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glamman
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I'd like to transition to the new Smugmug. One thing I like in my legacy is that my page showing my Gallery Categories will automatically show next to each category how many galleries and how many photos are contained in that category. It will also automatically show an Updated date/time stamp. I consider this very useful info- the viewer can see whether there are only a few photos or tons of photos and also see when that category was last updated.
Then when you look inside one of the Categories the list of the galleries will also automatically show the "Updated" date/time stamp with each gallery. Very useful for someone who visits my site often- they can see, very easily, if any Category or Gallery has been updated.
Now, will all this automatically show in the new Smugmug? When I click on "View New Smugmug" all that shows up with each Category/Gallery is just the Name.
Thanks!
http://studio808.smugmug.com/
Then when you look inside one of the Categories the list of the galleries will also automatically show the "Updated" date/time stamp with each gallery. Very useful for someone who visits my site often- they can see, very easily, if any Category or Gallery has been updated.
Now, will all this automatically show in the new Smugmug? When I click on "View New Smugmug" all that shows up with each Category/Gallery is just the Name.
Thanks!
http://studio808.smugmug.com/
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As I suspected. Grrrrr...... Then they wonder why I don't like the new Smug.
IMHO, this particular feature is representative of a whole class of basic functionality that was vital to "pool" photographers but dropped from the new Smug, suggesting that SmugMug isn't interested in that market any more. Maybe it's because we use a disportionate amount of disk space, but gravitate towards "power" accounts rather than "pro"?
It's frustrating both as a contributor to a pool and as the manager of a pool: one of my photographers switched to the new Smug almost immediately, and he tells me he loves it. But it's made using his work so much harder that I tend to avoid it. The other five in the pool are staying with old Smug (one pro was adamant about not moving), so that's worked out OK.
The real problem is there are no alternatives. I think I've tried them all, and the few that actually seem to be interested in the "pool photography" market are really feature poor, suggesting that SmugMug isn't alone in deciding it's a dead market.
Thanks for viewing!
I still don't understand why they dropped the dates and # of images from the new Smug- why not make it an option, if you want it, you got it, if not, don't have to use it. I AM paying for this "service". Grrrrr....