No. No password, no email, no sign-up. It is only a label attached to their uploads.

Yes, guest names are a setting on your album. Turning it off means uploads arrive without a contributor name.

Can a guest change the name later?

They can enter a different one on a later visit, but photos already uploaded keep the name used at the time.

Does it make the album less private?

No. Privacy is controlled separately by [photo visibility](/help/manage-your-gallery/change-photo-visibility).

Why is a guest being asked for their name?

Q: Why is a guest being asked for their name?

Because guest names are switched on for your album. It is a label rather than an account: there is no password, no email, and no sign-up. It exists so uploads can be credited to whoever sent them, which is how you know who took which photo and who to thank.

Updated 26 July 2026

1
The guest types a name and continues
Anything they are happy to be known by. Nothing is verified.
When guest names are switched on, this is the first thing a guest sees after scanning.
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Their uploads are labelled with that name
You see it on their photos in the gallery.
The gallery as a guest sees it on their phone, with Upload Photos in the header.

Common follow-up questions

Is it an account?: No. No password, no email, no sign-up. It is only a label attached to their uploads.
Can I turn it off?: Yes, guest names are a setting on your album. Turning it off means uploads arrive without a contributor name.
Can a guest change the name later?: They can enter a different one on a later visit, but photos already uploaded keep the name used at the time.
Does it make the album less private?: No. Privacy is controlled separately by photo visibility.