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# Creating and publishing an animal memorial

A memorial is a remembrance tab on an animal's existing profile. The animal must first be marked as passed away, and nothing is visible to other people until you publish it.

![Nell's draft memorial editor with Remembrance and Preview](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/8b4/97e/a63/f5f03.png?width=1760)

## Create and publish a memorial

1. Open the animal's profile after it has been marked as passed away.
2. Select **Create a memorial for [name]** on the profile. If a memorial already exists, open **Memorial** and select **Edit memorial**.
3. Write the animal's story in **Remembrance**. Use **B**, *I*, or **Heading** if helpful, and check the **Preview** pane. If **Help me write** is shown, you can use it for writing help.
4. Choose a **Memorial style**. **Classic** works without a cover; **Cover**, **Gallery**, and **Keepsake** use a cover photo.
5. Add an optional **Epitaph**, **Cover photo**, and **Featured Photos** from the animal's gallery.
6. Choose **Visibility**, decide whether to share a memorial feed post, and choose whether members may leave tributes.
7. Select **Save & Publish**, or **Save draft** to finish later.

![Memorial publishing controls for visibility, feed sharing, tributes, Save & Publish, and Save draft](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/5b8/f90/db7/6235e.png?width=1760)

The editor shows **Draft** until the first publish. Drafts are visible only to people who can manage the animal, regardless of the visibility choice.

To edit a published memorial, open **Memorial** and select **Edit memorial**. The publish button now reads **Save changes**; select it when you finish editing.

## Choose visibility

- **Public** lets anyone who can see the animal view the memorial and allows its announcement to appear in the community feed.
- **Unlisted** keeps the memorial out of search and the public community feed, while allowing people with the link or visitors to the animal's profile to see it.
- **Private** keeps the memorial visible only to its managers and never creates a feed post.

If the animal profile is private, choosing **Public** or **Unlisted** warns that publishing will also make the animal profile public. Read that confirmation carefully.

![The published memorial with Ranger's dates, epitaph, and remembrance](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/84a/409/727/b812b.png?width=1760)

## Choose the photos and style

Cover and featured photos come from the animal's own gallery. A landscape photo works best for photo-led styles. Featured photos appear in the memorial's photo montage.

When the animal has recorded offspring, **Show offspring and pedigree link** can add a link to that family story. See [Pedigree, family, and lineage](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/pedigree-family-and-lineage-ni84mj/).

For tributes, moderation, and the optional feed announcement, see [Managing tributes and sharing a memorial](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/tributes-visibility-and-sharing-a-memorial-1wywwu5/).

### Related information

- [Managing tributes and sharing a memorial](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/tributes-visibility-and-sharing-a-memorial-1wywwu5/)
- [Posting, reacting, and reposting in the community feed](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/the-community-feed-posting-reactions-and-reposts-lywskc/)