Free + Pro · v1.0.2 · WordPress Plugin
Your client galleries
shouldn't make you cringe.
You've spent years mastering your craft. You deserve a delivery experience that looks as good as your work — not some generic gallery site you're embarrassed to send to high-end clients. KMG PhotoVault runs on your WordPress site. Your brand. Your domain. Zero monthly platform fees.
You're paying way too much to feel this underwhelmed
Sound familiar? You're out here creating beautiful work, then sending your clients to some generic, ugly, third-party gallery that makes your entire brand look cheap. Meanwhile, you're dropping $200 every year on a platform that doesn't even feel like presenting. You already paid for a website. Why the hell are you still renting someone else's gallery?
The worst part? You already own a WordPress website. The infrastructure is sitting right there on your own domain, with your own branding. But you've been trained to think you need to pay someone else every month just to look professional.
You don't.
KMG PhotoVault gives you beautiful, fully branded client galleries that live on your own site. No third-party links, no ugly watermarks, no monthly fees. Your clients get a premium experience that actually matches the quality of your work, and you stop looking like every other photographer using the same tired platform everyone else is using.
Ready to stop being embarrassed by your galleries? Download PhotoVault free and see the difference yourself.
Every week, this is what you're putting up with.
The Zenfolio Tax
$200 a year. For a clunky interface you dread logging into. For galleries that look like every other photographer's galleries. For a URL that sends your clients to someone else's brand instead of yours. You're paying to look generic.
The Watermark Nightmare
Export from Lightroom. Apply watermark preset. Export again. Realize it's white on a white background. Do it again. Upload to the platform. Wait. Repeat this every single delivery. This is not a workflow. This is punishment.
The Embarrassment
You send the gallery link. The client lands on a cookie-cutter Pixieset page with ads for Pixieset at the bottom. No password. No branding. No warmth. It doesn't look like you. And somewhere in the back of your mind, you know it.
The Platform Roulette
Tried Pixieset. Tried Pic-Time. Tried SmugMug. Each one with its own login, its own storage limits, its own pricing hike every renewal cycle. You're managing subscriptions instead of managing your business.
No Control Over Anything
Can't change the URL. Can't match your branding. Can't add your copyright terms where clients will actually read them. Can't tell who downloaded what without paying for a higher tier. You built a business. You deserve to own the delivery experience.
The Creeping Bill
$8 a month becomes $25 a month "to unlock the features you actually need." Then the renewal email hits and it's $199 for the year. For what? To host photos on a platform you don't own, that your clients aren't impressed by, that you can't fully control.
effortless as taking the shot?
No more platform juggling. No more watermark re-exports. No more sending clients to someone else's website. KMG PhotoVault turns your existing WordPress site into a complete, professional photo delivery studio — in about ten minutes.
Upload once. Never touch a watermark again.
The moment you drop your full-resolution JPEGs, PNGs, or WebPs into PhotoVault, the watermark is applied automatically — before storage, before delivery, before your client ever sees the file.
And it's smart about it. The auto-contrast engine samples the background brightness right where the watermark will appear, and picks white text on dark images, black text on light ones. It's always legible. Never invisible. You don't touch a thing.
- ✓ Watermark applied on upload — no extra exports from Lightroom
- ✓ Auto-contrast chooses white or black automatically
- ✓ PNG / logo watermark on Pro — your brand, not your name in Arial
- ✓ All four corner positions on Pro
- ✓ Changed your logo? Re-watermark the entire gallery in one click
A gallery that actually looks like you built it.
Your client gets a link to your domain. Not Pixieset's domain. Not Zenfolio's domain. Yours. They enter a password, and they're in a clean, fast, lightbox-enabled gallery that lives on your WordPress site.
You set a welcome message. You set a thank-you message. You pick the layout. You control the experience from first click to final download. That's what a professional studio looks like.
