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## How do I share a photo's link via HTML? ## How do I share a photo's link via HTML?
When viewing a photo, click the Share arrow and select the 'Embed in Blog' button. A box will appear with the HTML you can use to embed the photo in your blog, forums, or anywhere else. Copy this HTML, then paste it to wherever you'd like. When viewing a photo, click the Share arrow and select the 'Embed in Blog' button. A box will appear with the HTML you can use to embed the photo in your blog, forums, or anywhere else. Copy this HTML, then paste it to wherever you'd like.
## Can I share an album instead of a photo?
Yes. Click the Share button that appears when hovering over an album's summary, then share in the same way you'd share a photo.
## How do I share a private photo or album? ## How do I share a private photo or album?
You can share a private photo in the same way that you'd share a public photo or album. When you share a private item, a sharing token is added to the photo URL. The recipient can then use the full URL to view the photo without logging in or remembering a password. You can share a private photo in the same way that you'd share a public photo or album. When you share a private item, a sharing token is added to the photo URL. The recipient can then use the full URL to view the photo without logging in or remembering a password.
## Wait, sharing tokens? How do those work? ## Wait, sharing tokens? How do those work?
A sharing token is a private URL that lets another person view a private photo. When you share a photo, a sharing token in the photo's URL enables other users to view your photo. You can revoke a sharing token anytime. A sharing token is a private URL that lets another person view a private photo. When you share a photo, a sharing token in the photo's URL enables other users to view your photo. Think of it as a password to a private photo, but in the URL. You can revoke a sharing token anytime in your settings.
## What happens when I share an album with private photos?
The recipient will be able to see the album and the contents of the album, including any private photos.
## Can I share an album instead of a photo? ## Can I share an album instead of a photo?
Yes. Click the Share button that appears when hovering over an album's summary, then share in the same way you'd share a photo. Yes. Click the Share button that appears when hovering over an album's summary, then share in the same way you'd share a photo.
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## What happens when I share an album? ## What happens when I share an album?
The album's URL contains a sharing token. The recipient will be able to see the album and the full contents of the album, even if those photos are private. The album's URL contains a sharing token. The recipient will be able to see the album and the full contents of the album, even if those photos are private.
## What happens when I share an album with private photos?
The recipient will be able to see the album and the contents of the album, including any private photos.
## I changed my mind about sharing a photo or album. How can I revoke its sharing token? ## I changed my mind about sharing a photo or album. How can I revoke its sharing token?
In the Sharing Tokens section of your settings, find the photo ID of the photo whose token you want to revoke. Click Revoke, and your sharing token will no longer work. In the Sharing Tokens section of your settings, find the photo ID of the photo whose token you want to revoke. Click Revoke, and your sharing token will no longer work.
Don't know where the photo ID is? Look at the photo's URL. The URL looks like yourusername.trovebox.com/p/PhotoID, where PhotoID is the photo ID. The Photo ID does not include the sharing token in the URL. Don't know where the photo ID is? Look at the photo's URL. The URL looks like yourusername.trovebox.com/p/PhotoID, where PhotoID is the photo ID. The Photo ID does not include the sharing token in the URL.