Change moderation after the fact
The review setting can be changed at any time. Switching it on applies to what arrives next and leaves the album as it is; switching it off releases everything still waiting into the album at once.
Nothing is lost in either direction, but switching off is not a quiet move: whatever was waiting becomes visible in the same moment.
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’s Moderation page. It is an entry of its own in the event menu. The choice applies to the event, not to an individual contribution.
- Switch it. Choose “You approve first” or “Straight into the album”. From that moment new contributions follow the new rule.
- Check the queue before you switch off. Everything still waiting appears the moment you switch. Reject first what nobody should see.
Switching review off mid-event
New contributions then go straight to the album. Everything already in the queue goes with them: waiting and flagged items appear in the album and on the live wall the moment you switch.
So look through the queue first and reject anything that should stay out. A rejected upload is deleted for good within minutes.
| State | You switch review ON | You switch review OFF |
|---|---|---|
| Already in the album | Stays visible | Stays visible |
| Already in the queue | Stays queued | Appears in the album at once |
| Arriving next | Goes to the queue | Goes straight to the album |
| Already hidden by you | Stays hidden | Stays hidden |
The queue is the only state a switch changes, and only when you switch review off.
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 archiving the event, which stops contributions entirely and cannot be undone from the dashboard.
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.
There is no automatic check
No automatic content check sorts or rejects uploads, on any plan. What guests see is decided by this setting and by you: with review on, nothing reaches the album or the live wall until you approve it; with review off, you hide or delete afterwards.
Anyone viewing the album can also use “Report content” to flag a picture to us. For a screen in a public room, review is the only setting that stops an unwanted picture in advance.
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?
Yes. Everything still waiting, flagged items included, appears in the album at once.
Can I change it during the party?
Yes, in both directions, and it applies to what arrives next.
Is there an automatic check as well?
No, not on any plan. Review and your own hiding or deleting are the filter.
Are guests told the setting changed?
No. Say it out loud if you flip it mid-party.
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.