Change moderation after the fact
The review setting is adjustable at anytime and applies to what arrives next. Contributions already in the album keep showing; contributions already queued stay queued up until you determine on them.
Nothing is lost in either direction. It's a switch, not a migration.
Switching review on mid-event
From that point new contributions queue up instead of the album, and stay invisible to everybody up until you approve them. Everything already published stays published — turning review on doesn't retroactively pull photos out of the album.
That makes it a handy emergency brake if something unexpected turns up on a screen in the room.
- Open the event settings. Moderation mode sits with the event, not with an individual contribution.
- Switch it. From that moment new contributions follow the new rule.
- Clear the queue if you switch off. Items already waiting do not release themselves. Approve them.
Switching review off mid-event
New contributions then head straight to the album. What's already in the queue doesn't release itself, though — those items keep waiting for your decision, and if you never make it they never show up.
So switching off is 2 actions: change the setting, then clear what's still waiting.
| State | You switch review ON | You switch review OFF |
|---|---|---|
| Already in the album | Stays visible | Stays visible |
| Already in the queue | Stays queued | Stays queued — approve it |
| Arriving next | Goes to the queue | Goes straight to the album |
| Already hidden by you | Stays hidden | Stays hidden |
The only state that wants your attention after a switch is the queue. Everything else takes care of itself.
When to turn it on mid-party
When a screen in the room proves more public than you planned, or when guests you didn't invite have the link. Both are actual situations and both are better answered by review than by closing the album, which halts contributions fully.
It costs somebody minding a queue, so determine who before you flip it.
When to turn it off mid-party
When the queue keeps winning. An album that fills is worth more than one that's perfectly curated and empty, and guests who see nothing show up stop sending after the second attempt.
You can always tidy the following morning. Hiding a photo afterward costs 1 click; a contribution never sent can't be recovered.
The automatic check runs either way
On the paid plans an automatic content check runs before anything gets to you, and it can reject an upload solo. It's unaffected by this setting and it isn't a replacement for looking — it catches the clear, not the awkward.
The free tier lacks an automatic check. There, review is your only filter.
What guests notice
Nothing announces the change to them. A guest who uploads after you toggle review on just doesn't see their photo show up, which reads as a fault unless somebody objects.
If you flip it mid-party, announce it. One sentence saves you the questions.
Common questions
Does turning review on hide what is already published?
No. Everything already in the album stays visible.
Does turning review off release the queue?
No. Items already waiting still need approving.
Can I change it during the party?
Yes, in both directions, and it applies to what arrives next.
Does the automatic check depend on this setting?
No. On the paid plans it works either way; the free tier has none.
Are guests told the setting changed?
No. Say it out loud if you flip it mid-party.
Review uploads before they appear
What review-first does in the first place.
Approve, reject and approve in bulk
Clearing a queue that has built up.
Guests cannot see the album
When the album opens and is empty.
A guest album for a company event
Where review earns its cost.
The queue will not clear
Forward us the event name and about how many are waiting. We will look at where they're stuck.