You're Testing The New Submit Page!

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:41 AM

Thank you for all your help during this limited release. The feedback period has now ended.

For more information, see: The New deviantART Submission Process

Updates (November 13, 2012): We've added Prints integration, a "remember these settings" option, and a new method for updating your main, preview, and permissions files.

We're happy to inform you that you're part of a test group for the new Submit page! While the Submit page you're familiar with has been a long-standing part of deviantART, the new Submit page is designed to be more intuitive, user-friendly, and up to date with deviantART as it is today.

What's New
You have several options for uploading your art! You can upload a file from your computer, select a file from your Sta.sh, or create a text document, all from the Submit page. Once a file has been uploaded, selected, or created, the Submit page will change to reflect that the submission process is in progress.

You can now save and exit at any point in the submission process! If you choose to save and exit, your file and any settings you've chosen will be saved to your Sta.sh, so that you can pick back up with your submission when you're ready.

Correctly labeling deviations as Mature Content has a positive impact on our community. Since Mature Content is a point of contention for artists and art appreciators alike, we have made it more prominent in the submission process, to ensure that the browsing experience is a good one for everyone.
Since selecting a category is required for submission, we have expanded the entire category selector so that you can quickly and easily select a category for your work.

To consolidate and speed up the submission process, we've collapsed optional features that are less frequently customized. These can be found under the Publishing Options menu.

New! A checkbox has been added to the bottom of the Submit page that, when selected, will retain the settings you use for your submission, and then apply them to the next file you submit. For deviants who often submit with the same settings, this will make the submission process more fluid and efficient.

New! After uploading a file, the "Change Main File" option (available under the pencil menu) allows users to replace the file that they uploaded. Originally, this feature used the old "File Deck" that was part of the old submission process. We've removed the File Deck to immediately allow you to select a file, for efficiency and ease of use.
Premium Content Platform

Premium Content has been enabled for all testers of the new Submit page!

The new Submit page makes submitting Premium Content quick and simple! If you'd like to sell your digital content as Premium Content, you can check the Premium Content box in the right column of the Submit page. On the next page, you'll be prompted to upload the content you want to sell, set your seller agreement, and price for download.

Learn More About the Premium Content Platform

New! Prints Integration

The Prints submission menu has been incorporated into the Submit page! This change makes for a complete integration of the submission process, allowing you to upload, submit, and sell your art, all in one process, all from one page.

Try it Out!

Give the new Submit page a try! As always, the Submit page can be reached by clicking on the Submit menu in the top bar of the site.

If you have comments, questions, or other feedback, please feel free to leave them on this article.

19,904 Comments

You're Testing The New Submit Page!by $haldron

~Streled Feb 12, 2013

Who give a damn about st.ash?!
Put the old "submit art" back!

~DYKHAZER Feb 5, 2013

the investments and changes are made to get an achievement and a successful outcome ,but if change is only beneficial for some people in particular and for other people is only creating problems then it's something not logical or reasonable and that persons who take important decisions and all you cause is the limitation and the manisfestación and reactions of different users in DA ,I do not come here to insult or offend, or anything about it, I'm not a member with paid account , I'm just a user free who tries to see the logical and reasonable sense of the thousands of ususarios who are here asking for help solve the problem ,I think even the users with paid accounts are making the reclaims for about the change we made DA , only the older system before , everything was is already established , in a way and the new applications are created for perform better function ,and unfortunately the answer to thousands of users is mostly the same, the problems ,then I think it is time to act and give a clear answer, if your administardores and creators of DA will remain with that change forever or if they will return to the old system, so simple, is it fair to have an answer for then take different decisions by each user ,Some are very frustrated, some annoying and others want to retire from DA ,the decision and reaction of each user is just to answer the problem generated ,but personally as free or free user I am here I sincerely hope there is a solution for everyone to be in peace so they can continue making more art to show everyone in the world here in DA

=IHamby Jan 30, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

We used to have a choice between Sta.sh's submission process and the older and more familiar one. But now we have a choice between Sta.sh's, and proto-Sta.sh's. Why deprive us of our choice? I liked the old one better, and would like to continue using it. If someone likes this newer one, then they can continue to submit through Sta.sh.

*nekodoru Jan 26, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

_{For me, the submit page still works, and it has since back in October when we first got it...
with some ups and downs because of server errors. I use it through a recently updated Firefox,
and with internet connection varying between fully operational and shutting-off-every-few-minutes.

I use the new submit page, as I want to still share my pieces with my watchers and others.
This, however, does not make me enjoy it.

I'm pretty sure you will not let us switch back, in fact I am aware of this, since the admins themselves
have written that in clear text. What is going on, is that they are waiting for us to grow accustomed
to the update.

Something that bothers me still, though, is that others, after several months, cannot use it.
You should really do something about that.}

!SilverCelestt777 Jan 30, 2013

This comment. Sums up everything I was going to say.

~TeamElric Jan 25, 2013

This was an extremely bad idea. Please, listen to us and change us back. If you ask for feedback, and we give it, we expect you to actually take that feedback in and use it. Whats the point of asking for feedback if you aren't even going to listen to it?