New Posting Features - Cel Photo Popup - Insert pictures from vB Albums, Attachs, Photopost, vBGallery

Important!

Old editor (vB 4.1.3 and below): use 4.0.008!
New editor (vB 4.1.4 and above): use 4.1.00x!

What does it do?

When creating or editing a post, your users can open a popup window that will show them their pictures in the chosen gallery, albums or attachment system.


Detailed features list

• see second post

Upgrade from vB3 version
Please uninstall the old version at AdminCP->Plugins & Products->Manage Addons. Also remove all files you uploaded for the vB 3 version apart from the editor icon, which will be reused. This will be /photo_popup.php and all /includes/photo_popup_config_[product].php files, relative to your forum root. Then follow the installation instructions below.


Installation

1. Extract the archive.
2. Choose the products you want to use and rename the configuration files in _UPLOAD/includes/cel/cel_pp_config from .php_new to .php
3. If you're using Photopost Pro, you need to fill in some crucial information into the config file. Please see the config file for more information.
4. Upload the contents of folder "_UPLOAD" to your forum root. Note how the folder structure mirrors the folder structure in your forum root, so every file will be in the right place.
5. Now the Photo Popup and your chosen product configuration files will be present with default settings on your server. Later on, you may want to make adjustments there.
6. Install the product file at AdminCP->Plugins & Products->Manage Addons.
7. Template edits?
   • If you are using new editor, you're done.
   • If you are using old Editor and Template Modification System (TMS), you're done.
   • If none of the above two conditions apply to you, do the template modifications explained in _DOCS/OLD_EDITOR_ONLY-template_edits.txt manually for the editors you want the popup accessible from.

Basic Configuration

• Global configuration is done via AdminCP->Options->Cel Photo-Popup
• Additionally, you can make settings and overrides in the seperate product config files. See "Product Configuration" in third post.

Upgrade

• If upgrading within the vB4 series, just reimport the product-xml-file, overwriting the old version, and reupload all files (skip the icon if you're using a custom one).
• Most times you will be done, but please check in _DOCS/config_file_versions.txt whether the config file for one of the products you use has been changed since you last updated.
• If the config file for one of your products has been updated, rename _UPLOAD/includes/cel/cel_pp_config from .php_new to .php and transfer your custom settings from your current config file to the new one. Then upload it to your server.

Support and debugging

Please note the information in this post of this thread.


Version history
For older versions see the vB3 version of this Mod.
### 4.1.004 ###
fixed several bugs, text-button re-added (full list)
### 4.1.002 ###
button not showing issue resolved
### 4.1.001 ###
adapted to new vB editor, added workaround for image spacing
### 4.0.004-008 ###
bugfix releases
### 4.0.003 ###
initial release
new (core): completely rewritten code
new: categories/user albums/folders listed hierachically in albums dropdown
new: Photopost Pro and vBGallery permissions for categories
new: global permissions check
new: cache system for albums dropdown
new: override all product related AdminCP-Settings in the product config file.


** Please note that the config files for Photoplog and CND Garage have not been converted. I do not have access to vB4 versions of those two softwares for testing and developing. Whether this will change in future, I don't know - at the moment, apart from having no software access, I'm very much out of time. Anyway, the config files are not too hard to figure out and there is a short introduction to adapting them. Please feel free to convert or develop for other software, if you like, and submit to this thread or to me personally by PM.

### Don't forget to click install! ###
(No support if you don't)

[tommythejoat]

I have been working to get this integrated with vBGallery. I finally got to the point where I had to start reading code because of lots of database error messages. It seems like the vbgallery class file is nothing like the vbgallery for 4.2 that I have installed. i.e. there is no permissions table for example and it uses Scandal's sc_ prefix for the 3 tables it does use for gallery, gallery_search and gallery_stats.

Is there another mod besides this one called vBGallery? https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ight=vbgallery

[cellarius]

Yes. There is vBGallery. Why this guy would name his addon the same as a gallery that has been around for a decade or so really beats me.

http://www.photopost.com/why-vbgallery.html

[tommythejoat]

Thanks for the clarification. I searched this site for vBGallery and Scandal's was the only one that showed up so there was no apparent name conflict.

I see that Photopost comes in two commercial flavors bundled together in the license. That. explains the two variants in your settings.

I will take a look at the pp vBGallery demo and try to decide if I would rather use it or create the config and class files for Scandal's vBGallery. I presume you would have no objection to me doing that. I have already spent about 12 hours learning that product.

[angeryamerican]

Has anyone implemented this on 4.2.1 This looks terrific, but I don't want to experiment.

[tbworld]

Originally Posted by angeryamerican

Has anyone implemented this on 4.2.1 This looks terrific, but I don't want to experiment.

I run v4.2.0, I am slowly upgrading to v4.2.1 (we use alternate core code). I actively use this mod on my daughters 'small' board, and it works well. I do not see why there would be a problem with this mod in v4.2.1. The upgrades in v4.2.1 should not affect this mod.

Never run new code on your production system without thorough testing. When you do release it to the production system, test it with select groups before putting it out there in the wild.

For the record cel's code is pretty solid.

[tommythejoat]

Photo Popup works fine for vBulletin Albums and Attachments. I could not get Photoplog to install so I could test it.

I did modify the code to use the categories in attachments. As built it does not list by category in the attachments although it does show the category list.

Here is a screen shot with my mod for attachments:

[AusPhotography]

Originally Posted by angeryamerican

Has anyone implemented this on 4.2.1 This looks terrific, but I don't want to experiment.

Yes, it works well. We have added the DBtech Gallery as well.

Kym

[tommythejoat]

What would it take to add the ability to choose attachment format in the photo popup view along with thumbnail, original, etc.

The main feature missing is the ability to size attachments when inserting into posts as one can with the attachment manager.

Attachments and albums are integrated in the Scandal vBGallery and attachment images can be inserted with Photo Popup, but they go in as image references and cannot then be edited.

The user interface is much nicer for Photo Popup than it is for the Attachment Manager. I would really like to have the ability to insert all the images from albums and attachments in the attachment format.

[Zoul]

hello

is that this plugin works with PhotoPlogPro_2.1.6 for VB 4.2.1?

thank you

[jjohns12]

Has any one run across this I have installed this mod on VB 4.2.2 and receive this when clicking editor icon or my photos button.

Photo Popup Error #2: missing config file

The class file includes/cel/cel_pp_class_albums and/or the configuration file cel/cel_pp_config/cel_pp_config_albums for this product is missing. Please consult installation instructions for this mod.

Can anyone help me out with this or where to look to fix this?

Thanks