Gallery Presets

Apply saved gallery settings — privacy, sorting, watermarks, downloads, and more — to any gallery in one click using album templates from your SmugMug account.

Gallery Presets let you apply a saved set of gallery settings — privacy, sorting, watermarks, download permissions, commerce options, and more — to any gallery in one click. Instead of manually configuring each gallery the same way, create a preset once on SmugMug and reuse it across all your galleries in Folio.

What Is a Gallery Preset?

A gallery preset (called an "Album Template" in SmugMug) is a saved configuration that includes all gallery settings:

Privacy & Security — privacy level, password, password hint
Display — header type, EXIF visibility, geography display, square thumbnails, slideshow
Sorting — sort method and direction
Downloads — allow downloads, maximum download size, download password
Sharing — search visibility, external sharing
Commerce — watermarks, printmarks, pricing, proof days, boutique packaging
Interaction — comments enabled/disabled

When you apply a preset, all of its settings are written to the gallery at once, replacing the current values.

Creating Presets

Presets are created and managed on the SmugMug website — Folio reads your existing presets but doesn't create new ones. See SmugMug's guide on saving gallery settings as a preset for detailed instructions.

Go to any gallery on your SmugMug site

Open your SmugMug site in a browser and navigate to any gallery.

Open the gallery settings

Open the gallery settings panel.

Configure your options

Set up privacy, sorting, watermarks, downloads, and any other options the way you want them.

Save as a new template

Save the configuration as a new template/preset. Once saved, the preset will appear in Folio automatically.

Using Presets in Folio

Apply a Preset to an Existing Gallery

Open Gallery Settings

Right-click any gallery in the sidebar and select Gallery Settings..., or click the gear icon in the toolbar when viewing a gallery.

Select a preset

At the top of the settings sheet, find the Preset section. Select a preset from the dropdown — your presets are listed by name.

Save

Click Save. The preset's settings are applied to the gallery immediately.

You can still adjust individual settings after applying a preset — the preset sets the starting point, and any further changes you make are saved on top.

To remove a preset, select None from the dropdown and save.

Apply a Preset During Bulk Create

When creating galleries in bulk from a CSV file, you can apply a preset to every new gallery at once:

Open Bulk Create

Open File → Bulk Create from CSV... or right-click a folder and select Bulk Create from CSV...

Select your CSV file

Choose the CSV file that describes your folder and gallery structure.

Choose a preset

In the preview screen, find the Album Template dropdown in the options area. Select the preset you want to apply — it defaults to None (default settings).

Create All

Click Create All. Every gallery created in that batch will have the preset applied after creation.

If the preset fails to apply to a specific gallery (e.g., due to a network issue), the gallery is still created and a warning is shown in the results — no galleries are lost.

Things to Know

Presets replace settings. Applying a preset overwrites the gallery's current configuration with the preset's values. It's not a merge — it's a full replacement.
You can reapply or switch. Select a different preset at any time to reconfigure a gallery. There's no limit on how many times you can change presets.
No undo. Applying a preset overwrites previous settings. If you need to revert, apply the original preset again or reconfigure manually.
Preset list comes from your SmugMug account. If you don't see any presets, you haven't created any templates on SmugMug yet. Create them through the SmugMug web interface.
Previous preset not shown. When opening gallery settings, the preset dropdown starts at "None" — SmugMug doesn't track which template was last applied to a gallery. Selecting and saving a preset still works correctly regardless.