Search allows visitors to quickly find photographs matching specific subjects.
Since photos represent a visual image formed by digital pixels, they are not easily searchable without supplemental text information. As a result, photographers must help describe the subject of the photos by adding a Description, which includes titles, captions, keywords, and categories.
Keywords and categories are especially valuable in making searching and browsing for specific subjects easier.
See this guide for more details on how to edit the Description of images in your account.
For more information on how your photos can be displayed in third party search results such as Google and Bing, see our SEO guide.
To perform a ZENFOLIO WIDE PUBLIC search
- On the Zenfolio search page, type a subject description in the search field keeping it short but specific.
- Press Enter on your keyboard or click the search button.
- The results of the Search are grouped in three separate tabs at the top of the main area: Galleries, Collections and Photos.
Note: To open search results in a separate window or tab use the blue down-pointing arrow that appears when you mouse over a thumbnail
To perform a search of just the photos in a specific photographer's site
To search for photos on a photographer's site, the search field must be used. The photographer is able to choose to display the search field in their site's home page, header or footer. Their site also includes a search page on which searches can be accomplished.
See this guide for how to display the search field in your site's Website View.
This guide is able to show the photographer how to find the link to their own site's search page.
- To search, type a subject description in the search field, keeping it short but specific.
- Press Enter on your keyboard or click the search button.
- The results of the Search will be displayed.
