Portfolio geo visibility and impact maps

Coordinates live on each Media file. A Portfolio collection decides whether those locations may appear on public impact maps for that album—and how precisely. Site-wide defaults in Settings apply to new portfolios unless you change them per collection.

Prerequisites

Coordinates on files: Media (EXIF or Set location on map)

Portfolio: Dashboard → Portfolio → Portfolio Settings

Site default (optional): Dashboard → Settings → Privacy & security

Published map: Pages with an Impact map block (see add-impact-map-to-a-page)

Public map location (per portfolio)

Open Portfolio → Portfolio Settings → Visibility & SEO → Public map location:

Setting	Visitor impact
Public (redacted) — recommended	Pins appear on impact maps at a fuzzed location (privacy-friendly circle, stable per image).
Public (exact)	Pins use precise coordinates on impact maps—only when you are comfortable exposing exact GPS.
Private — hidden on public impact maps	No pins from this portfolio on public maps, even if files have GPS in Media.

Redacted maps still use your numeric fuzz policy from Settings → Privacy & security when coordinates are approximate.

Site-wide default for new portfolios

Settings → Privacy & security → location / geo defaults (wording may vary) sets the starting Public map location for new portfolios. Change any existing collection in its own Portfolio Settings.

[Settings: default for new portfolios]
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[New Portfolio collection inherits default]
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[You can override per portfolio in Portfolio Settings]

Relationship to photo detail pages

Feature	What it controls
Impact map + Public map location	Map pins on a page block
Show EXIF on photo detail page	Camera metadata tab on a single photo URL
Hide from Search Engines (portfolio)	SEO indexing for that collection—not the same as map redaction

You can keep maps redacted while leaving EXIF off on photo detail pages, or the reverse—settings are independent.

Implementation steps

1. Confirm images have locations in Media (EXIF or manual pin).
2. Add images to the portfolio.
3. Open Portfolio Settings → choose Public map location for this collection.
4. Review Settings → Privacy & security if you need to change the default for future portfolios.
5. Add an Impact map block to a page, select this portfolio, publish, and test on your public site.

When no pins appear on the live map

Cause	Mitigation
Portfolio set to Private	Switch to Public (redacted) or Public (exact).
Files have no geo on the media record	Set location on map in Media.
Images not in the selected portfolio	Add them to the collection linked on the block.
Block date filter excludes all photos	Clear or widen observation from/to dates.
Wrong portfolio on the block	Re-select the collection in block settings.

Verifying your setup

• At least one located image in the portfolio.
• Public map location matches your privacy intent.
• Published Impact map shows pins (or intentionally none when Private).