Collecting visitor emails
Want to know who's actually been looking at a gallery? Turn on email registration and every visitor gives their email before the gallery opens. The addresses land on the gallery's Activity tab, so you can see whether your client (and their family) have been in.
Turn on email registration
- Open the gallery and go to Settings → Access.
- Turn on Email registration ("Visitors must provide an email.").
- Click Save.
From then on, new visitors are asked for their email before they can see the gallery.
See who registered
- Open the gallery and go to the Activity tab.
- Choose Email Registration.
Each row shows the Email, the Type of visitor, the Device they used and when they Registered. Type reads Contact for someone who came in through Client access and Guest for everyone else.
If registration is off, the section says "Email registration is off". If it's on but nobody has registered yet, you'll see "No email captures yet".
What email registration is good for (and what it isn't)
Email registration tells you who has opened the gallery. It's handy for checking a client has seen their photos before you chase them, or for seeing how far a wedding gallery has travelled.
It isn't a lock. CoreHue doesn't verify the address, so anyone with the link can type any email and get in. If the gallery needs to stay private, add a password as well. See Password-protecting a gallery.
Email registration also helps with downloads and favorites. When someone downloads or stars photos, the email they gave is attached, so the Downloads and Collections sections of Activity show who did what. See Seeing who downloaded what.
What your client sees
Your client opens the link and sees your cover with a short form: "Please enter your details to view this gallery.", an Email field and a Continue button. If you've also set a password, it's on the same form and the button reads Enter. They're asked once, and the gallery remembers them on that device for 7 days.
Once they've given an email, a Log out option appears in the gallery's action bar, in case they're on a shared computer.
Frequently asked questions
Does email registration add visitors to my contacts?
No. Registered emails are listed on the gallery's Activity tab only. They don't create contacts.
Can visitors skip the email step?
No. With email registration on, visitors can't skip the email step: the gallery doesn't open until they enter an email address. They can type any address, though, so treat the list as a guide rather than proof.
Does it work with client access?
Yes. Email registration works with client access: both clients and guests are asked for their email, alongside any password. The Type column tells you which way each person came in.
Do I need a password to use email registration?
No. Email registration works on its own, without a gallery password. Visitors type their email and press Continue, with no password involved.