--- title: "User Uploads: Choose Who Can Upload" id: "197713" type: "knowledgebase" slug: "choose-who-can-upload" published_at: "2026-11-04T14:26:17+00:00" modified_at: "2026-11-04T14:26:17+00:00" url: "https://fooplugins.com/documentation/foogallery/user-uploads/choose-who-can-upload/" markdown_url: "https://fooplugins.com/documentation/foogallery/user-uploads/choose-who-can-upload.md" excerpt: "Choose open, logged-in, or code-protected submissions and manage visitor upload access." taxonomy_knowledgebase_cat: - "User Uploads" --- [User Uploads](https://fooplugins.com/documentation/foogallery/user-uploads/) # User Uploads: Choose Who Can Upload ## Related Articles - [User Uploads: Configure Email Notifications](https://fooplugins.com/documentation/foogallery/user-uploads/user-upload-email-notifications/) - [User Uploads: Customize the Upload Form](https://fooplugins.com/documentation/foogallery/user-uploads/customize-the-upload-form/) - [User Uploads: File Limits and Image Optimization](https://fooplugins.com/documentation/foogallery/user-uploads/upload-limits-and-image-optimization/) - [User Uploads: Review and Moderate Uploads](https://fooplugins.com/documentation/foogallery/user-uploads/moderate-user-uploads/) - [User Uploads: Share Links, QR Codes and Upload Pages](https://fooplugins.com/documentation/foogallery/user-uploads/share-upload-links-and-qr-codes/) **Need more help?** Browse all documentation or open a support ticket. [All docs](/documentation/) [Support](/support/) Choose open, logged-in, or code-protected submissions and manage visitor upload access. User Uploads guides - [Getting started](/documentation/foogallery/addons/user-uploads/) - **Who can upload (this guide)** - [Links, QR codes and upload pages](/documentation/foogallery/user-uploads/share-upload-links-and-qr-codes/) - [File limits and optimization](/documentation/foogallery/user-uploads/upload-limits-and-image-optimization/) - [Fields, labels and appearance](/documentation/foogallery/user-uploads/customize-the-upload-form/) - [Moderation and approvals](/documentation/foogallery/user-uploads/moderate-user-uploads/) - [Receipts and email notifications](/documentation/foogallery/user-uploads/user-upload-email-notifications/) On this page - [Choose an access mode](#access-modes) - [Set an upload code](#set-code) - [Change or revoke access](#revoke-access) - [Continue when access ends during an upload](#continue-upload) - [If a guest cannot unlock](#unlock-troubleshooting) Open **FooGallery > Galleries > your gallery > User Uploads > General**. Set Who Can Upload? independently from Auto Approve and the file limits. ## Choose an access mode | Mode | Use it when | | --- | --- | | Logged-in Users Only | Contributors already have WordPress accounts. Set the required role where shown; Anyone in the role selector means any logged-in user. | | Anyone With the Upload Code or Share Link | Guests should contribute without WordPress accounts. A code is required by default; link-only access is an explicit option. | | Anyone | The upload form should accept public submissions. File limits and moderation still apply. | [/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/uu150-general.webp](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/uu150-general.webp) ## Set an upload code 1. Select **Anyone With the Upload Code or Share Link**, then save the gallery. 2. Scroll to the separate **Upload Access** panel below Gallery Settings. Choose **Set a code**, or **Change code** when one already exists. 3. Enter a code with **8 to 64 characters**, or choose **Generate**. Select **Save code** and copy it while it is displayed. 4. Share the code with the intended guests. Open the upload page in a private browser window, enter the code and choose **Unlock**. [/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/uu150-code.webp](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/uu150-code.webp) SUMMER26 is a demonstration code. Choose a code for your own gallery. Codes ignore capitalization and spaces at the beginning or end. The saved code cannot be displayed again after you leave that state; set a new code if it is lost. A successful unlock normally lasts 24 hours in that browser and applies only to this gallery. Keep **Auto Approve = No** to review files before publication. Entering a valid code does not approve an upload or bypass its limits. ## Change or revoke access | Control | Effect | | --- | --- | | Change code | Invalidates sessions unlocked with the old code. Visitors need the new code. Link-based access is managed separately. | | Regenerate link | Replaces the share link and invalidates access granted by the old link. Update invitations and printed QR codes. | | Turn off link | Disables share-link access, including sessions granted by that link. The upload code remains available. | | Sign out all visitors | Ends existing code- and link-based sessions. The current code and link remain valid, so guests can unlock again. | When Skip the Code is enabled, anyone with the current share link can regain access. To withdraw that invitation, replace or disable the link. Sign-out alone does not withdraw it. See [Links, QR codes and upload pages](/documentation/foogallery/user-uploads/share-upload-links-and-qr-codes/) for the default code requirement and link-only option. ## Continue when access ends during an upload [/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/uu150-reauth.webp](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/uu150-reauth.webp) Keep the upload dialog open, enter the current code and choose Unlock. The selected files and entered details remain in that open dialog; choose Upload when it becomes available. If the code changed, ask the organizer for the new one. This is not a saved draft: closing or reloading the page can lose that work. ## If a guest cannot unlock - Check the code belongs to this gallery and has not been replaced. If it is lost, set a new one. - After repeated incorrect attempts, wait for the displayed cooldown before trying again. - Confirm the gallery is published, has no WordPress password, and still uses code or share-link access. Draft and private galleries cannot use the public protected upload flow. - Send the complete current share link. A regenerated or disabled link is no longer a valid invitation. Related: [Getting started and all guides](/documentation/foogallery/addons/user-uploads/) ยท [Try the upload demos](/foogallery-wordpress-gallery-plugin/user-uploads/#demo) . Resources ## Find the right next step Browse setup guides, get help with your site, or find licensing information. ![Image](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E) ### Documentation Search setup guides, product docs, and troubleshooting articles. [Browse docs](/documentation/) ![Image](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E) ### Support Open a ticket with product details so we can help quickly. 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