Hi. I was just wondering if you guys plan to make this site secure. (This is my third time typing this thanks to baby hands)! I've have pictures stolen off my blog before, but was just wondering if you had this in your plans for the site! Thanks. Emily
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Hi Emily. Can you explain a bit more what you mean by "secure"? Thanks!
I totally forgot about this! Sorry, I meant something along the lines, that people needed to be a part of the community to see the gallery. Thanks!
Thanks for the input, Emily. Making the gallery accessible to members only is something we would consider, based on user input, but I do have some reservations about the idea:
That being said, we want Pixel Scrapper to serve the needs of its users, so if this is something that people would like to see, we are certainly open to considering it.
Have you run into other digital scrapbooking sites that have private galleries?
I haven't, and I would imagine it seem to be a lot of work on your end to implement. I was just curious about it. I have had issues in the past with posting photos that have been stolen, and then more recently, family members using photos that then got distributed without my consent. So, I'm aware that I don't need to post all the layouts I do with my kids and family and whatnot, or participate in the challenges, I have no concerns about Pixelscrapper, but it is just something I've had to deal with elsewhere.
Hi, Jordan... thought I'd jump into this one briefly (hope you don't mind). I know what Emily is suggesting does exist & is possible, I just don't know how you do it (not a programmer here) or I'd try to help you out.
For example, I have seen galleries (maybe not at the digiscrap websites) that offer password-protected private galleries for privacy reasons - like babiesonline.com, for instance. I have an account with them (set up an account for each of my sons @ babiesonline.com just before they were born), and there I was able to create a web page all about them & attach a photo gallery to it. The public can see their main page, but are unable to view their private gallery unless they type in a special password which I've personally provided them with (which is completely different than your account login password). Photobucket also offers the same type of thing - I have an account there, too. I've been storing holiday photos of my family there, so family/friends that don't live nearby can see them, and they are only able to access the photos via a special password I give them (it's a "guest" password for viewing only).
Scraps and pieces gallery is private. And I honestly prefer this one, because I often lose the good layouts I see there. I like to pin the layouts from this gallery that I really like on Pinterest, and I guess if it was private either I couldn´t pin them, or, as happens on the other gallery I mentioned, the pinned url would direct to the main page istead of the page where it´s posted, which I also don´t like, because it difficults credits identification.
If I had concerns with the privacy of one of my photos (for example if I made a layout showing the front of my house, or with someone´s kids), i´d blur parts of it, or even substitute it for a public domain picture for the reasons of posting online. I also saw people that post the layouts without the photo, but I don´t think it´s the best solution.
@ Lorien: I agree with your assessment. We post our layouts for recognition and pride, if the gallery is deemed 'private' to members only that seems to defeat the purpose of what a gallery is for. Blurred features seems the best choice I have seen in galleries.