Create an album

Use this guide to learn how to add an album to your school's website.

See the Albums page, for an example of:

the homepage displaying albums within the gallery component
the gallery page displaying the latest albums
an album page with images
the image carousel and navigation.

Permission to publish

It's crucial to obtain written parental permission before publicly identifying students through photographs.

Video tutorial

Step 1: Navigate to Home

Log in to Adobe Experience Manager.
Select Sites.
Navigate to Home, but do not tick it.

Step 2: Create a new album

Select Create in the right hand corner.
Select Album from the drop-down menu.

Step 3: Enter the album title

Enter the Title of your album. Do not fill out any of the other fields.
Select Create. A success message will appear once the album is created.

Step 4: Open your album page

Select Open to edit the album.
If you select Done, you will need to edit your album later.

Step 5: Configure your album

Click on the Album component, then select the Configure (spanner) icon.

Step 6: Select a date for your album

Select the date for your album. This will also affect the order it appears on the gallery page.
If you set a future date, the album will be hidden from the navigation and the homepage until the selected date occurs.

Step 7: Add a description for your album

Select the Album description tab.
Enter a description for your album. This field uses Rich text editor.

Step 8: Add images to your album

A high number of photos can be overwhelming and significantly increase download time, so consider narrowing down the selection for each album to improve the overall user experience.

Consider sharing a mix of images—some on your website and others on your social media channel—to help keep the content fresh and engaging.

Uploading numerous images

We recommend following Option 2 after uploading your images to Assets. This method lets you preview thumbnails, makes it easier to reorder, and you can bulk apply a caption.

For adding images to your album you have two options:

Option 1 - Image from local (upload from your computer)

Select the Image from local tab.
Select your image, by using drag-and-drop or upload from your computer.
NOTE: Maximum file upload size is 15MB.
Enter an Image caption.
NOTE: Each individual image will need alternative text. Refer to image guidelines.
Select the Add button to insert more images.

Option 2 - Image from DAM (images uploaded to Assets)

Apply caption to all images - slowness

Using the 'Automatically add a caption to all images' feature when adding more than 30 images at once, may cause the browser to freeze. Find out more.

Select the Image from DAM tab.
Optional: Select Automatically add a caption to all images if you want to add a caption quickly to all of your images.
NOTE: We recommend you do not add more than 30 images at a time.
Select Add to insert images.
NOTE: Do not exceed 100 photos in an album.

In the Image path field, select the tick icon to navigate through your Assets to your school's album folder where you have previously uploaded your images.

Once you have found your image, select the icon to the left of the image name. The tick will appear and your selection will turn blue. You may also choose to select more than one image.
NOTE: You cannot select a folder, you need to select images inside the folder.
Click on the Select button in the top right.

Select the Add button to insert more images.
Each individual image must have an Image Caption (alternative text). Refer to image guidelines.

Step 9: Thumbnail image, reorder or delete an image

The image at the top of the list becomes the thumbnail image for the album on the gallery page and the homepage image gallery component.

Check the image to be used as the thumbnail. We recommend selecting a landscape image.
NOTE: If you have used both options to add images, the top image under 'Image from DAM' will be used as the thumbnail.
To reorder your images, select the arrows and line icon (to the right of the bin icon) to drag-and-drop each image.
TIP: Use Toggle fullscreen to expand the view.
To delete an image, select the bin icon.
Select the tick on the top right of the pop-up to save the settings.
NOTE: It can take up to a minute for images to appear or disappear from the album.

Step 10: Publish the album

For changes to be updated on your live school website you will need to publish.

Select the slider icon in the top left corner. This is the Page Information button.
Select Publish Page from the drop-down.
If you don't see Publish Page you are an Author and will need to select Start Workflow instead. Go to our Author publish a page for more information.

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