Now that your Web gallery is complete, you have two choices for getting your finished gallery up on the Web: (1) Export the files to a folder and upload the contents of that folder to your website (this is the method required by many Web hosting companies and almost all of the free hosting services, who have you do your uploading directly from a regular Web browser). Or if you’re a bit more Web savvy, you can (2) use Lightroom’s built-in FTP uploader to send your gallery right from Lightroom straight to your Web server (if you’re wondering what FTP means, then you definitely want to go with Option #1). For now, we’ll assume you’re going with the first option (exporting to a folder), so click the Export button at the bottom of the right side Panels area (as shown here).

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This brings up a Save Web Gallery dialog (shown here), where you name your exported gallery folder and choose where you want it saved. So give your folder a name, then click the Save button (as shown here).

Once you click the Save button, Lightroom generates the webpage(s), and optimizes the photos for the Web for you (you can see the progress in the top left of Lightroom’s taskbar). Once it’s done, look in the folder you chose to save it in and you’ll see the files and folders needed for your webpage. The file named index.html is your homepage, and the additional folder and files contain your web-optimized photos and other pages and resources your site needs. You’ll need to upload everything in this folder to your website for your gallery to go live on the Web. Now, if instead you went with the second option (you’re Web server savvy, and comfortable with FTP uploads and server protocols), then you’ll need to configure your FTP upload first. So, scroll down to the Upload Settings panel in the right side Panels area, and from the FTP Server pop-up menu, choose Edit.

This brings up the Configure FTP File Transfer dialog (shown here), where you enter your server name, password, and the path to your homepage folder on the Web. Once you’ve entered this info, I recommend saving this as a preset (so you don’t have to enter it again) by going to the Preset pop-up menu up top and choosing Save Current Settings as New Preset. By the way, if you don’t choose the Store Password in Preset option, when you upload, it will ask you for your password again. Once you’ve entered your FTP info, click OK, and then click on the Upload button (at the bottom of the right side Panels area), and Lightroom will generate your webpage(s), optimize your photos for the Web, and upload the whole thing to your Web server, so your new gallery goes live on the Web.