Sharing content item collections in a chat

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory component having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations further comprising:
• presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a first set of options and a second set of options, the first set of options being associated with adding a first content item to a collection of content items that is accessible to a plurality of recipients, and the second set of options being associated with sending the first content item to individual recipients, the second set of options being presented simultaneously with the first set of options, wherein the first set of options comprise a first option for adding the first content item to a first collection of content items and a second option for adding the first content item to a second collection of content items;
• receiving a first set of inputs that selects the first option and the second option to add the first content item to multiple collections of content items comprising both the first collection of content items and the second collection of content items;
• in response to determining that the first set of inputs selected the first option and the second option to add the first content item to both the first collection of content items and the second collection of content items of the multiple collections of content items, determining which of the first collection of content items and the second collection of content items satisfies a criterion and generating a content sharing link based on which of the first collection of content items and the second collection of content items satisfies the criterion;
• and
• sending, in a communication session, the content sharing link to an individual user and sending the first content item to the one of the multiple collections of content items that satisfies the criterion.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

• presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a first set of options and a second set of options, the first set of options being associated with adding a first content item to a collection of content items that is accessible to a plurality of recipients, and the second set of options being associated with sending the first content item to individual recipients, the second set of options being presented simultaneously with the first set of options, wherein the first set of options comprise a first option for adding the first content item to a first collection of content items and a second option for adding the first content item to a second collection of content items;
• receiving a first set of inputs that selects the first option and the second option to add the first content item to multiple collections of content items comprising both the first collection of content items and the second collection of content items;
• in response to determining that the first set of inputs selected the first option and the second option to add the first content item to both the first collection of content items and the second collection of content items of the multiple collections of content items, determining which of the first collection of content items and the second collection of content items satisfies a criterion and generating a content sharing link based on which of the first collection of content items and the second collection of content items satisfies the criterion;
• and
• sending, in a communication session, the content sharing link to an individual user and sending the first content item to the one of the multiple collections of content items that satisfies the criterion.