This article is for Pic-Time 2.0. Learn more about Pic-Time 2.0 here!
After you deliver a gallery, Pic-Time automatically creates a complete album design, ready to offer as is or make your own.
Pro Tip: You can also create Pre-Made products, including albums, to send to your clients and showcase in their shop. Learn more here!
Criteria to activate the Album Starter
The Album Starter will only be generated for a gallery when all of the following criteria is met:
Subscription Plan: Available on Professional and Advanced plans only
Gallery Type: Gallery Type is set to one of the following:
Events: Party, Elopements, Baptism, Anniversary, Prewedding, Bridal
Portraits: Family, Engagement, Portraits, Maternity, Baby, Newborn, Couples, Seniors, Proposal, Children
Number of Photos: Number of photos uploaded to the gallery:
Events: 100+ photos
Portraits: 40+ photos
Publish Status: The gallery is published.
AI Scan: In the Gallery Setup tab, AI scan is enabled and the automatic scan is completed.
Shop: In the Shop tab, the Shop is enabled/on.
Not sold: No album has been previously ordered from the gallery.
Completed Uploads: At least 15 minutes pass with no new uploads to the gallery (A new upload will restart the clock).
Tutorial Video
Review the Album
From the Main Dashboard
In your Main Dashboard, after the gallery's criteria have been met, the Album Starter popup will appear in the top right corner. Click to Review album.
You'll be taken to the gallery's Shop tab, where you can click through the album design and then click to Edit album or skip to Set up for clients (you can still edit the album later on if you like).
From the Gallery
You can also find the Album Starter after the gallery's criteria have been met in the Shop tab, under Pre-made products. Click Edit setup.
Edit Album
You can fully adjust the album design if you like, switch images, adjust the layout, and more. To learn more about editing albums, click here.
When you’re happy, click Save Design.
Then click Got it.
Set up for clients
Now you can customize how you want to display the album to your clients, the price, shipping, and more. In addition, you can checkmark to show an album preview popup. Learn more about setting up the client experience here!
If needed, you can click to Edit design, or Save draft.
When you're ready to share the album with your clients, click Publish and it will be available in their shop.
Edit, duplicate, and remove the album
Go to the Shop tab of your gallery, and in the Pre-made products section you’ll see the recipients, album details, and the album's status.
Click Edit setup to edit any part of the album design and client experience. This will open the client experience setup.
Click Duplicate to duplicate the album design and client experience. This will open the client experience setup.
Click Remove if you want to delete the album. It cannot be regenerated.
Please Note: This will not affect any albums already in the client’s shopping cart.
Client View
When clients receive any relevant emails and click through to view the album, they’ll be taken directly to the Shop.
If you enabled the popup, they'll be able to immediately flip through the album and click to Review.
In the Shop, clients will see a Created for you section with their product, and they can click to review and purchase it. From there, clients are taken to the full editor, where they can add their own personal touch, replace any images, crop photos, and then when they’re ready, add the album to their cart and checkout.
At the bottom of the gallery, clients will also see a preview of the album, where they can click to Edit and purchase.
