Which photos on a hosted beauty page are worth refreshing first
Start with photos whose subjects have changed. Review treatment room and signage photos after changes to decor, branding or equipment. A treatment bed, sink or product display that has moved or been replaced gives you a specific item to photograph again. Check team headshots against the people currently working at the studio, then put the affected images on your candidate list.
If a photo does not fall into one of those three groups, it may be less urgent. A brand logo on a clean background, for instance, holds up well across a refresh cycle, and an exterior shot of the studio facade only needs retaking when the building itself changes.
Choose what to do with each candidate photo
For every candidate photo, choose one of four actions. Keep a photo when its subject and presentation still fit the page. Add a date label to an archive image when its historical context matters and it is appropriate to share. Retake a room or team photo when visitors need to see the current setup. Remove an image that no longer serves a purpose on the page, such as a second exterior shot that adds no useful view. Record the chosen action before opening the editor so you know which files to prepare.
A short audit template can help structure this pass: photo subject, for example treatment room, team member, or finished work; taken month and year; action, keep as is, add date label, retake, or retire; permission confirmed, yes or pending. Working through this list periodically can help a studio spot room and team shots that no longer match today's setup.
Confirm permission and fit before publishing
Finished-work examples should only show treatments the studio actually offers, and the visible techniques should match the services listed on the same page. If a gallery photo shows a method the studio no longer performs, retiring it avoids sending mixed signals to visitors. For client photographs, the studio should rely on its own sharing and confidentiality terms and obtain approval where needed. Anonymising or cropping a face does not by itself establish permission to publish, so the studio should check the client's consent against its own records before uploading.
Place the chosen photos in the Gallery section of the editor
The beauty template uses the Gallery section for photo content, and ordinary Gallery sections are available on Free. Premium gallery layouts and the beauty template itself require a Lite SME or Business plan to publish. Adding a new photo is a matter of opening the editor, selecting the Gallery section, replacing the existing image, and saving before publishing. The same workflow applies to removing an image: delete it from the section and republish, and the hosted page will then reflect the updated set.
Why the hosted address can stay the same when photos change
A practical rule worth remembering: the hosted address of a beauty page can stay the same when photos are updated, because the URL does not change, only the photos served at that address. A printed static URL QR that points to the page does not need reprinting for this reason. A new QR is needed only if the page address itself is replaced, for example when the hosted URL changes for another reason. This means a one-time print of posters, leaflets or reception cards can keep working through several photo refreshes, as long as the page address itself stays put.
