Manually tag photos and activate access codes without QR cards

Table of contents

• Set up manual tagging in your photo job
• Organize and tag uploaded photos
• Pro Tip: Bulk tagging
  • Activate access codes
  • The takeaway

If you did not use QR Cards during your photo shoot, you can still tag each subject manually to generate unique access codes. This article explains how to tag images manually and activate their access codes

Set up manual tagging in your photo job

1. In your Photo Job, select Access code for each person.
2. From the dropdown, choose Manual tagging.
3. Click Save settings to confirm your selection.
   

Organize and tag uploaded photos

1. Upload your photos in Photo Management.
   • Ensure each person’s photos are placed sequentially if each subject has multiple photos. Manual tagging won’t work if the images are randomly ordered.
2. Tag the first image of each subject:
   • Click the subject’s photo, then underneath the bigger preview, click Add access code.
     
   • When the pop-up window appears, click Create random access code to add a new random access code.
   • Click the first image for a subject, then use the QR code icon below the preview to add or edit a code and press the save button. In case you prefer a custom access code: They must contain only letters and numbers - no special characters or spaces.
   • The subject's first image will now be highlighted with a green frame and show the QR icon on the bottom left of the photo.  You can now continue with the first photo of the following subject.
     

Note: Group photos do not require tagging. All access codes in the album will be able to view and purchase them from the online shop.

Pro Tip: Bulk tagging

You can also bulk tag images to save time:

• Select the first image of each subject in your gallery.
  • On Windows, hold Ctrl while clicking.
  • On Mac, hold Command while clicking.

Once you have selected the first images for all subjects currently visible, click Add random access code(s). The system will then assign access codes to all selected images at once.

Made a mistake?

If you tagged the wrong subject(s), you can easily correct it. Use the Remove access code(s) option to delete the tags for one or multiple subjects.

Activate access codes

1. Confirm that the first photo for each subject has a green QR symbol.
2. Click Activate access codes.
   
3. In the popup, click the blue Activate access codes now button.
   
4. Once activated, images will be grouped under each subject’s unique access code. 

The takeaway

Even without QR cards, you can efficiently organize and distribute images using GotPhoto’s manual tagging and access code activation features, making it easy for subjects to find and purchase their photos.