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What is Piwigo?

Piwigo is an open source photo management software designed to assist individuals, teams, and organizations of all sizes in efficiently managing, organizing, and sharing their photos on the web. According to the vendor, Piwigo is a versatile solution that caters to various professions and industries, including photographers, graphic designers, advertising and marketing agencies, media and publishing companies, and e-commerce businesses.

Key Features

Albums Hierarchy: Organize your photos into a hierarchical structure of albums for easy navigation and categorization. Create nested albums to establish a logical structure for your photo library and effortlessly move photos between albums to reorganize your collection.

Batch Management: Save time and effort by performing bulk actions on your photos. Add tags, change permissions, or assign photos to albums in one go. Efficiently manage large collections by applying changes to multiple photos simultaneously. Edit metadata, titles, and descriptions in batch mode to streamline your photo management process.

Themes & Plugins: Customize the look and feel of your photo gallery with a wide range of themes. Choose from pre-designed themes or create your own custom theme to reflect your unique style. Extend the functionality of Piwigo with a vast selection of plugins, offering additional features and capabilities to enhance your photo management experience.

Permissions Control: Take full control over access to your photo library with flexible permission settings. Define user roles and assign specific permissions to each role, ensuring secure and tailored access to your photos. Set up private albums with password protection or restrict access to specific users or groups for added privacy and security.

Export Data: Extract valuable data from the database into a spreadsheet for further analysis or reporting. Export user data, including usernames, email addresses, and other relevant information, to streamline your data management processes. Choose from a variety of available export formats to suit your specific needs.

Additional Pages: Add custom pages to your gallery to provide additional information or functionality. Manage page authorizations by group or user status to control who can view and interact with the pages. Enhance the user experience by creating dedicated pages for FAQs, contact information, or other important content.

Automatic Size: Ensure an optimal viewing experience for your visitors by automatically selecting the largest available photo size. With automatic size selection, high-resolution images are displayed without the need for manual selection, improving performance by reducing unnecessary image resizing operations.

Share Album: Easily share private albums with trusted users using unique URLs. Control the visibility of shared albums based on individual photo permissions, allowing you to share specific albums with specific individuals while maintaining privacy and control.

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