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Wix Photo Albums: Publishing Your Album

Once you're finished creating and editing your photo album, go ahead and publish it to make it live. Make sure to review your album name before publishing. The name is used in your album's URL which is a subdomain of your site's domain.

Publishing your photo album

Ready to go live with your latest photo album? You can publish the album directly from your album editor.

To publish your photo album:

Go to Photo Albums in your site's dashboard.
Click Edit next to the relevant album.
Click Publish Now at the top right.

A screenshot showing the option to publish your album in the album editor.

FAQs

Click a question below to learn more about publishing your photo album.

What blockers might I face when trying to publish my album?

You cannot publish your album if:

You have not made any changes since the last time you published.
You did not upload any of your own photos.
You are not the owner of the site (if you are a site collaborator).

How long does it take an album subdomain to propagate?

After upgrading your site and connecting your domain, it takes up to 24 hours for the new album subdomain to propagate.

Can I unpublish an album I no longer need?

No, it is not possible to unpublish a photo album. You can only hide or delete the album.

I made changes to my URL, does it take long to update?

It can take up to 24 hours for the live URL to update.

My domain is connected to Wix via Pointing, can I connect a subdomain?

Subdomains cannot be connected to a domain that is connected to Wix via Pointing. Learn how to switch your domain connection method.

Why do I have a Wix Promo banner on my album?

Photo Albums published to free sites without a custom domain or premium plan will display a Wix promo banner at the top similar to other site pages

Why does my album display broken thumbnails in some places?

The album thumbnails in your dashboard and live site may appear broken due to issues with the watermark file. This can happen when:

You enable the watermark toggle on your album images without uploading a file.
You upload a watermark file, but later delete it from your Media Manager.

To resolve this, upload a watermark file to your Media Manager or disable the watermark toggle for your album images.