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How to create an Album

This article will guide you through the process of creating and publishing an Album on our platform.

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Written by Elisabeth Schacht

The Albums module is managed in Commslab.

You can access Commslab through the Spencer back office. Click on Albums and choose to Edit albums. You'll be automatically redirected to Commslab.

Note: If you don’t have access to Commslab yet, please contact [email protected]

Create an album

Click New album in the top-right corner.

Fill in the required fields:

  • Album language: choose the main language of the album

  • Title: give your album a name

  • Description: optionally give a description of the album

  • Date: select the date the event took place

Click Save to create your album.

Add a cover image

  • Upload a cover image for your album

  • Optionally enable downloads to let users download photos and videos

Click Save changes to continue

Add content

Go to the Content tab and add your images and/or videos by clicking 'Upload media'. Wait until all photos are 100% uploaded before going to the next tab.

Add translations

Go to the Translations tab and click on Auto translate.

Select one or more languages under Translations and click on Auto translate.

The languages will be automatically added.

Navigate through the different languages via the dropdown language menu. Update or change any details and click Save changes

Publish the album

Click Publish album to publish the page

Once the album has been published in Commslab, it will show in the Spencer back office under the Albums tab.

In the Spencer back office, you can select an audience to make the event live in the app.

Click on the orange No Audience message and select your desired audience. Click Save and your album will be published in the app and be visible for your selected audience.

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