Posting images

This guide will help you make an image gallery post on the Patreon desktop and mobile app.

How to post an image gallery

Image gallery posts allow you to share a series of image work all in one go. To get started on your image gallery, follow these steps:

• Make sure you follow this guide while in your creator profile. You can switch to your creator profile by clicking your profile picture in the bottom left corner and clicking on your creator profile.

  1. While logged in to your creator account, click on the Create button from the left-hand side
     • If you also offer digital products with Commerce, choose Post from the create dropdown
  2. Click on the Images post type
  3. You can create image galleries using a combination of uploaded files and embedded image URLs, with a limit of 500 images per post:
     • Click the Select Image button to upload images from your computer
     • Click the Embed image URL button to embed images
  4. Once the images have been uploaded, you can rearrange the image order by dragging images to new positions
  5. Give your post a title (required) and add some written content (optional). You can also upload attachments and add relevant tags
  6. Click the Next button for posting extras:  
     • Select who can see your post
     • Select if you want to sell your post. You can learn more about selling posts and collections here
     • Disable comments (if you’ve given members comment access)
     • Charge members for the post if you charge per creation
     • Set early access for members before your post goes public
     • Add Preview Text to show non-members
     • Schedule your post to publish at a later time
  7. You can add your post to a collection to help members find more of what they’re looking for. You can think of collections as your own library where you can get to organize your work however you want. Learn more about creating a collection
  8. You can preview your post before publishing by clicking the Preview button
  9. Once you’re happy with it, you can publish now, schedule it for a later time, or leave it as a draft — we autosave changes to new/draft posts across post title, content, attachments, Preview Text, media, access, and scheduled time/date

• Make sure you follow this guide while in your creator profile. You can switch to your creator profile by tapping your profile picture in the top right corner of the home screen and tapping on Switch to creator profile.

  1. Tap Create a Post
  2. Tap on to choose images from your phone library or your phone camera. Images will appear in the order they’re selected. To deselect, tap on the image a second time
  3. Tap Add to start the upload — upload time will vary based on the file size and amount of files
  4. After uploading, you can tap on Edit photos tab to make additional edits to your images:
     • Tap Edit photos and add captions and alt-text to your images to make them more accessible. When you've finished, tap Save and then the back arrow
     • Tap Edit in the top right corner to rearrange images to new positions by pressing and dragging the icon. You can also tap on the icon to delete an image from your gallery. When you’re finished, tap Done (Android) or Save (IOS) and tap the back arrow to go back to Edit post 
  5. Give your post a title (required), and describe what you are sharing (optional)
  6. Tap Next to select your audience, add tags, and charge members for the post if you charge per creation
  7. You can add your post to a collection to help members find more of what they’re looking for. You can think of collections as your own library where you can get to organize your work however you want. Learn more about creating a collection
  8. Toggle the Schedule Post option to set a later publication date or time, tap the Publish option to go live, or exit the draft, and we’ll save your progress for you

How do I remove an image from the gallery?

• Make sure you follow this guide while in your creator profile. You can switch to your creator profile by clicking your profile picture in the bottom left corner and clicking on your creator profile.

  If you’re editing an unpublished post, skip ahead to step 3:

  1. While logged in to your creator account, click on the My page link from the left-side navigation
  2. You can use the search field or post filters to locate the post you want to edit
  3. Once you’ve located the image gallery post you want to edit, click on the Edit post button
  4. Hover your mouse over the image you want to remove and click the X
  5. You can also click the Remove all button to start fresh
  6. If you’re editing a published post, you’ll need to click the Save button to save your edits. If you’re working on an unpublished post, we’ll autosave your changes as you work

• Make sure you follow this guide while in your creator profile. You can switch to your creator profile by tapping your profile picture in the top right corner of the home screen and tapping on Switch to creator profile.

  1. While logged in on the app, tap on the self view tab  from the bottom menu bar
  2. Tap Manage posts
  3. Tap the post you want to edit, tap the three dots (…) button at the top right corner, and tap Edit
     • If you’re on IOS, from the Manage posts screen, instead of tapping on the post, you can swipe left and choose Edit
  4. Tap on Edit photos
  5. Tap Edit at the top right corner and select the photos you want to remove from your gallery. You can also tap on Remove all button to start fresh
  6. If you’re editing a published post, you’ll need to click the Save button to save your edits. If you’re working on an unpublished post, we’ll autosave your changes as you work

Captions

Captions are a way to narrate your image. While a picture says a thousand words, a great caption tells your members the intent behind an image. Connect on a more personal level with your members by telling them why the image is important to them.

You can add captions after uploading your images by tapping the Edit photos tab. When you've finished, tap Save and then the back arrow

Alt-text

Alt-text is an invisible description of your images. They are read aloud by screen readers so members with visual impairments can still consume your content. Alt-text allows you to share images that are accessible to all of your members.

You can add alt-text after uploading your images by tapping the Edit photos tab. When you've finished, tap Save and then the back arrow

Tip: Keep your alt-text short and sweet. Remember, alt-text will be read by screen readers, so try to use descriptive words to describe what is in the image.

Post autosave

As you work on creating your post, we'll autosave any edits you make across the post title, content, attachments, media, access, Preview Text, and scheduled time/date. You'll find your work safe and sound in the Drafts section of your Posts page across desktop and mobile.

We won't autosave changes you make to already published posts, so you have the final say on edits for live posts.

FAQ

• No, the captions you add won’t populate in the search.

• The beauty of image galleries is that we’ll intellectually size the image for you. No images will be cropped when checked in full screen. Your image thumbnails will be square, so if you’d like your thumbnails to be an entire image, we recommend using a 1:1 (square) ratio.

  We’ve made this guide on sizing images for additional help with saving your images: Sizing images for Patreon.

• Your upload and attachment file sizes must be 5 GB or less per image.

• You can add up to 500 images per post. We are working on a more robust improvement to image uploading in the future.

• No. Members will be able to check the first image of your set if they opt in to email notifications of your new posts. To check all of the images in a post, members will need to click the link to view all images and will be redirected to Patreon.com.