Features & Improvements
Make published lightboxes view only galleries
We often have a need to make galleries view-only, rather than downloadable. This would allow us to share images to be approved, but not allow downloads or right-click downloading for sensitive unapproved images. Is this possible?
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Hi Michelle, thanks for the suggestion.
I just wanted to mention a potential workaround for the moment.
Via Admin > Publishing > Lightbox Publishing Actions
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Admin > Download Options
You can configure download options for a publish lightbox that include a watermarked thumbnail option. So, if this is selected at time of publish, it results in a published lightbox with one download option which might be a 100 x 100 watermarked thumbnail. So as this is really of no use, it sort of achieves the same goal.
In addition, you can use a different watermark for published lightboxes, potentially a bit less transparent than in the main application, or more far reaching (like watermarks you might see on licenced images in Google search results). Finally, for extra security, you can apply this watermark to the smaller thumbnails in the published lightbox too.
If you need any help setting this up, please contact our Support Team.
You can now make your Lightbox view only gallery by leaving Download sizes blank.