing options:
| Visibility | Description |
|---|---|
| Private | Not visible to visitors |
| Unlisted | Visible to anyone with the link, but not listed on the portfolio homepage or intended for search engines |
| Public | Visible to anyone and listed on the portfolio homepage |
After publishing, use Copy link in the Share panel to copy the public gallery link. Use Open in new tab to check the public version before sending it.
Password protection and expiry can be used with private, unlisted, and public galleries. See Password protection and Expiry dates.
Publishing changes
Galleries are published automatically the first time they switch from private to unlisted or public. After that, editor changes remain drafts until you publish again from the Share panel.
This includes changes to photos, collections, display options, downloads, resolution limits, and watermarks.
Password protection and expiry are exceptions. They apply immediately when saved.