Review uploads before they appear
Out of the box a contribution goes directly into the album and, if you're showing one, onto the live wall. Nothing waits for you.
Switch the event to review-first and each contribution goes into a queue instead. No one spots it — not even the guest who sent it — up until you approve it.
Straight in is the default
A new event posts automatically: a contribution is prepared and then shows up in the album without you doing anything. That's deliberate. An album where nothing shows up looks broken to a guest, and the second upload never comes.
For a private party among folks who know each other, that's the setting to leave alone.
- Open the event settings. Moderation mode sits with the event, not with the individual picture.
- Switch to review-first. After that new contributions queue up. Anything already in the album stays there.
- Plan who watches the queue. A queue no one empties is an album that stays empty. Determine before the party who has the phone.
What review-first changes
Each new contribution lands in a queue and remains hidden up until you determine. That spans the shared album and the live wall alike, which is by design of using it at a public location — nothing reaches a screen in the room unseen.
The guest who sent it spots nothing either. They see a confirmation that it was sent, but not their photo in the album.
What it costs you
Somebody has to run the queue, and during a party that means a phone in hand instead of a drink. If no one does, the album stays empty the entire evening and guests conclude it isn't working. That's the actual risk, not a bad photo slipping through.
Determine ahead of time who does it and about how oftentimes. Every half hour is a workable rhythm.
When it is worth it
For a company event, a conference, anything given a screen in a public room, or a party where you haven't met every guest. In those cases the cost of an unwanted photo on a projector is higher than the cost of somebody minding a queue.
For a wedding among invited guests it seldom pays. The folks in the room are the folks you chose.
Switching it on or off later
The setting is adjustable at anytime and applies to what comes next. Contributions already in the album keep showing; contributions already queued stay queued up until you determine on them. Nothing is lost either way.
Switching it off mid-party is a fair move if the queue keeps winning. An album that fills is worth more than one that's perfectly curated and empty.
The automatic check underneath
On the paid plans an automatic content check runs before anything gets to you, and it can reject an upload solo. That runs whether or not you review by hand, and it isn't a substitute for it — it catches the clear, not the awkward.
The free tier doesn't include it. There, review-first is your only filter.
Common questions
Is review-first on by default?
No. Contributions publish automatically unless you switch the event over.
Does the guest see their own contribution while it waits?
No. They see a confirmation it was sent, but the photo is left out of the album.
Does the live wall show queued items?
No. Nothing reaches the wall before you approve it.
Can I switch it off during the party?
Yes. It applies to what comes next; queued items stay queued up until you determine.
Is there an automatic check as well?
On the paid plans, yes, and it works either way. The free tier has none.
Approve, reject and approve in bulk
The 4 actions in the queue.
Hide or delete uploads
The tool for after the party rather than during it.
Use the live gallery at the party
Why review matters most with a screen in the room.
A guest album for a company event
A screen in a public room, and nothing on it unseen.
The album stays empty
Confirm whether review-first is on with the queue waiting. That accounts for most of these.