Read the event overview
The overview opens with count tiles — photos, videos, voice notes, guest scans and the total — then the most recent contributions and a note when something is waiting for approval.
All of it updates while your guests contribute. You don't need to reload to see the current state.
What the counters count
Photos, videos and voice notes count what's in the album; the total is their sum. Anything still prepping, or waiting for your approval, isn't included yet — which is why the number may trail what a guest has just told you they sent.
Turned away uploads show up nowhere. They never reached the album and occupy no storage.
- Read the counter row. It shows you how much has landed, split by type of contribution.
- Watch the approval note. If anything is waiting for you it's listed here. Without review-first it never shows up.
- Open the guest-page preview. That shows you what guests see, rather than what you configured.
Guest scans are not guests
The scan figure tallies how oftentimes the guest page was opened, not how many folks showed up. Somebody scanning twice counts twice, and a forwarded link produces further opens. As a measure of whether word got round it's useful; as a headcount it isn't.
More interesting than the absolute number is the ratio. Many scans and few uploads means folks visited and shared nothing.
When scans and uploads diverge
A wide gap has 3 usual causes: guests assumed they needed an app, they didn't know who'd see the photos, or an extra step stood before the upload. All 3 melt with 1 sentence on the table card.
Check what a guest spots instead of guessing — the preview on this page goes direct there.
The most recent contributions
Below the counters sits a list of the latest contributions time-stamped. It's the quickest answer to whether anything is still arriving or the evening is over. For the full collection, switch to the Album tab.
With the name question turned on, the signature rests with the contribution. Otherwise it stays blank, and blank is the standard state.
The note about waiting items
With review-first on, the overview lists how many contributions are waiting for your decision. While they wait no one spots them — not even the guest who sent them. During a party it's worth looking every half hour.
Without review-first this note never shows up, since nothing is ever waiting.
What the overview will not tell you
It skips how full your storage is. 40 videos occupy multiples of 40 photos and the number looks the same either way, so if you expect a lot of video the plan is the more dependable thing to check.
The time left before the album expires isn't here either; that rests with the event details.
Common questions
Why does the number not rise immediately?
Since a contribution is prepared first. For video that takes minutes instead of seconds.
Are guest scans the same as guests?
No. It counts opens of the guest page, and one visitor makes a few.
Do hidden contributions still count?
They stay in the album for you. For your guests they're invisible.
Where do I see how full storage is?
Not on the overview. Storage follows the plan and rests with the event details.
Do I need to reload the page?
No. The figures update while guests contribute.
Find your way around the dashboard
The 8 tabs and what sits behind each.
Get more guests to join in
What helps when many scan and few send.
Review uploads before they appear
Where the waiting note comes from.
A guest album for a birthday
Watch it fill up during the evening.
A number makes no sense
Forward us the event name and which figure you mean. We will inspect what rests behind it.