Photo album

[MPDev]

how? and from what version?

This goes back a long way (in the 3.X days).

In the Admin Option is an option "Display Members Gallery on the main index page?". In addition, in the Categories section you can uncheck uploads for all usergroups to prevent it from being listed as an option for uploads. (You may also want to set to Yes: "Do you want Members Gallery to show all of a users photos?").

[sabret00the]

oops, found it, nice one

[Natch]

Originally Posted by filburt1

I do not see how mass import is possible because each image must include a title and optional description. How would I go about doing that for adding multiple pictures at once, except for the filename which was likely generated by a digital camera and therefore fairly useless?

I know there is Exif data but I don't think that includes any titles.

It would require GD2, not imagemagick or other libraries, as GD2 is the most popular and often used by vB3 itself.

Mass-import with renaming is already there in vBulletin - you could prolly re-use the functions designed for mass-importing Avatars ... re-nameing them is just a trivial thing (ie you have to name each one and are prompted to do so with a list of x per page as the import process is happening)

[just a suggestion]

[msimplay]

i would say photopost is good when intergrated properly with Vbulletin but as a stand alone without hacking intergration is rubbish
it attempts to pull signatures from the forum but thats rubbish because they have a seperate bbcode system altogether

nothing matters more to me than intergration with vbulletin
ie a link to users gallery direct via if conditions
gallery post count
using bbcode direct same as you would in vb3 << choice of standard code editor or wyziwyg as defined in user cp
display latest photos on forumhome / vbadvanced
search for new comments or photos like vb3 new posts link
individual member galleries nomatter which catergory a user posts in

the above features << photopost does some of them however not all
as a standard gallery i don't think photopost is better than coppermine
its just the level of intergration that attracts me to photopost

i also think photopost charge too much for the gallery , because on its own coppermine would beat it many of my friends have said it to me

but its only the intergration that keeps me with photopost and that level of intergration isn't perfect

[MPDev]

You might not be surpised if I take exception to some of your remarks. It may not perfect in your eyes, but PhotoPost is still way ahead of any other applications in regards to its integration with vB3 (PhotoPost was the first photo gallery designed specifically for and to integrate with forums).

We are near release of 4.8 which includes integration with vB3 styles (also for Threads, phpBB2 and IB) and we are already looking into into deeper integration - the BB code we handle covers that vast majority of BB codes normally used in signatures. We also have a new configurable portal index page which you can see on http://www.photopostdev.com/photopost/index.php

We also offer alternative layouts http://www.michaelpierce.com/gallery/index.php for example.

Lastly, we also offer scripts for Product Reviews and Classifieds which all share a similiar interface and same levels of integration - giving webmasters more options of features to provide their community without spending alot of time customizing individual applications. BETA releases of both of these products also use vB3 styles, avatars and signatures.

PhotoPostDev contains many mods, I've written many myself - including a "pop up" selection of your gallery which auto inserts BB code directly into your post and a new mobile phone integration mod.

The "cost" of PhotoPost still makes it a bargin when you consider the alternatives and features we support that others do not.

[msimplay]

Originally Posted by MPDev

You might not be surpised if I take exception to some of your remarks. It may not perfect in your eyes, but PhotoPost is still way ahead of any other applications in regards to its integration with vB3 (PhotoPost was the first photo gallery designed specifically for and to integrate with forums).

We are near release of 4.8 which includes integration with vB3 styles (also for Threads, phpBB2 and IB) and we are already looking into into deeper integration - the BB code we handle covers that vast majority of BB codes normally used in signatures. We also have a new configurable portal index page which you can see on http://www.photopostdev.com/photopost/index.php

We also offer alternative layouts http://www.michaelpierce.com/gallery/index.php for example.

Lastly, we also offer scripts for Product Reviews and Classifieds which all share a similiar interface and same levels of integration - giving webmasters more options of features to provide their community without spending alot of time customizing individual applications. BETA releases of both of these products also use vB3 styles, avatars and signatures.

PhotoPostDev contains many mods, I've written many myself - including a "pop up" selection of your gallery which auto inserts BB code directly into your post and a new mobile phone integration mod.

The "cost" of PhotoPost still makes it a bargin when you consider the alternatives and features we support that others do not.

na u missed my points completely
i said it was good coz of the level of its intergration
however some things i outlined are what is missing
i'm sure there must be some way to use the vb3 bcode directly instead of having to create new ones all the time
because u forget that vb3 u can add ur own bbcodes
and in that respect if a user decides to use other bbcodes meaning the custom ones then the intergration goes out of synch again

also fair enough its intergrated well with vb3 however its not perfect because its not designed for vb3

its designed as a seperate script which intergrates with some things
thats where this thread comes into play with the intergration
because the gallery in this thread will be designed for vb3
with full vb3 template support

i did get my photopost intergrated with vb3 looks wise and other features
but it wasn't as simple as i would have hoped

i do not consider the level of support that photopost provides as a bargain
i feel that i get what i paid for
nothing more nothing less

[MPDev]

It's not that I "forgot" about adding BBCodes, it just that this is an evolution. The solution we have will work for the majority of our users - as we go forward we can look at tighter integrations that will benefit everyone.

Most people burn out working for free - commercial scripts provide a level of stability not always found in free products (Coppermine included). A dedicated support staff is just one of the benefits - there are many.

Given the complexity of integrating two applications like this, a little effort is to be expected.

[filburt1]

Originally Posted by MPDev

It's not that I "forgot" about adding BBCodes, it just that this is an evolution. The solution we have will work for the majority of our users - as we go forward we can look at tighter integrations that will benefit everyone.

Most people burn out working for free - commercial scripts provide a level of stability not always found in free products (Coppermine included). A dedicated support staff is just one of the benefits - there are many.

Given the complexity of integrating two applications like this, a little effort is to be expected.

Respectfully, you are bias towards supporting Photopost as you are developing software that relies on it.

[MPDev]

Sure, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't point out inaccurate statements made about it.

I fully respect that people have choices and would suggest that anyone research their options to see what best suits their needs.

Being active here is helpful to me to understand what people are looking for - in more than a few cases resulting in me coding mods for people - and staying up-to-date on vB-realted subjects. I hope that my involvement with PP doesn't preclude me from talking about it.

[msimplay]

Originally Posted by MPDev

It's not that I "forgot" about adding BBCodes, it just that this is an evolution. The solution we have will work for the majority of our users - as we go forward we can look at tighter integrations that will benefit everyone.

Most people burn out working for free - commercial scripts provide a level of stability not always found in free products (Coppermine included). A dedicated support staff is just one of the benefits - there are many.

Given the complexity of integrating two applications like this, a little effort is to be expected.

The script that filburt is creating wont be for free but thats not the point
the point is as a vb3 user i don't care diddly about photpost being for x number for forums different forum softwares thats your concern
my concern is having a better intergration

I need it to be more for vb3 and thats what this album will provide
theres no way on earth that photopost can compete with something thats been developed just to intergrate with vb3
simply because photopost is designed to intergrate with many forums and not one architecture

even if you haven't forgotten about bbcodes
point is this that nowhere has there been a mention of how to do this bbcode intergration even as a hack
and i have seen that the question has been raised many times

also my original post was not to say that photopost is rubbish by any means
but to point out what this script can do that photopost may never be able to do simply because its designed to work with many forum types and not one specific architecture , which in this case being VB3

on top of that bbcodes would be only one side of the benefits of having a script thats designed to be fully and only for vb3