New Posting Features - Photo Popup - Insert pictures easily from vB Albums, Photopost, vBGallery, Photoplog

Whats new in Version 3.5

• now supports attachments
  • config file will be installed automatically (from folder UPLOAD/includes)
  • remember to add the product option "attachments" in your AdminCP when upgrading
  • make sure you reupload photo_popup.php
• new config file for CND Garage 2.x
  • new config file photo_popup_config_cndgarage.php
  • if you're using CND Garage in a lower version that 2.x,
    • and you're upgrading: just continue to use the old file
    • and you're doing a fresh install: delete the new config file, and rename photo_popup_config_cndgarage.php.old (remove the .old)

vB4 version available

What does it do?

When creating or editing a post, your users can open a popup window that will show them pictures in the chosen gallery or albums. Now also supports attachments: Reuse what you uploaded! A click on the picture inserts it into the editor.

Works with

• vBulletin 3.7.x and 3.8.x, vB Blog (probably anything that uses the vB editor)
• Photopost Pro
• Photopost vBGallery
• Photoplog
• CNG Garage

Detailed features list

• see second post

Installation

1. Extract the archive.
2. Upload the contents of folder "UPLOAD" to your forum root. Note how the folder structure in this folder mirrors the folder structure in your forum root, so every file will be in the right place.
3. a) If you intend to use only the vBulletin forums albums, proceed to step 4.
   b) If you intend to use any other gallery product, see "Product configuration" in second post.
4. Install the product.
5. a) If you are using Template Modification System (TMS), you're done.
   b) If not, do the template modifications explained in template_edits.txt manually.

Basic Configuration

• if you're using only vB albums, everything is done via AdminCP->Options->Photo-Popup
• Decide there how many rows and columns the popup table will have, what gallery products to use, which insert options you want to allow, activate code mode on a usergroup permission basis, or activate debug mode
• See "Product Configuration" in second post.

Upgrade

• Just reimport the product-xml-file, overwriting the old version, and reupload the photo-popup.php.
• Please check in config_file_versions.txt whether the config file for one of the products you use has been changed since last update.
• If the config file for one of your products has been updated, upload it from config files folder to your includes directory. Don't forget to take note of any any changes and settings in the old file and adapt the new one accordingly, if necessary.

Support and debugging

Ill help whenever I find the time. Before asking, please activate debug mode and post the information given there (especially under "Code". Please try the two links given - do they look "normal" and do they work? Debug information is only shown to Administrators (usergroup 6). Always state the products you use, including the software versions. Also read the infromation in the second post of this thread.


Hopes for the future
World peace, happiness, health and lot's of money


Version history

• Version 3.5
  • new: supports attachments
  • new config file for CND Garage > 2.x
• Version 3.4 / 3.4.1: Album dropdown not populated if using mysqli,Photopost not saving medium sized images, Fix for PHP 5.3.0 related bug (bugfixes)
• Version 3.3 new/updated config file vBGallery (bugfixes); session-handling fixed; workaround for vbseo problem with Firefox in WYSIWYG editor
  • Important: template edits have to be redone!In every manually done template edit find: photo_popup.php?e=$editorid and replace with photo_popup.php?$session[sessionurl]e=$editorid
• Version 3.2 new/updated product config file vBGallery (bugfixes), some additional error checking and error messages, debug information enhanced
• Version 3.1 new/updated product config files: cnd garage (thanks to wottech for cooperation), photoplog categories, photoplog albums, photoplog, vBGallery; some additional cookie error checking; error checking in AdminCP removed; bugfixes from this thread.
• Version 3.0 code reorganisation: implemeting of new galleries made easier by outsourcing of the relevant settings and database queries into seperate config files; new feature: support for vBGallery and Photoplog (lite?) added; minor bugfixes
• 3.0.1 Important bugfix if you are using vB albums: wrong database query in config file. To fix this, it's enough to reupload photo_popup_config_albums.
• 2.2 New feature: 2 plugins to show correct location and activity in "who's online". Bugfix: Bit of unphrased German removed from template (in pagenav dropdown). For upgrade from 2.1 just import product file, no uploads necessary.
• 2.1 New feature: Code mode. Lets you see the corresponding bb- or html-code instead of sending the image to the editor. If your browser allows that, the code is also copied to clipboard. Bugfix: Fixed a problem where pagination misbehaved when working with vB albums
• 2.0 New feature: Support for quickreply and quickedit!
• 1.4 New feature: Three new insert-options: thumbnail, medium and original image not linked themselves, but with a link to the gallery/album in the line below. This should be especially interesting for the users of the image resizer mod.
• 1.3 feature improvement/bugfix: default popup size is now determined before opening, not after (window.resize method causing issues in Firefox). Auto-close of the popup now using the YUI Event Listener; the needed library is already part of vB's standard distribution. New feature: title bar with "close this window"-link.
• 1.2 new feature: popup closes after editing is completed; smaller changes in Layout
• 1.1 new feature:set popup window size, to go with your table settings; minor bugfixes
  
• 1.0 Initial release

Development and bugfix releases for config files
If the need arises, there will be development or bugfix releases of config files between official releases of this mod. The zip file attached to this post will always be up to date. At the moment, there are no development/bugfix-releases.


