[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":269},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Fcreate-a-project":3,"surround-\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Fcreate-a-project":262},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":252,"description":253,"extension":254,"meta":255,"navigation":256,"order":245,"path":257,"seo":258,"stem":259,"updated":260,"__hash__":261},"docs\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Fcreate-a-project.md","Create a project",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":243},"minimark",[9,13,17,84,96,110,117,121,133,137,140,166,177,181,191,212,219,223],[10,11,12],"p",{},"A project holds the photos for one shoot: a wedding day, an engagement session, a product shoot. Each project gets its own gallery page under the client, with its own design, sharing and download settings.",[14,15,5],"h2",{"id":16},"create-a-project",[18,19,20,29,40,58,69,75],"ol",{},[21,22,23,24,28],"li",{},"Open ",[25,26,27],"strong",{},"Studio"," and open the client the shoot belongs to.",[21,30,31,32,35,36,39],{},"Click ",[25,33,34],{},"Create Project"," (or press ",[25,37,38],{},"Shift+N",").",[21,41,42,43,46,47,49,50,53,54,57],{},"In the ",[25,44,45],{},"Project"," step, leave the ",[25,48,45],{}," dropdown on ",[25,51,52],{},"Create New Project"," and enter a ",[25,55,56],{},"New Project Name",".",[21,59,60,61,64,65,68],{},"Optionally choose a ",[25,62,63],{},"Watermark"," to apply to everything you upload, and a ",[25,66,67],{},"Project Webpage Template"," for the gallery's design.",[21,70,31,71,74],{},[25,72,73],{},"Select Images"," to queue photos now, or skip it.",[21,76,31,77,79,80,83],{},[25,78,34],{},", or ",[25,81,82],{},"Create & Upload"," if you selected photos.",[10,85,86,87,90,91,57],{},"Every new project starts with one section called ",[25,88,89],{},"Highlights",": sections are how you organize photos inside the project. See ",[92,93,95],"a",{"href":94},"\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Forganize-with-collections","Organize with collections",[97,98,99],"blockquote",{},[10,100,101,102,105,106,109],{},"You can also create a client and project in one pass: click ",[25,103,104],{},"Create Client"," on the Workspace, fill in the client step, then click ",[25,107,108],{},"Select Photos"," to continue into the project step.",[10,111,112],{},[113,114],"img",{"alt":115,"src":116},"The Create Project modal with the project name filled in","\u002Fimages\u002Fhelp\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Fcreate-project-modal.webp",[14,118,120],{"id":119},"naming-and-the-project-url","Naming and the project URL",[10,122,123,124,128,129,132],{},"The name you type is the display name your client sees. Afterify also generates a URL slug from it, which becomes part of the gallery link (",[125,126,127],"code",{},"yourdomain.com\u002Fclient\u002Fclient-name\u002Fproject-name","). You can edit the slug later on the project's ",[25,130,131],{},"Settings"," page; Afterify checks that it isn't already in use.",[14,134,136],{"id":135},"the-project-cover","The project cover",[10,138,139],{},"The first photo you upload automatically becomes the project's cover if it doesn't have one yet. You can change how the project's thumbnail looks on the client page at any time:",[18,141,142,148,163],{},[21,143,144,145,147],{},"Open the project's ",[25,146,131],{}," page.",[21,149,150,151,154,155,158,159,162],{},"Under ",[25,152,153],{},"Thumbnail",", choose ",[25,156,157],{},"Collage"," (a rotating sample of photos from the project) or ",[25,160,161],{},"Custom"," (one image you pick).",[21,164,165],{},"For a custom image, click the image search icon to open the media manager, then drag the focal point ring to frame it.",[10,167,168,169,172,173,176],{},"You can also right-click any photo in the project and choose ",[25,170,171],{},"Set As Cover"," (or ",[25,174,175],{},"Add to Collage"," when the thumbnail type is Collage).",[14,178,180],{"id":179},"publish-state","Publish state",[10,182,183,184,187,188,190],{},"New projects start as drafts. The ",[25,185,186],{},"Visibility"," toggle at the top of the project's ",[25,189,131],{}," page has three positions:",[192,193,194,200,206],"ul",{},[21,195,196,199],{},[25,197,198],{},"Draft",": the gallery page isn't live.",[21,201,202,205],{},[25,203,204],{},"Private",": live, but only invited users can open it.",[21,207,208,211],{},[25,209,210],{},"Public",": live for anyone with the link.",[10,213,214,215,57],{},"You can also right-click the project in the client's project list and publish or unpublish it from the context menu. The client itself has the same toggle, and a project is only reachable when its client is published too. See ",[92,216,218],{"href":217},"\u002Fgalleries-and-sharing\u002Fshare-a-gallery","Share a gallery",[14,220,222],{"id":221},"related","Related",[192,224,225,231,237],{},[21,226,227],{},[92,228,230],{"href":229},"\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Fupload-photos","Upload photos",[21,232,233],{},[92,234,236],{"href":235},"\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Fproject-settings","Project settings",[21,238,239],{},[92,240,242],{"href":241},"\u002Fgalleries-and-sharing\u002Fcustomize-your-gallery","Customize your gallery",{"title":244,"searchDepth":245,"depth":245,"links":246},"",2,[247,248,249,250,251],{"id":16,"depth":245,"text":5},{"id":119,"depth":245,"text":120},{"id":135,"depth":245,"text":136},{"id":179,"depth":245,"text":180},{"id":221,"depth":245,"text":222},"clients-and-projects","Add projects under a client to group the photos for each shoot, session or event.","md",{},true,"\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Fcreate-a-project",{"title":5,"description":253},"clients-and-projects\u002Fcreate-a-project","2026-09-19","1emM3hXdp-c35iOCk90VQd9M2jLeTs5XWu-R8djSbrQ",[263,267],{"path":264,"title":265,"order":266},"\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Fcreate-and-manage-clients","Create and manage clients",1,{"path":229,"title":230,"order":268},3,1789936982150]