The option to publish to the HUB is included with all subscribed CatalogIt accounts, and needs to be enabled on the back-end before you can utilize it. To enable publishing to the HUB, just reach out to us at support@catalogit.app and let us know! Owners of the account have access to set up the publishing profile with your logo and banner image, as well as a description of your institution or collection. Select which Folders you'd like to publish, and which data fields you'd like to share with the public.  

Next, go to your Main Menu, Settings, then Account Profile. From there, fill out your Account Name, Description, Location, Website URL, upload an image or logo, and a banner image. Once that is all done, press Save in the top right corner.

Then go to the Main Menu, and Web Publishing Setting. These three tabs, Account, Entry, and Media, are the settings for controlling what is included on your HUB. This allows you to choose exactly what will be shared on your HUB. This is also where you can toggle your Web Publishing switch on and off as needed.

Entries are published on the folder level. After you select or create a folder, open the folder you want to publish, go to the Actions Menu (three dots in the upper-right corner), and select Publish Folder.

Protecting Your Media on the HUB

CatalogIt safeguards your images on the HUB by utilizing “Web Quality” images, meaning they have a lower resolution than the original files uploaded to CatalogIt. This prevents visitors to your HUB from obtaining a copy of your media at original quality.

To further protect your media, include watermarks on all photos uploaded. CatalogIt has a built-in feature that will watermark all images uploaded to the HUB. To enable watermarking, go to the Main Menu, Web Publishing, and select the Media tab. From there you can choose the text and location of the watermark. Make sure to choose text that clearly displays the name of your organization.

MasterIt and Blog Resources

Web Publishing for Collections Access
Digital Imaging Guidelines
Key Considerations for Analog and Digital Image Collections
Alt Text Made Easy: Using AI to Create Descriptions
Sharing Your Collection through Printing and Reports
Bring Your Collections to the Web
Web Publishing Family Photos
Connecting with Your Community Through Collections
Print or Email - Sharing Your Information with Your Community

Video Resource - Web Publishing