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michael.harvan says:

Hi - I have a photoset and each photo in the set has tags associated with it. I sent out a guest pass to the set. When viewing the set using the guest pass the tags are visible, but when I do a search for a tag none of the photos show up.

Does this not work, or do I have something set wrong with my guest pass or account settings?

My photoset is marked friends and family. I have tried this using guest passes generated the old way and the new way.

Thanks.
Posted at 7:36AM, 29 April 2008 PST ( permalink )

ColleenM says:

Check the "Flag Your Photo" link at the lower right corner of one of the images you cannot find. Does it say "Hide From Public Searches"?
Posted ages ago. ( permalink )

zyrcster says:

I don't think tag searching works on Guest Passes.
Posted ages ago. ( permalink )

Flickr Staff

Kevin says:

That is correct. (Cut and past from a previous answer follows:) Browsing by tags on private photos is not extended to the person on a guest pass. The permissions on private content are based on contact (meaning: contact on Flickr) permission filters. Someone viewing on a guest pass in this instance would not have that permission.

For this part:
"My photoset is marked friends and family."

If someone on your contact list is *logged in to Flickr* who is marked as such, and is not viewing on a GP, they will be able to browse and search your tags on content available to them.
Posted ages ago. ( permalink )