Snapshot Host Weblog

Creating a Hidden Album

Charles — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:51:32 +0000

A Hidden Album is similar to a private album, however, you can still share the pictures. Setting up a hidden album will allow you to upload pictures to share with your friends, but keep everyone else out.

Step 1: To create a Hidden Album click “Add Album” from the main page of your Album.

NOTE: If you already have an album created that you want to make private skip step 2

Step 2: Give your new Album a name, for instance “hidden.”

Step 3: Navigate to the album you want to hide and click “Edit Album.”

Step 4: Click the “General” tab.

Step 5: Click the “Hidden” check box in the “Hide Album” section.

To test and make sure this Album is hidden click the “guest” link on the page.

Once in the guest view you shouldn’t be able to see your newly created Album. Enter the direct URL to the new album you created (example: http://www.snapshothost.com/users/demo/hidden). You should be able to see all the images in this album now. Other visitors to the site won’t be able to navigate to this folder but you can send the URL out to friends and they will be able to view all the images.

Basic user accounts upgraded to 250MB

Charles — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:09:03 +0000

With the recent drop in storage prices we now offer 250MB of storage space with a basic account. If you’ve already signed up for a basic account your account has also been upgraded. Sign up now to take advantage of this great offer!

Snapshot Host upgraded to Gallery 2.1

Charles — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:49:42 +0000

This release is a substantial improvement over Gallery 2.0 in both features and performance. We’ve added 10 new modules supporting features like RSS, ratings, permanent links, Picasa and Google Sitemaps. Down time was less than 15 minutes. For more information on the upgrade please see the offical release.

Snapshot Host launched to the public

Charles — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:47:03 +0000

After a few weeks of tweaking and testing the site, it is ready for public use. Thanks to all the beta testers that helped out with our beta!

Welcome to Snapshot Host!

Charles — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:20:23 +0000

Snapshot Host is an easy way to upload and share images on the web. The site is built off the Gallery 2 core with some tweaks. Basic accounts come with 250MB of storage space and unlimited hotlinking. Unlike other sites that won’t allow you to hotlink, we strive to make our site as useful as possible. Sign up for an account today and start sharing your pictures!

Creating a Private Album

Charles — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:53:32 +0000

Creating a Private Album is a good way to upload pictures you want to have online but don’t want people to see. The album is completely invisible to any visitors to the site and none of the images can be shared.

Step 1: To create a Private Album click “Add Album” from the main page of your Album.

NOTE: If you already have an album created that you want to make private skip step 2

Step 2: Give your new Album a name, for instance “private.”

Step 3: Navigate to the album you want to make private and click “Edit Permissions.”

Step 4: Remove all the “Group Permissions.”

Your “Group Permissions” section should look like this now:

To test and make sure this Album is private click the “guest” link on the page.

Once in the guest view you shouldn’t be able to see your newly created Album. Now start uploading pictures to that Album and no one will be able to browse to them!

Snapshot Host upgraded to Gallery 2.0.3

Charles — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 00:24:10 +0000

This release adds no new features. It fixes a minor XSS exploit and an exploit in the session code that could allow users to remotely delete session files. Down time was less than 10 minutes. For more information on the upgrade please see the offical release.

New Features, Annoynances and Bugs, oh my!

Charles — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 21:12:22 +0000

Need a place to post about problems you’ve run into with the site? Got a great idea for some new features? Post a comment here and we’ll look into getting the issue fixed or feature added.

Snapshot Host beta test launched

Charles — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 23:12:37 +0000

After a couple years of sitting on the domain and a built from scratch photo hosting site about 85% complete and not getting anymore work done on it. The decision was made to change the backend to Gallery 2. After a couple weeks of tweaks to the core install the beta test was launched today. A Demo Album was created to show all the different themes and color packs available. Basic accounts come with 20MB of storage space and the ability to hotlink to any site on the net. Unlike other hosting sites that lock down your images so they can’t be useful. Sign up today and see the difference Snapshot Host can make in your online photo sharing life!