GalleryDock has introduced a central client gallery entrance that photographers can embed in their own websites. Released on 11 October 2026, the feature lets customers enter their gallery password on a shared access page and open the corresponding collection. Photographers can direct different clients to that one entrance without creating a separate website subpage for every assignment.
The development addresses a practical question for portrait, wedding and commercial photographers: how to give clients a clear place to find their photographs while keeping the photographer’s website at the centre of the handoff. The access page sits within the photographer’s existing web presence, alongside their branding and contact information.
“Photographers can give clients one familiar place on their own website to open their gallery, without building a separate page for every assignment,” said Edmond Rätzel, founder of GalleryDock.
One entry page for multiple client assignments
With the central entrance, a studio can include the same website destination in its delivery instructions. The client’s gallery password determines which collection opens. This separates the public route into the service from the private photographs associated with an individual assignment.
The workflow is particularly relevant to photographers managing several shoots at once. A wedding couple, a portrait client and a commercial customer can start from the same website entrance while using the access details supplied for their respective galleries. Photographers continue to manage the collections in GalleryDock.
Integration with an existing photography website
The photographer places the supplied embed code in a website editor that supports custom HTML or embedded content. The website’s plan and editor permissions must allow that integration. The feature adds a gallery entrance to the existing site; it does not require photographers to rebuild their website or create a new page for each client.
Before sharing the access page, photographers should test it in a signed-out browser and on a phone, verify that each password opens the intended collection, and check the available client actions. A short instruction beside the entrance can explain where to enter the password and whom to contact if access fails.
Private access with clear client instructions
A gallery password is an access credential, not a separate verified account for each customer. Photographers should share it deliberately with the intended recipients and explain that forwarding the password may allow others to access the collection. Gallery settings and download permissions should match the purpose of the assignment.
The central entrance is available to photographers using GalleryDock internationally. The platform supports English and German, and new users can create three free galleries to assess the workflow. The focus of this release is the shared website entrance, following the earlier rollout of GalleryDock’s English-language service.
