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)

[WildSoftCat]

Hi, Cellarius !

Maybe it will be useful for somebody with photopost :

includes/class_bbcode.php in function handle_bbcode_img_match($link) find

PHP Code:

return '<img src="' .  $link . '" border="0" alt="" />'; 


and replace with

PHP Code:

$cat = "";
$big = "";
$search = "photopost/data";
$i = strpos ( $link, $search );

if  ( $i != 0 )
{
$cat = substr ( $link, $i + strlen ( $search ) + 1 );
$cat = str_replace ( "medium/" , "", $cat );
$i = strpos ($cat, "/" );
$big = substr ( $cat, $i + 1 );
$cat = substr ( $cat, 0, $i );

$query = "SELECT * FROM `pp_photos` WHERE (cat = " . $cat . " AND bigimage = '" . $big . "') OR (storecat = " . $cat . " AND bigimage = '" . $big . "') ";

$results = $this->registry->db->query_read("$query" );

if ($this->registry->db->num_rows($results) > 0)
   {
   while ($result = $this->registry->db->fetch_array($results))
    {
      $corr = $result['id'];
      $tit = $result['title'];
      }
   }
$gal = 'http://www.art-in-exile.com/forums/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=' . $cat;
$pic = 'http://www.art-in-exile.com/forums/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=' . $corr;

$linkg = '<td align="left"><div class="smallfont"><a href="' . $pic . '" target="_blank">' . $tit . '</a></div></td><td align="right"><div class="smallfont"><a href="' . $gal . '" target="_blank">Gallery</a></div></td>'; 

        return '<table><tr><td colspan=2><img src="' .  $link . '" border="0" alt="" /></td></tr><tr>' . $linkg . '</tr></table>';
}
else
{
        return '<img src="' .  $link . '" border="0" alt="" />';
} 


This adds links to gallery and photo below image ( [IМG] tag ), only if image is in photopost datastore. Links addition on-fly, during show (showthread e.g.), not during posting or editing.

Sorry, i've no time to do it well, so this code needs some replacement for user's config :

1. path to photopost (2 lines)
2. determine photopost in link to image : $search = "photopost/data";
3. photopost tables prefix : pp_

DEMO here

Maybe somebody can do it better

This code needs yet one replacement in another file, who is interested in it - PM, please

[cellarius]

I will not support this code or function in this form. Just one hint after a quick scan: To use * in a query where only very few fields are needed is not exactly good.

It would be far easier to pull that information in the mod directly than to hack vB files. The mod already offers one insert option that displays a link under the inserted image. To pull the image title would not even call for an additional query.

[WildSoftCat]

Thanks for reply. Idea was to provide cross-link between pictures in photopost and VB posts without any action from userside. My users can click link below picture in post and go to gallery, review pictures there and return to threads & posts just with selected picture inside. It's hard to server, but my forum isn't large.

[RWerksman]

The album filter doesn't work on PhotoPlog currently. I've been mucking around with it for the last two hours or so, and I just cant get it to work correctly. It just doesn't seem to populate the dropdown so that the filter can apply.

The select in the catagories.php seems correct:

/*
###### Select statement for useralbums or categories ######
*/
function albums_select ()
{
    global $db_prefix;
    global $userid;
    
    $albums_select = "
        SELECT catid, title
        FROM " . $db_prefix . "categories
        ORDER BY title
        ";
    return $albums_select;
}

I can't seem to figure out what photo_popup.php does with it from there:

/*
###### What album dropdown  ######
*/
if ($allow_albums AND $albums_possible)
{
    if (!$other_db)
    {
        $result = $db->query_read(albums_select());
    }
    else
    {
        $result = mysql_query(albums_select());
    }
    $album_options = "<div style=\"whitespace: nowrap; display: inline;\"><strong>" . $vbphrase[photo_popup_album_select] . ":</strong>
<select name=\"alb\" onchange=\"this.form.submit();\">";
    $album_options .= "<optgroup label=\"" . $vbphrase[photo_popup_which_albums] . "\">";
    $album_options .= "<option value=\"all\">" . $vbphrase[photo_popup_all_albums] . "</option>";
    echo $album_options;
    echo "a";
    while (list($catid, $catname) = @ mysql_fetch_row($result))
    {
        if ($which_album == $catid)
        {
            $selected = " selected=\"selected\"";
        }
        $album_options .= "<option value=\"" . $catid . "\"" . $selected . ">" . $catname . "</option>";
        $selected = FALSE;
    }
    $album_options .= "</optgroup></select></div>";
}

I *think* it's getting messed up here:

while (list($catid, $catname) = @ mysql_fetch_row($result))

because it's selecting catid and title. When I echo out $catid and $catname it doesnt return anything.

I'm stumped.

[puppetmaster222]

Great mod is working with the Garage module flawlessly!!

Thanks.

[cory_booth]

For the record... It has been posted here a few times...
The drop-down for album categories does not populate.
If I open photo-popup, everything works fine, but the only option I have is ALL IMAGES.
Thus I have to flip through 1000s of photos to find the ones I want.
I cannot drill down through my albums.

Yes...

I have seen and tried the filter override settings.

[cellarius]

Originally Posted by cory_booth

For the record... It has been posted here a few times...

The drop-down for album categories does not populate.

What product do you use? If you mean the vB album: I'm not aware that this has been reported for albums, and it works just fine for me (and a lot of others )

[Andyrew]

This has stopped working for me, when a user posts a thumbnail that links to the bigger pic it goes to my album listing when clicked on.
I am using TMS but something is not working correct.

[metalguy639]

Tried to install this on a 3.8.2 board. I get this error:

 Photo Popup Error #2: missing config file

The configuration file "photo_popup_config_photopost" for this product is missing in [forumroot]/includes directory. Please consult installation instructions for this mod. 

The file I was looking for is:
/home/content/t/o/m/tommydamic68/html/includes/photo_popup_config_photopost.php

Erm I have those files uploaded to the includes directory I checked. We have the user albums & Photoplog Lite 2.0.7 installed on the site. It works for the user albums but not for Photoplog.

Any way to fix this?

[cellarius]

You have set it to use photopost in the options for this mod, not photoplog. Change that - it is looking for the photopost config file, just as the error states.