Translations
Deutsche ?bersetzung bei vbulletin-germany.org.
Arabian translation, thanks to Subah.
Russian translation, thanks to nohuhu.


Screenshots
AdminCP, Photopost settings, Photo Popup in action, quickreply

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

[cellarius]

Originally Posted by GrendelKhan{TSU

You know what would be freaking awesome ...
and seems only one step out from this add-on ...

If this could be made so that all attachments can be displayed on a single page for all to browse.

ie: the pop-up window, but for all users. and common template to browse.

Basically a Gallery, but using all attachments in the forums put together in one place.

You might want to read
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/blog.php?b=2354 and
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/blog.php?b=2356

What you want will basically be in vB4 - at least for the single user. I for myself would not want to have attachments shared between users, but thats just me.

[Rocket2009]

Originally Posted by cellarius

This means that there is no photo_popup.php file in your forum root directory. Are you sure you have uploaded it correctly?

The rest (TMS, products used) is in no relation to this error. As long as the main script file of the mod is missing, it's quite irrelevant how you configure it

Thanks ... you were right, I had copied it to wrong spot. Bad on me!

OK. Now for the fun of it I turned on PhotoPost and it shows as a menu option, but I get the following message even though I know I have several pictures in it. Any hints on what setting I got wrong? Thanks again.

You do not have any photos uploaded to the gallery or no images match the filtering options set.

My debug screen shows:

Debug information
Photo Popup Settings (from AdminCP) num_of_cols: 3
num_of_rows: 3
num_total:9
widht: 600
heigth: 680
products: albums photopost
insert_options_allowed: link_thumb_2_orig link_thumb_2_gallery link_med_2_orig link_med_2_gallery thumb med orig thumb_2_gallery_link_below med_2_gallery_link_below orig_2_gallery_link_below
allow_albums: 0
code_usergroups: 0
Code (this is what is inside the table cells)
Link to Original
Link to Thumb
Query Used product: photopost
Cookie Read Cookie: albums,,link_thumb_2_orig
Set Cookie: photopost,,link_thumb_2_orig
Table building (rows and columns)

[cellarius]

If I visit your popup at http://forum.xopa.org/photo_popup.php, I see an error message that indicates that you have set the photopost config to use a database different from your forum's ($other_db = TRUE). Is this indeed so and is this intended? If so, please doule check that the settings for the photopost database are correct.

[Rocket2009]

You provided awesome support for a novice vBulletin guy. Thanks ... you deserve kudos.

What happened here. I had photopost install the tool for me, but I had created a database for him to use. I never verified. He changed the name of the database and user for me. So, of course, that's why it failed.

I love the tool. Thanks for hanging with me. :up:

[cellarius]

You're welcome

[cellarius]

Originally Posted by Rocket2009

You provided awesome support for a novice vBulletin guy. Thanks ... you deserve kudos.

And, by the way: Please mark this mod as installed - that would be enough
This way you receive update notifications (and normally I only support if the person shows as installed).

[cellarius]

Originally Posted by tekknikal

im sorry i made a mistake.
it works for vb but not photopost
when i try to find images in photopost i get that error
i can load up pictures from vb ok

thanks

Please double check the configuration, especially the part for setting up a different database.
Do you see any php-errors?

[Rocket2009]

It looks I did mark it as installed, rated you the higest, and nominated you. If it shows different for you, please advise.

[cellarius]

Originally Posted by Rocket2009

It looks I did mark it as installed, rated you the higest, and nominated you. If it shows different for you, please advise.

The rest I don't know (but thanks ), but as coder of the mod I do see a "Installed" to every post just like you see "Developer" under mine. You don't show up as installed. Perhaps something went wrong. Does the link still say "Mark as installed"? Then click it again, it will change to "Mark as uninstalled?". Else, you might try "uninstalling", then click "installed" again.

[abroad]

installed it again but still doesnt work...when the screen opens with my pictures and I click on one to insert it then nothing happens...I use vb albums