Opening the media wall to non-attendees
By default, the event media wall is visible to confirmed attendees only. You can flip a single setting to make it visible to everyone who can already see the event — useful when you want photos from a public event to spread, or when an unlisted album should be visible to friends who didn't make it.
The "Open media wall" toggle
In your event settings, turn on Open media wall. From that moment, anyone who can see the event page can see what's on the wall — automatically bounded by the event's visibility:
| Event visibility | Open wall makes the wall visible to |
|---|---|
| Public | Anyone on Cloomba (and unauthenticated visitors) |
| Unlisted | Anyone with the event link |
| Private | Only invited people (no change vs default) |
Comments on individual posts stay attendee-only regardless of the wall setting.
Consent always asked
When an attendee uploads to the wall, Cloomba asks them to confirm consent — every time, on every event. The consent wording describes the actual audience the photos will reach, including a warning that the organiser can later widen that audience:
- Attendees-only wall: "Only the organizer and attendees can see what you upload now — but the organizer can later open this album to everyone who can see the event. They may also share or reuse it."
- Open wall: "Everyone who can open this event can see what you upload. The organizer may also share or reuse it."
The consent is recorded per user per event. If you change the wall setting later, attendees get the new wording at their next upload.
Flipping back to attendees-only
You can switch the wall from open back to attendees-only at any time. The wall hides again immediately; nothing is deleted.
Uploaders can always delete their own posts
Whatever the wall visibility, attendees can delete photos and videos they uploaded — the GDPR-style escape hatch. Organisers, admins, and moderators can also delete any post.
When to open the wall
- Post-event nudge for a public event: "Album's open — thanks everyone for sharing your photos."
- Birthday-style unlisted events where the album is for friends who couldn't be there
- Conferences where the speaker/sponsor wants the wall as a showcase
When NOT to open it: private gatherings where attendees would reasonably expect photos to stay among the people who were there.