Controlling Website Content From Other Pages

Most website content is not written on the Website page itself.

Instead, your website pulls from the records you already keep up to date in Artlope. This makes it easier to keep your public website and your internal records aligned.

From artwork pages

Artwork pages shape the Works section and the individual artwork pages on your website.

Each visible artwork can contribute:

title
year
materials
dimensions
description
main image
additional gallery images
exhibitions that include the artwork
price
sale or reservation status

Whether price, sale information, and gallery images appear also depends on your Website settings.

If the artwork is included in public exhibitions, those exhibitions can also appear on the individual artwork page.

By default, website visibility depends on your Website settings:

Show all done artworks
Show all sold artworks

Each artwork can also override that default from its Edit info tab:

Based on website settings
Never show
Always show

This means a planned artwork can still be shown if you set it to Always show, and a done artwork can still be hidden if you set it to Never show.

If an artwork has no main image yet, the page can still exist, but it will feel much stronger once the image is in place.

From exhibition pages

Exhibition pages control what appears in the website’s Exhibitions area.

The exhibition list page can show:

exhibition name
date range
venue
location

The individual exhibition page can also show:

external link
description
artist statement
title image
additional exhibition photos and their public image descriptions
public events
artworks in the exhibition

To make an exhibition public, turn on Show on website in the exhibition details.

If the exhibition has an external link, you can also decide separately whether that link appears on the public exhibition page.

For each event, you can also choose separately whether it should be shown on the website.

This is useful for openings, talks, workshops, drop-off dates, or pick-up dates.

If an exhibition includes artworks that are not visible on the website, those artworks are left out of the public exhibition page.

From category pages

Categories help shape the public Works area.

When a category is shown on the website, it can appear as a category card and also as its own category page.

Each category can contribute:

name
description
artwork count
banner artwork
sub-categories
artworks in that category structure

Use Website visibility in the category details to control whether the category is public:

Based on website settings follows the global Show all Categories with Artworks setting.
Never show keeps the category private.
Always show makes the category public even when the global setting is off.

The global setting only includes categories that contain artworks visible on the website. Categories set to Always show keep their override when the global setting changes.

Banner artwork chooses the image that represents the category card. If you do not choose one, Artlope can fall back to another artwork from that category.

Sub-categories can also appear on the website. This lets you build a clear structure for larger bodies of work.

From your Profile page

Your Profile shapes the About page on the website.

It can contribute:

your artist name
profile photo
biography
artist statement
contact information

Contact information can include different kinds of entries, such as:

social links
website links
email
telephone

Social and website links can appear directly on the About page when they are filled in.

Email and telephone entries depend on your Website settings. You can store them in your profile without showing them publicly.

How the public website is structured

When these parts come together, your website usually works like this:

Works shows artwork cards and public categories
each category can open its own page
each artwork can open its own page
Exhibitions shows public exhibitions
each public exhibition can open its own page
About shows your profile-based text and contact details

After changing any of this content, return to the Website page and update the website so the public version catches up.