Change moderation after the fact
The review setting can be changed at any time and applies to what arrives next. Contributions already in the album stay visible; contributions already queued stay queued until you decide on them.
Nothing is lost in either direction. It is a switch, not a migration.
Switching review on mid-event
From that point new contributions land in a queue instead of the album, and stay invisible to everyone until you approve them. Everything already published stays published — turning review on does not retroactively pull pictures out of the album.
That makes it a usable emergency lever if something unexpected turns up on a screen in the room.
- Open the event settings. Moderation mode sits with the event, not with an individual contribution.
- Switch it. From that moment new contributions follow the new rule.
- Clear the queue if you switch off. Items already waiting do not release themselves. Approve them.
Switching review off mid-event
New contributions then go straight to the album. What is already in the queue does not release itself, though — those items keep waiting for your decision, and if you never make it they never appear.
So switching off is 2 actions: change the setting, then clear what is still waiting.
| State | You switch review ON | You switch review OFF |
|---|---|---|
| Already in the album | Stays visible | Stays visible |
| Already in the queue | Stays queued | Stays queued — approve it |
| Arriving next | Goes to the queue | Goes straight to the album |
| Already hidden by you | Stays hidden | Stays hidden |
The only state that needs your attention after a switch is the queue. Everything else takes care of itself.
When to turn it on mid-party
When a screen in the room turns out to be more public than you planned, or when guests you did not invite have the link. Both are real situations and both are better answered by review than by closing the album, which stops contributions entirely.
It costs somebody watching a queue, so decide who before you flip it.
When to turn it off mid-party
When the queue is winning. An album that fills is worth more than one that is perfectly curated and empty, and guests who see nothing appear stop sending after the second attempt.
You can always tidy the next morning. Hiding a picture afterwards costs 1 click; a contribution never sent cannot be recovered.
The automatic check runs either way
On the paid plans an automatic content check runs before anything reaches you, and it can reject an upload on its own. It is unaffected by this setting and it is not a replacement for looking — it catches the obvious, not the awkward.
The free tier has no automatic check. There, review is your only filter.
What guests notice
Nothing announces the change to them. A guest who uploads after you switch review on simply does not see their picture appear, which reads as a fault unless somebody says otherwise.
If you flip it mid-party, say so out loud. One sentence saves you the questions.
Common questions
Does turning review on hide what is already published?
No. Everything already in the album stays visible.
Does turning review off release the queue?
No. Items already waiting still need approving.
Can I change it during the party?
Yes, in both directions, and it applies to what arrives next.
Does the automatic check depend on this setting?
No. On the paid plans it runs either way; the free tier has none.
Are guests told the setting changed?
No. Say it out loud if you flip it mid-party.
Still open? Contact
Review uploads before they appear
What review-first does in the first place.
Approve, reject and approve in bulk
Clearing a queue that has built up.
Guests cannot see the album
When the album opens and is empty.
A guest album for a company event
Where review earns its cost.
The queue will not clear
Send us the event name and roughly how many are waiting. We will look at where they are stuck.