Facebook allows users to create different types of photo albums to organize and share photos on the platform. One of the album types available is a collection album, which allows you to group multiple regular photo albums into one overarching collection.
What is a Facebook collection album?
A Facebook collection album allows you to combine multiple existing photo albums into one grouped collection. This can be useful for organizing similar albums or albums around a certain theme or event.
For example, you may have separate albums for different years of a recurring event, like “Camping Trip 2019”, “Camping Trip 2020”, “Camping Trip 2021”. To keep these organized in one place, you could create a collection album called “Camping Trip Photos” and add the individual camping trip albums to this collection.
Benefits of using a collection album
There are a few key benefits to using collection albums on Facebook:
- Keeps related albums organized – Having one album that groups similar albums can help keep your profile tidy and organized.
- Creates a central hub – Rather than having to go into each individual album, a collection creates one central place to access related albums.
- Allows for combined previews – The cover photo on a collection will show a tiled preview of photos from all the albums in that collection.
- Share groups of albums easily – If you want to share a batch of related albums, you can simply share the one collection album.
Step 1: Create a new collection album
To get started making a collection album, first create a new, empty album on Facebook. This will be the main collection album that groups other albums together.
To create a new album:
- Go to your profile on Facebook and click on the “Photos” tab.
- On the left side, click on “Albums”.
- Click on the “+” button to create a new album.
- Give the album a title, for example “Vacation Photos Collection”.
- Add an optional description if you want.
- Click “Create Album”.
This will generate a new, empty album that will serve as your main collection.
Step 2: Add existing albums to the collection
Once your new collection album is created, go to your albums list and select the albums you want to include in this collection.
To add albums:
- Go to your albums list on Facebook.
- Click on the first album you want to add to your collection (for example, “California Vacation 2021”).
- Click on the three dots beside the album name and select “Edit Album”.
- Under “Add to Album” check the box next to your new collection album (for example, “Vacation Photos Collection”).
- Click “Done” to confirm adding it to the collection.
- Repeat these steps to add any other albums you want included in the collection.
The albums will still exist individually but will now also show under your new collection when you view it.
Step 3: Arrange albums and edit collection details
Once you’ve added albums to your collection you can arrange how they display and edit the collection details:
- Reorder albums – In your collection album, hover over an album and click “Edit” to drag it to reorder the albums in your preferred sequence.
- Edit collection title/description – Click on the collection title or description text to edit it at any time.
- Change cover photo – Your cover photo will show a tiled preview of album photos. Click “Change Cover” to select a new tiled collage.
Step 4: Share the collection album
When you want to share your full collection, simply go to the collection album and use Facebook’s sharing tools.
Some ways to share the collection include:
- Post the collection album to your timeline or in a group.
- Send the album link directly to friends via Facebook messenger.
- Share your collection album publicly and send people the link.
When people view your shared collection, they will be able to scroll through a preview of all the albums grouped together in that one place.
Additional tips
Here are some additional pointers for working with Facebook collection albums:
- You can create multiple collection albums to organize different batches of albums.
- There is no limit to the number of albums you can add to a collection.
- The albums in a collection will also still show up individually on your albums list.
- Deleting a collection album does not delete the individual albums – they will remain on your profile.
- You can remove an individual album from a collection at any time by editing it.
Troubleshooting issues
Here are some common issues and fixes for Facebook collection albums:
| Issue | Solution |
| Collection album cover photo not updating | The cover photo can sometimes get cached. Try renaming the collection album and reselecting a cover photo. |
| Albums not showing up in collection | Double check you properly added albums using the “Edit Album” option. Try removing and re-adding them. |
| Can’t add more albums | There is no limit, so you should be able to keep adding albums. Try creating a new collection album and adding albums again. |
| Collection shared but albums don’t show | When sharing collections directly, be sure you are sharing from the actual collection album page and not your general albums list. |
Conclusion
Facebook collection albums provide a great way to organize and group related individual albums together in one place. To create one:
- Make a new, empty album to use for your collection.
- Use the “Edit Album” option to add existing albums to the collection
- Customize the order, cover photo and description.
- Share the final collection album with friends, groups or publicly.
Following these steps, you can make collection albums to keep all your photos neatly arranged on your Facebook profile.