- ✓ Password-protected gallery page created automatically
- ✓ Mosaic/grid, list, and slideshow layouts (slideshow on Pro)
- ✓ Full-screen lightbox built into every layout
- ✓ Custom welcome & thank-you messages per gallery
- ✓ Embed on any page with a shortcode — including your portfolio
- ✓ Works with Divi, Elementor, Beaver Builder, and every theme
Send the whole thing without leaving WordPress.
When you're ready to deliver, click "Send Gallery Link & Password" right inside your dashboard. Your client gets an email with the link, the password, and your welcome message — professionally formatted, from your site.
No copy-pasting URLs. No switching to Gmail to write a separate email. No "wait, what was the password again?" The whole delivery takes about 30 seconds.
- ✓ One-click email delivery from your WordPress dashboard
- ✓ Gallery link and password sent together automatically
- ✓ Per-gallery page views and per-image download counts tracked
- ✓ Archive when the delivery window closes — client loses access, you keep everything
- ✓ Restore any archived gallery instantly
You're writing a check every year to people
who don't deserve it.
Here's what the gallery platform industry charges photographers just to deliver files they already own. Then here's what PhotoVault costs.
Platform pricing based on publicly listed plans as of 2026. Subject to change.
| Feature | PhotoVault Free | PhotoVault Pro | Zenfolio | Pixieset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual cost | $0 | Upgrade in-app | $180+ | $108+ |
| Lives on your domain | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Auto watermark on upload | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Password-protected galleries | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| One-click email delivery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| View & download tracking | ✓ | ✓ | Paid tier only | Paid tier only |
| PNG / logo watermark | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Copyright & licensing footer | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Unlimited galleries | Up to 3 | ✓ Unlimited | Limited | Limited |
| Works with Divi / Elementor | ✓ | ✓ | N/A | N/A |
Your licensing terms. Where clients actually read them.
You send a PDF licensing agreement. Your client ignores it. You never see it again. Then six months later they're using your images commercially, and you have no paper trail on the gallery page itself.
PhotoVault Pro generates a professional Copyright & Usage Rights footer — license duration, territory, permitted media, exclusivity, usage type — and displays it directly on the gallery page. Where the images are. Where the client is. Where they'll actually see it.
- ✓ License duration, territory & permitted media
- ✓ Personal, editorial, or commercial usage types
- ✓ Exclusivity settings per gallery
- ✓ Built-in glossary: explains copyright vs. license to clients in plain English
- ✓ Set defaults once, override per gallery anytime
Up and running before your next shoot.
Install, configure your watermark once, and you're done. There is no learning curve worth mentioning.
Install & Activate
Download PhotoVault, activate it in WordPress. Go to PhotoVault → Settings → Watermark and set your text. Takes three minutes.
Create a Gallery
Click + Add New Gallery, enter a name and client password. The plugin creates the password-protected WordPress page automatically.
Upload Photos
Drop in your files — JPEG, PNG, or WebP, up to 30 MB each. Watermarks apply instantly. Drag to reorder. You're done with post-processing.
Send in One Click
Hit Send Gallery Link & Password. Your client gets the email from your site with the link, password, and welcome message. That's it.
Client Downloads
Every file they download is watermarked. Originals never leave the server without your permission. View and download counts update in real time.
Archive When Done
Close the delivery window by archiving. The page goes Private — client loses access, you keep every file and stat. Restore anytime.
If you shoot it, PhotoVault delivers it.
Portrait & Studio
Deliver headshot sessions and family portraits on your domain, with your branding, at zero platform cost. No Zenfolio ads. No third-party logo in the corner.
Wedding & Events
Large galleries, drag-and-drop sequencing, expiry dates, and slideshow layouts — built for the volume and timeline of wedding deliveries. Keep originals on Pro for future re-edits.
Commercial & Aerial
The Copyright & Usage Rights footer was made for commercial work. Clearly state the license territory, permitted media, and usage type on the gallery page itself — not buried in a PDF no one reads.
The full feature set — no surprises.
Here's every feature in the free version and every upgrade in Pro. Nothing hidden.
Auto-Watermarking
Applied on upload via Imagick (GD fallback). No exports, no re-processing, no friction.
