Public folders within unlisted folders?

W.W. Webster · September 2, 2013

I can't see that this is possible.

I don't want the folder containing my personal photos to be displayed with other (public) folders on my Browse page. I want to direct visitors to this folder directly from another option on my menu bar, where they will be immediately confronted with password protection before all folders within are then displayed and made available.

Unfortunately, if I make my (top level) Personal folder unlisted so it will not appear on the Browse page, I appear to have no option but for all folders within to inherit unlisted status - so my visitors will not be able to see them after they have submitted the correct password.

I thought i might get around this by creating an alternative page to the standard Browse page containing all the other folders I want displayed, but there seems to be no way to add image content at the folder level - just individual photos or galleries.

Is my understanding correct? If so, why cannot folders within unlisted folders be public? Is there any alternative approach to achieve what I want?

thenickdude · September 2, 2013

Edit the Browse page in the customiser, choose the option to make this folder custom. Change the settings on the default folders block so that instead of showing "folders at this level", it shows "folders | choose", then pick only the folders you want to be displayed.

W.W. Webster · September 2, 2013

Thanks Nicholas - that worked a treat!

I'm still left wondering why public galleries and folders cannot exist within unlisted folders. But maybe you've shown why we don't need that!

thenickdude · September 2, 2013

I think the issue with allowing public nodes inside unlisted ones is that it makes the breadcrumb navigation really awkward - you basically have a level in the URL that your visitor doesn't have permission to navigate to.

The other possibility is that SmugMug wanted to make it harder to accidentally leave a gallery public. By simplifying the options in the way, they give us one fewer way to mess things up!

W.W. Webster · September 3, 2013

Good points!

swmeans · September 10, 2013

Please help! I am attempting to do the exact same thing, but I am not seeing any option to "display folders at this level" or "folders I choose" I have clicked on the little wrench in the folders block, but I do not see this option..

thenickdude · September 10, 2013

The name of the setting you want to change is "Select From", and it's on the "Basic" tab of the settings for the gallery block.

Public folders within unlisted folders?

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