Social Group and Album Enhancements - Make a forum Gallery from User Albums

UPDATE:
Well, there is another hack been released which is more or less the same as my initial hack, so I recommend that you all use that from now on
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=172215

INTRO:

This is a crude attempt at making a forum gallery from all the user albums on your vb 3.7.x forum.

I can imagine that there are many other better ways to achieve this, but I think my method is quick and easy enough to be shared with other users on this forum.

It is also my first attempt at a vbulletin hack, so forgive my naivety re all this.

STEPS:

1. Copy the default vbulletin album.php file and rename to (say) gallery.php
2. Open this new file in a text / php editor and follow the instructions found in the attached galleryFromAlbumsMod.txt file.
3. That's it!

DEMO:

• http://www.badminton.ie/forum/gallery.php

HISTORY:

• 02.03.2008: 1.02 - Changed code to make sure only public albums are shown, added clause for guest navigation when paging, and hide username from top navbar.
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• 02.03.2008: 1.01 - Changed code in order to page through all forum public user albums
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• 01.03.2008: 1.00 - Initial basic gallery

NOTES:

• You need to set "Can View Albums" to yes in usergroup permissions. The amount of albums per page is decided by the value in "Albums Per Page" in "User Profile: Album Options" in adminCP options.
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• The amount of albums per page is decided by the value in "Albums Per Page" in "User Profile: Album Options" in adminCP options.
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• User css has an effect on the gallery look. (I have defaulted it to userid 1)

COMING SOON:

• Separate template for the gallery listing, which will enable the username to be displayed beside each respective album.

[Barakat]

works great ..

[Magnumutz]

Very nice and simple method.
However, i have one question regarding a feature... can it be done that when you go to /gallery.php, it shows all the users' albums?

[pipedreams]

Originally Posted by Magnumutz

Very nice and simple method.
However, i have one question regarding a feature... can it be done that when you go to /gallery.php, it shows all the users' albums?

Am working on that now and so far it's working fine:
http://www.badminton.ie/forum/gallery.php?u=1

The amount of albums per page is decided by the value in "Albums Per Page" in "User Profile: Album Options" in adminCP options.

Will update overall instructions very soon..

[ChurchMedia]

I removed this code from the query:

PHP Code:

LIMIT $start, $perpage 


It's showing 14 galleries -- which is all we probably have right now (I'm trying to get members to use them).

http://www.churchmedia.net/albumgallery.php?u=1

[pipedreams]

Originally Posted by ChurchMedia

I removed this code from the query:

PHP Code:

LIMIT $start, $perpage 


It's showing 14 galleries -- which is all we probably have right now (I'm trying to get members to use them).

http://www.churchmedia.net/albumgallery.php?u=1

No need to remove that now - unless you want all albums on one page - as my updated version now correctly pages though the total amount pf public albums.

[Boofo]

Any way to keep guests from being able to view the albums? Makie it only veiwable to members?

[pipedreams]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Any way to keep guests from being able to view the albums? Makie it only veiwable to members?

Hi, that's decided by settings in usergroup permissions, where you'll find an option called "Can View Albums."

[Boofo]

But won't the u=1 in the link bypass that?

[pipedreams]

Originally Posted by Boofo

But won't the u=1 in the link bypass that?

Nope as the u=1 ensures the code acts as an album list, when a user is not logged in.

[Barakat]

you should put it in a txt file .... and make update every time u make changes on ,,, so as we can know ...

thanks