Password Galleries
Each gallery gets its own WordPress page with a password gate. Zero accidental public exposure.
One-Click Email Delivery
Send gallery link and password from your dashboard. No copy-pasting, no switching apps.
Auto-Contrast Watermark
Samples background brightness. White on dark, black on light. Always legible, never invisible.
Mosaic, Grid & List
Three layouts, each with a full-screen lightbox built in. Pick what fits the work.
Drag-and-Drop Order
Sequence the gallery exactly as you want it presented. Simple, immediate, no page reload.
View & Download Tracking
Page views per gallery, download counts per image. Know what's happening after you send the link.
Secure File Storage
Outside the Media Library. Never accidentally indexed. PHP passthrough — no server config required.
Welcome & Thank-You Messages
Personalized messages per gallery. Small detail, big impression.
PNG / Logo Watermark
Upload your actual brand mark. Four corner positions, per-gallery assignment.
Unlimited Galleries & Images
Free plan: 3 galleries, 50 images. Pro removes every limit. Deliver as many clients as you book.
Re-Watermark in One Click
Rebrand? Update your watermark and re-apply it to every image in a gallery instantly.
Keep Original Files
Store unwatermarked originals in a protected subfolder. Only you can access them.
Slideshow Layout
CSS-transition slideshow — cinematic delivery for weddings, portraits, editorial.
Gallery Expiry & Archiving
Set galleries to expire automatically. Page goes Private. All data and images kept, fully restorable.
Copyright & Usage Rights Footer
Professional license summary generated from your settings, displayed on every gallery. Per-gallery overrides supported.
CDN Compatible
Works with WP Offload Media, Cloudflare R2, BunnyCDN. Watermarked files sync automatically.
All Hosting Environments
Apache, Nginx, shared hosting. Tested on WordPress 6.0–6.7. PHP 7.4+. No server config required.
Start free. Scale when you're ready.
The free version is a complete, fully working photo delivery tool. There's no crippled trial, no time limit, no credit card. When you're ready for more — upgrade right inside the plugin.
PhotoVault Free
- ✓ Up to 3 active galleries
- ✓ Up to 50 total images
- ✓ Auto-watermarking on upload
- ✓ Text watermark · Auto-contrast color
- ✓ Password-protected gallery pages
- ✓ One-click client email delivery
- ✓ Mosaic/grid & list layouts with lightbox
- ✓ Drag-and-drop image reordering
- ✓ Page view & download tracking
- ✓ Welcome & thank-you messages
- ✓ Shortcode for any page or post
- ✓ CDN offload compatible
- ✓ Apache, Nginx & shared hosting
PhotoVault Pro
- ✓ Everything in Free
- ✓ Unlimited galleries & images
- ✓ PNG / logo watermark
- ✓ All 4 watermark positions
- ✓ Keep original unwatermarked files
- ✓ Re-watermark gallery in one click
- ✓ Slideshow layout
- ✓ Per-gallery watermark assignment
- ✓ Gallery expiry & auto-archiving
- ✓ Copyright & Usage Rights footer
- ✓ Per-gallery copyright overrides
- ✓ License duration, territory & media
- ✓ Client-facing copyright glossary
Install free first · upgrade from the Pro tab inside WordPress
Real questions, straight answers.
.htaccess directory blocks, no Nginx config, no server administration. It works on Apache, Nginx, and shared hosting environments out of the box.FULL-WIDTH-SETUP.md guide is included in the plugin with step-by-step instructions for Divi, Elementor, Beaver Builder, block themes, and a universal functions.php snippet.wp-content/uploads/kmg-photovault/ and will sync automatically to WP Offload Media, Cloudflare R2, BunnyCDN, or any compatible offload plugin. If you're on Pro with "Keep Originals" enabled, exclude the /originals/ subfolder from your CDN sync settings.That means you know you deserve better than what you've been using.
Download KMG PhotoVault right now. It's free. It installs in three minutes. Your next client delivery will go out on your domain, with your branding, with a watermark that actually works — and you'll never think about Zenfolio again.