Same Gallery in two Categories?

jesseasi

Is it possible to have the same gallery show up under two different categories?

I don't want to have to recreate the same gallery and take the time to upload the same pictures. Seems like one gallery could be found under two different categories. Is this possible?

denisegoldberg

A gallery can only be assigned to a single category.

If you'd like to show the same photos in two different categories without uploading the photos into two galleries, create a second gallery but don't upload photos to it. Instead, specify it as a collection, and collect the photos from the first gallery.

See http://www.smugmug.com/help/collecting-photos.

--- Denise

WinsomeWorks

jesseasi wrote: »

Is it possible to have the same gallery show up under two different categories?

I don't want to have to recreate the same gallery and take the time to upload the same pictures. Seems like one gallery could be found under two different categories. Is this possible?

Denise gave you one way to do it. Another way is to set up another gallery identical to the first, under a new category. (I copy & paste the description from the old gallery first, and remember its title & write that in, because everything else will transfer on its own). Then in the new gallery's "Gallery Settings", click on "Rules: Make this Gallery Smart". You can then set up the gallery to draw its photos from the other gallery using the drop-down that lets you choose from all your galleries. I think this is faster than collecting the photos, but maybe not. Note: I always label the Smart Gallery with a "V" in its title (for "Virtual") because later on, if you're looking through menus for your galleries, there's no way to tell the real gallery from the virtual one, except some kind of difference in the title. (design flaw, unfortunately) Sometimes you need to know, because there are some things that can be done with real galleries & can't be done with Smart galleries. Hope that helps. If you're stuck, post back. Here's examples from my galleries: This is the original gallery: http://www.winsomeworks.com/Travel/The-Carolinas/Asheville-NC-Downtown-historic/13859684_SdFEv#1016338072_qXkJ6 listed under the category "Travel" and sub-category "The Carolinas". Here's the Smart Gallery listed under the category "Arts and Crafts", sub-category "Architecture" http://www.winsomeworks.com/Arts-and-Crafts/Architecture/Asheville-NC-downtown-historic/13860115_GqKN7#1016338072_qXkJ6 . About the only way to tell you're in a Smart Gallery when you're in that one is that each photo says "See photo in original gallery" underneath it. (and the "V" I put in the title!)