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Sharing: Create sharing link for multiple albums at once #861

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opened 2026-02-20 00:00:21 -05:00 by deekerman · 5 comments

deekerman commented

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Originally created by @ScuttleSE on GitHub (Mar 30, 2021).

I can share one picture easily.
I can share multiple pictures with the same theme by easily collecting them in one Album and then share that album

What I lack is the ability to collect multiple Albums in one... Gallery? and share that.

I have recently scanned thousands of old negatives with family pictures. They are, on disk, separated in different folders. Sharing them with my family is next to impossible. Right now I can either share one link with album with 10.000+ pictures in it, or share 200+ links with them. Neither is really practical.

So... It would be nice with a way to collect albums in a Gallery or something, and then have the ability to share it the same way as a Album today.

Originally created by @ScuttleSE on GitHub (Mar 30, 2021). I can share one picture easily. I can share multiple pictures with the same theme by easily collecting them in one Album and then share that album What I lack is the ability to collect multiple Albums in one... Gallery? and share that. I have recently scanned thousands of old negatives with family pictures. They are, on disk, separated in different folders. Sharing them with my family is next to impossible. Right now I can either share one link with album with 10.000+ pictures in it, or share 200+ links with them. Neither is really practical. So... It would be nice with a way to collect albums in a Gallery or something, and then have the ability to share it the same way as a Album today.

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@graciousgrey commented on GitHub (Mar 30, 2021):

I don't think we need something like a collection of albums I rather see the following possible solutions:

Use Multi User Management: Create a "family user" --> Set the rights for this user --> Decide which photos can be viewed by this user --> Share the credentials of this user with your family
Ability to select multiple albums and create one sharing link for all of those

What do you think?

@graciousgrey commented on GitHub (Mar 30, 2021): I don't think we need something like a collection of albums I rather see the following possible solutions: 1) Use [Multi User Management](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/98): Create a "family user" --> Set the rights for this user --> Decide which photos can be viewed by this user --> Share the credentials of this user with your family 2) Ability to select multiple albums and create one sharing link for all of those What do you think?

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2026-02-20 00:00:22 -05:00

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@FreshMosh commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2021):

I'd like the 2nd option better as it would not be limited to "trusted users" who need to have access to the shared user prior but allows for just sharing a bunch of albums occasionally even to more or less strangers.

This is just an idea for the long term target with this feature:
It would also be nice if those multiple albums would be displayed as one single album, preferably with the (optional) ability to show the respective "sub"-album name as a subheading (which would allow to better know the context of the pictures, which might or might not be important)

Like:

Name of the first album

[Pic] [Pic] [Pic]
[Pic] [Pic]

Name of the 2nd album

[Pic] [Pic] [Pic]

Name of the 3rd album

[Pic]

@FreshMosh commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2021): I'd like the 2nd option better as it would not be limited to "trusted users" who need to have access to the shared user prior but allows for just sharing a bunch of albums occasionally even to more or less strangers. This is just an idea for the long term target with this feature: It would also be nice if those multiple albums would be displayed as one single album, preferably with the (optional) ability to show the respective "sub"-album name as a subheading (which would allow to better know the context of the pictures, which might or might not be important) Like: ## Name of the first album [Pic] [Pic] [Pic] [Pic] [Pic] ## Name of the 2nd album [Pic] [Pic] [Pic] ## Name of the 3rd album [Pic]

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2026-02-20 00:00:22 -05:00

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@ScuttleSE commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2021):

I don't think we need something like a collection of albums I rather see the following possible solutions:

Use Multi User Management: Create a "family user" --> Set the rights for this user --> Decide which photos can be viewed by this user --> Share the credentials of this user with your family

Ability to select multiple albums and create one sharing link for all of those

What do you think?

I would say that the possibility to share multiple albums the same way a single album is share:able today is a much easier way to share pictures with family and friends.

Adding the complexity-layer of creating users, assigning permissions and selecting which folders that user is able to see is usable too I guess, but right now one of the draws of Photoprism is how easy it is to create a shared album.

@ScuttleSE commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2021): > I don't think we need something like a collection of albums I rather see the following possible solutions: > > 1. Use [Multi User Management](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/98): Create a "family user" --> Set the rights for this user --> Decide which photos can be viewed by this user --> Share the credentials of this user with your family > 2. Ability to select multiple albums and create one sharing link for all of those > > What do you think? I would say that the possibility to share multiple albums the same way a single album is share:able today is a much easier way to share pictures with family and friends. Adding the complexity-layer of creating users, assigning permissions and selecting which folders that user is able to see is usable too I guess, but right now one of the draws of Photoprism is how easy it is to create a shared album.

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@graciousgrey commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2021):

I agree, the second suggestion is much more convenient.
I outlined the first one as well, as it might be that we implement user management before we find time for this ticket

@graciousgrey commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2021): I agree, the second suggestion is much more convenient. I outlined the first one as well, as it might be that we implement user management before we find time for this ticket

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@rom4nik commented on GitHub (Jul 24, 2022):

I've found out that as a workaround you can share albums separately with common secret, and then use https://domain.tld/s/secret/ (remove album part from the generated URL) to see those albums in one place.

@rom4nik commented on GitHub (Jul 24, 2022): I've found out that as a workaround you can share albums separately with common secret, and then use `https://domain.tld/s/secret/` (remove album part from the generated URL) to see those albums in one place.