User Guide

After signing up, head to Dashboard > Settings to set up your profile. You can configure:

The media library is your central hub for all photos. Navigate to Dashboard > Media to get started.

Uploading

Drag and drop photos onto the library or click the upload button. You can upload multiple files at once (up to 50 MB each). HEIC/HEIF files from iPhones are automatically converted to JPEG.

For each upload, the system automatically:

• Extracts EXIF data (camera, lens, exposure, GPS, copyright — 27 fields)
• Generates three responsive sizes (400w, 1200w, 2000w) in JPEG and WebP
• Creates a blurhash placeholder for instant loading
• Preserves the original file for archival

Organizing

• Folders — Create nested folders to group photos. Drag and drop to move.
• Favorites — Star photos you want quick access to. Favorites are prioritized in AI analysis.
• Tags, people & places — Add metadata to photos for powerful filtering.
• Filters — Filter by date, place, person, or favorites in the sidebar.

View modes

Switch between grid, masonry, and list views. Use multi-select (Cmd/Ctrl+click or Shift+click for ranges) to bulk-move or tag photos.

Stories are the core of the platform — visual narratives that combine text and photos in a beautiful, scrollable layout.

Starting a new story

Go to Dashboard > New Story or click the "+" button on your stories page. You have three options:

Story vs Gallery

Every story has a format:

The editor uses a block-based model. Each piece of content — a paragraph, image, quote, or divider — is its own block that you can add, reorder, or delete independently.

Adding blocks

Click the + button in the toolbar to add a new block. The available block types depend on your story format (stories get all types, galleries get a subset).

Block types

Working with blocks

• Reorder — Drag blocks to rearrange the story flow.
• Delete — Remove any block using its context menu.
• Rich text — Paragraphs and quotes use a rich text editor with bold, italic, links, and more.
• Image layout — Single image blocks support three widths: contained (column), wide, and full-bleed.
• Filters — Apply non-destructive CSS filters (B&W, cinematic, vintage, and more) to any image block. Browse all 12 filters.

Story metadata

In the editor sidebar, set the story title, excerpt, cover image, category, and slug. The cover image and excerpt appear in story cards on the homepage and author pages.

Table of contents

When your published story has two or more heading blocks, the reader page automatically generates navigation — an inline contents list below the hero and sidebar navigation dots on wide screens.

Galleries are photo-focused collections with minimal text. They use a restricted set of block types designed to showcase images:

• Image (single photo with caption)
• Photo Wall (masonry layout)
• Parallax Image (fixed-background scroll effect)
• Heading, Paragraph, Divider (for minimal structure)

Creating galleries

Galleries can be created in three ways:

• From selected photos — Select photos in the media library and click "Gallery" in the selection bar, or use the folder menu. Learn more.
• From a moment — Use the "AI Gallery" button on a moment to auto-generate a curated visual layout from the moment's photos.
• Manually — Create a new story and set its format to Gallery in the editor sidebar.

Moments are photo collections within organizations — a way to group related photos before turning them into stories or galleries.

How moments work

Moment status

Moments progress through stages: Suggested (AI-proposed) → Active (accepted and being worked on) → Story Created or Dismissed.

AI is integrated throughout the platform to help you create better content faster.

For detailed prompt tips, tone options, and limits, see the AI Story Generation Guide.