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Articles with tips and tricks on how to better use Sunshine Photo Cart and make more money from your gallery sales
Posted on August 10, 2026
I would highly recommend adding an AI Face Detection / Facial Recognition Search feature to Sunshine Photo Cart. While this is obviously a must-have for large public events, it would also be a massive game-changer for weddings, school photography, sports, and corporate events. Currently, clients and event guests often have to scroll through hundreds or […]
Posted on July 24, 2026
Would really like an option in sunshine photo cart in the gift card section where a purchaser could add a from different images that are attached to the email sent to recipient. Adding a multiple of png, jpg images to select from for different instances such as Birthdays, Christmas, special occasion, media day shoots, etc. […]
Posted on July 9, 2026
Would really like to see an implementation for more customization of gift cards. Is there a way to be able to select different gift card images for specific times or occasions such as birthdays, Christmas, media day shoots, etc let us be able to customize the email to the client. Keep all the same information […]
Posted on April 23, 2026
Currently, customers select a product, but they cannot see how their actual photo will look inside it. A live visual preview where the client's selected photo is dynamically placed inside the chosen frame template would be a game changer for selling wall art and framed prints. This feature would allow photographers to: - Upload their […]
Posted on April 1, 2026
Although I appreciate the automated email options in Sunshine, and I appreciate it being customized for Sunshine, I think the options for sending emails is a bit outdated. I find that sometimes the queue is filled but messages are never sent, and I don't know what's happened. Integration with a CRM like FluentCRM would allow […]
Posted on March 13, 2026
Update the Quantity Discount Plug-In to allow % increase instead of just $ amount. For my national events my pricing for the same produce is 1.8x the regular price to cover my expenses compared to a local event. Only allowing dollar discounts for multiple items is limiting for the more expensive price levels. A % […]
Posted on March 2, 2026
Ability to save custom fields for customers so more information on them can be saved
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Ability to set a custom watermark for a gallery that overrides the general settings watermark image settings.
Posted on February 2, 2026
I’d like to request a full UI modernization of the gallery shopping experience. The current design of the gallery view, categories, and the cart/checkout flow looks dated and makes the purchase process feel less premium than the photos themselves. What I’m hoping for is a complete design refresh (not small tweaks): • A more modern, […]
Posted on January 7, 2026
One thing I have struggled to re-design are the various notification emails using the php files. It would be great to have the ability to customise the emails using SiteOrigin Page Builder and /or a block editor.